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China: Looking past near-term volatility

In the past two years, investors in China have faced challenges from policy reforms, Covid-19, and commodity price inflation.

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India Monthly Manager Views - as at May 2022

FOMO, that would perhaps be an accurate description of what drove some of my portfolio decisions as a young fund manager, roughly 15 years ago during the global financial crisis (GFC) meltdown.
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Thinking about risk in Emerging Markets

Albert Einstein famously said, “Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” This holds true in many situations, but we think it is especially true when it comes to risk management.
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Riding out volatility with quality companies

Given inflation levels are picking up around the world, why is this not a problem in Japan? There are fundamental differences in Japan’s economy to explain this. First, underlying consumption has stood still in the past decade or so.
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India Monthly Manager Views - as at April 2022

After a recent meeting in Mumbai with the top management of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), we came back with a clear message – M&M’s commitment to its purpose does not mean that it will continue to operate loss-making businesses.
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Maintaining conviction on Japan equities

The performance of the FSSA Japan Equity strategy has been under pressure year-to-date, driven by a violent style and sector rotation from quality growth to financials and cyclical companies.
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ASEAN All Cap Strategy - Fund Manager Q&A

The FSSA Singapore & Malaysia Growth strategy was renamed the FSSA ASEAN All Cap strategy in December 2021 to reflect a change in the portfolio’s mandate. The strategy is now able to invest in the broader Southeast Asia universe.
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