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The two countries we follow, the USA and Japan, are nowhere near converging towards a common culture. It looks like we are poised to keep doing the splits to understand both. A few weeks ago, a Bloomberg headline read “McDonald’s Share Slumps as GLP-1 Risks Spur Rare Sell Rating.” A broker actually had downgraded the…
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The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, just hours after the latter left his role in the US administration, will probably make the headlines for the childish behavior of two grown-ups who happen to be respectively the most powerful and the richest men in the world. However, it also says a lot about investors.…
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As long time holders in Eli Lilly, we strongly benefited from the hype surrounding “GLP-1 agonist” drugs … but we can’t help thinking that there could be cheaper solutions to fight obesity. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than four in ten adults are considered obese, up from three in ten…
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Japan has been lagging significantly on women’s empowerment compared to other countries. While this may need to evolve, we are skeptical about certain drastic positions on this topic, which we feel are not more suitable there than anywhere else. Japan plans to set a new requirement for companies to be listed on the TSE’s Prime…
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The rise in raw materials prices, freight and shipping rates, labor costs all are well documented effects of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. However, another less commented factor is also weighing on companies’ margins: a higher shrink. What retailers generally refer to as “shrink” includes multiple events, ranging from product damages to sell-by date…
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Many people are aware that the LDP elections, which will determine Japan’s next Prime Minister, are taking place on Sept 29, but fewer actually know that two of the four contenders are women. Is the country on the path to gender equality? Japan is not known for its culture of gender equality. As a matter…
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There used to be Sector funds, and now there are Thematic funds. Every week that goes by brings its new theme idea: Millenials, Disruption, Water, Aging Population, etc. Success has been phenomenal over the last few years but… what are the real benefits for each member of the food chain ? For the portfolio manager,…
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Everyone heard about the Gamestop story, and how a multitude of retail investors acting together with the help of social networks forced enormous hedge funds out of a short position, and made them lose billions. Many observers, including one of Reddit’s co-founders, are presenting this as a healthy revenge of David against his oppressor Goliath.…
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The recession and bankruptcies are making the headlines, and it is widely accepted that the Covid-19 crisis will leave scars on companies. However, many businesses are actually benefiting, and it is not just the Work-From-Home usual suspects. We listed some below: Real estate opportunities for fast-growing retailers: with many retailers shrinking their operations if not…
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The above numbers summarize Apple’s key achievements over its last four fiscal quarters (data from Refinitiv). Not holding the stock cost us a good 300 bps in 2019, and we were hoping that this would not repeat in the new year, but we have been wrong so far. Yet, we do not change our stance,…
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