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Philippines is Most Attractive in Asia

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 14, 2016

The GDP in Philippines is driven by private consumption and investment. Philippines has good ROE relative to other Asian countries. High PE and low dividend yield makes it look expensive. Fundamentals are good and valuations are the worst; as fundamentals are not strong enough to support high multiples.

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Old Malaysian Milks Thai Consumers to Drive Growth

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 13, 2016

World Class Benchmarking: Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad was established in 1883, and is one of the oldest companies in Malaysia.

Profitble Growth maintained its #2 rank, and has been stable in the top- three deciles. This means FNH ranks better than 472 of 590 large Consumer Staples companies globally.

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Global Sectors FVMR Snapshot

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 13, 2016

Global Sectors FVMR Snapshot: “The world sectors in your hand—every week.” See the latest on fundamentals, valuation, momentum, and risk for the global sectors.

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Global Equity FVMR Snapshot: ‘The World Markets in Your Hand—Every Week’

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 12, 2016

Global Equity FVMR Snapshot: “The world markets in your hand—every week.” See the latest on fundamentals, valuation, momentum, and risk for the global equity markets.

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Korea is Cheapest in Asia and Strong Momentum

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 11, 2016

The GDP in Korea is driven by private consumption and investment. The earnings growth outlook is slow after a rebound in 2015. Korea’s ROE is weak at less than 10%. Valuations are below book value and there is great price and earnings momentum.

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How to Deal with Corporate Governance in Asia

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 8, 2016

In many stock markets around the world there are legislation and/or listing rules that ensure some level of shareholder protection and corporate governance. In Asia this is not always the case and the level of corporate governance varies considerably between countries.

In this research we consider the state of corporate governance in Asia and give some thoughts on how to analyze the corporate governance of a company in a location where there are no corporate governance code or reports.

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India Has Fastest GDP Growth in Asia and Strong Fundamentals

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 8, 2016

The GDP in India is driven by private consumption. India has the highest earnings growth in Asia and strong profitability. Looking at our FVMR, India is relatively attractive in Asia and is mainly driven by strong fundamentals.

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Risky Business and the Bond Bubble Paradox

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 8, 2016
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This week, we cover how to invest in both risky and emerging markets, learn where the sweet spot is in bond investing, and find out if you’re a five day or five year kind of investor. All this and more…

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Hong Kong Has Weak Profitability and High Volatility

By Become a Better Investor | Jul 7, 2016

The GDP in Hong Kong is driven by private consumption and exports. Hong Kong has the lowest ROE in Asia, but offers the third highest dividend yield. Looking at our FVMR, Hong Kong is currently least attractive in Asia.

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Why We Stopped Performance Appraisals at CoffeeWORKS

By Andrew Stotz | Jul 1, 2016

Twenty years ago I co-founded a coffee roasting factory in Bangkok, Thailand while I was head of research at an investment bank in Bangkok. I learned more about investing and valuing businesses from that experience than I ever learned from all my studies of finance, including my CFA exams.

The most valuable thing I learned is that you get the most from employees when they love their jobs and respect their teammates and the people they work for.

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