On 8 June, I wrote in the Straits Times, a newspaper in Singapore that Temasek Holdings should not shy away from risk despite recent losses. Here is the article:    “Temasek’s track record has come under fire of late for a couple of false steps, notably its investments in Merrill and Barclays. These false steps

Five years ago India had an election. There was a surprise victory for the Congress-led coalition over the BJP and the market fell 20% in a day. This marked the low and the market subsequently quadrupled over the next three and a half years. As it turned out the effect of having to accommodate some

Fixed asset investment figures for the first 5 months showed a 33% increase YoY. For May alone it was up 38% YoY. Within that real estate investment in May was up 12% versus a 6% improvement in April.  Despite these big numbers, the stimulus measures continue. Auto numbers were up by a similar quantum YoY

Although I have never been a marketer, and am firmly on the buy side, being part of First Avenue Partners, effectively a marketing firm active in hedge funds, private equity and real estate, as well as a hedge fund seeder, gives me a very interesting view on what investors want. Being responsible for due diligence and manager selection for

  Stronger than expected payroll numbers. US markets rallied in the morning and fizzled at the close. A few weeks ago, this sort of better than expected economic indicator would have fueled a rally of at least 2% for the SPY and the Dow. What happened on Friday smells like distribution to me.  The reality