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Rationale for trimming position size in Life Insurance to 15%

We had an overweight position in Life Insurance (upto ~20% allocations in some accounts).   We find this to be a very attractive industry and found valuations strongly in favor when it was hard to find value elsewhere.  However, the industry has seen two regulatory actions in the last 24 months on tax saving products. 

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Investment thesis on Restaurant Brands Asia

We have put together a brief note to explain our thought process underlying this investment

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The shadow of Private Equity ownership on our buying decisions

The purpose of our letters and occasional blogs is to provide transparency in how we are thinking with the goal of creating stronger alignment with partners who want to think and act long-term.

Two companies in our portfolio – STAR Health Insurance and Restaurants Brands Asia – have existing Private Equity (PE) shareholders looking to exit.   Everstone is looking for a buyer for its stake in RBA.  Similarly, there are a few PE investors in STAR who are looking to sell their stake. 

PE funds have a finite life and need to return capital.  The shadow of these exits often results in a weakness in stock prices till the exit is complete.  For example, one of the PE investors in STAR sold a large stake via a block deal last Friday at a discount to the prevailing market price which resulted in a 8% drop in price.

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PMS vs Mutual Funds vs Alternate Investment Fund

Enclosed note contains our perspectives on suitability of PMS structure versus other investment vehicles.

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Implications of global repricing of risk

We have put together a brief note explaining implications of global repricing of risk.

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Why not sell if we are concerned that Small and Microcaps are overvalued

We have put together a brief note explaining why we are not selling despite our concerns around over valuation in Small and Microcaps.

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Our approach to building Solidarity

Enclosed note discusses our approach to building the firm.

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A perspective on churn

We have put together a brief note to explain our perspective on portfolio churn.

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Why have we continued to buy Star Health

Star Health has corrected significantly since our first purchase.

 
Enclosed is a note that explains why we have continued to buy Star at lower prices. 

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Why do we never go down the risk curve in Financials to chase cheap valuations

Silicon Valley Bank in the US has collapsed.  SVB imploded as 3 risks collided

  1. Side effects of excessive money printing came to the fore –> steep increase in the US yield curve as long term interest rates rose from 1.5% to >5% in about 15 months
  2. Highly concentrated depositor base which withdrew large sums quickly
  3. Huge Asset Liability mismatch –> short term deposits were parked in long term Assets (akin to what happened with our Real Estate NBFCs).  Hence, SKB was forced to sell long term assets and book losses when faced with withdrawals at the wrong time, which eroded its Capital base and created momentum for a run on deposits (vicious cycle).

An article that explained what happened is enclosed.

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