FSSA-china-growth-temple.jpg
  1. Featured insight

China update: Domestic revival gaining traction despite external headwinds

Investors started to turn more positive towards China after the government stepped up support for the economy last September. Domestic developments in artificial intelligence (AI) had also helped to boost market sentiment. But in recent weeks, global markets – including China equities – have been upended with chaotic announcements from the US about trade tariffs on goods imports from around the globe.

  • 8 mins

Read more

Latest insights

tripreport-india-20.jpg

An essay on not investing

As the saying goes, those who stand for nothing, fall for everything. And so it is that we believe there isn’t a price for every business. Most are better left alone in the interests of sleeping better at night. Staying disciplined to our process means erring on the side of caution and avoiding companies where we have lingering suspicions about the governance practices.
  • Article
  • 4 mins
ESG-boat.jpg

Moving forward on ESG

At FSSA, we are long-term, bottom-up investors with a focus on quality. This mind-set also applies to how we engage with companies on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters.
  • Article
  • 5 mins
511806914

Back to reality for Asian markets?

Looking back (though it’s not like we didn’t already know), it is clear that we have been living in an increasingly distorted world. Financially, for the last decade, it has been about interest rates falling to (and staying at) zero in a world of general money printing.
  • Article
  • 10 mins
10-yrs-in-emerging-markets.jpg

Fund in Five: Global Emerging Markets

In this Fund in Five, we talk to fund manager Rasmus Nemmoe, to look at the portfolio from five angles and see what makes it different to its peers – and why investors should be turning to emerging markets.
  • Video
  • 5 mins
FSSA-China-Growth.jpg

Meeting companies amid China’s post-Covid rebound

Following on the FSSA China Growth strategy’s 30th anniversary, we sat down with our China portfolio managers Martin Lau, Winston Ke and Helen Chen to respond to recent questions from investors. In this Q&A, they discuss market valuations, inflation, geopolitics and recent company visits.
  • Article
  • 8 mins
FSSA-all-china-temple-door.jpg

Client update: A fast thaw after a long winter

China equities have rebounded sharply since early November as the Covid Zero policy drew to a close. If we look back over the past decade, the last two years presented the most difficult stretch for us as China equity investors.
  • Article
  • 8 mins
FSSA-hutong-china.png

China equities: Keeping a long-term view

In the final article of this three-part series, Martin Lau, managing partner and lead portfolio manager of the FSSA China Growth strategy, discusses the importance of keeping a long-term mindset and valuation discipline as the strategy celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
  • Article
  • 8 mins
GettyImages-45683508-final.jpg

China equities: Quality and patience go a long way

In the second article of this three-part series, Martin Lau, managing partner and lead portfolio manager of the FSSA China Growth strategy, discusses the importance of keeping a long-term mindset and valuation discipline as the strategy celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
  • Article
  • 8 mins
gettyimages-1347409658-170667a-2.jpg

Reflections on China’s market evolution over the last 30 years

In the first article of this three-part series, Martin Lau, managing partner and lead portfolio manager of the FSSA China Growth strategy, shares his reflections on the past three decades of investing in China markets as the strategy celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
  • Article
  • 12 mins