Overview
VietNam Holding’s objective is to generate high, risk-adjusted, returns by combining rigorous financial analysis with “interactive sustainability research”. The manager is a value investor, incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance factors in its investment analysis and decision-making processes.
Fundamentals
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Research History
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08 Dec 2020 3 min read
QuotedData’s ESG Conference – week 3 Governance day playback
On the 8th December QuotedData hosted the last of three ESG focused webinars. This Governance webinar included presentations and Q&As from 4 investment companies’ managers focused on targeting underlying companies actively improving corporate governance practices and addressing inequality. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us. Click below to watch the presentations. David […]
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12 Nov 2020 6 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – November 2020
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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10 Aug 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – August 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over July: Seneca Global Income & Growth – […]
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07 Jul 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – July 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over June: CQS New City High Yield – […]
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22 May 2020 26 min read
Vietnam Holding Limited – Early mover advantage
Early mover advantage The covid-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on the global economy and, while they have recovered from their lows, financial markets remain depressed. Emerging markets have been at the sharp end of these moves but Vietnam, which was quick and tenacious in its response to the outbreak of the virus, is […]
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26 min read
Vietnam Holding Limited – Early mover advantage
Early mover advantage The pandemic is having a devastating impact on the global economy and, while they have recovered from their lows, financial markets remain depressed. Emerging markets have been at the sharp end of these moves, but Vietnam, which was quick and tenacious in its response, is a bright spot in these difficult times. […]
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15 May 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s weekly roundup show 15 May 2020
James Carthew’s weekly news roundup show for Friday, 15 May, covers a wide range of topics and includes an interview with Craig Martin, CEO of Dynam Capital, managers of Vietnam Holding. Listen back here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us – research@quoteddata.com. Next we’ll be back […]
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07 Apr 2020 7 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – April 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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24 Jan 2020 28 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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11 Dec 2019 39 min read
Vietnam Holding Limited – Silent revolution
Silent revolution Vietnam Holding (VNH) has quietly undergone a major overhaul during the last two years, making it more shareholder-friendly and putting it on a stronger footing (see pages 4 and 5). However, in a world that is increasingly conscious of corporate responsibilities, it is VNH’s strongly-held ESG principles that might be the key attraction […]
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40 min read
Vietnam Holding Limited – Silent revolution
Silent revolution Vietnam Holding (VNH) has quietly undergone a major overhaul during the last two years, making it more shareholder-friendly and putting it on a stronger footing (see pages 4 and 5 in the PDF version). However, in a world that is increasingly conscious of corporate responsibilities, it is VNH’s strongly-held environmental, social and corporate […]
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12 Nov 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2019
Economic & Political Roundup
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15 Oct 2019 10 min read
Investment companies quarterly roundup – Third quarter 2019
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford New research Over the third quarter, we published notes on India Capital Growth, Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income, Montanaro European Smaller Companies, JLEN Environmental Assets, Civitas Social Housing, JPMorgan Russian Securities, International Biotechnology Trust, Aberdeen Emerging Markets, Seneca Global Income & Growth, Standard Life Investments Property Income […]
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07 Aug 2019 4 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2019
Investment Companies Roundup New research Over July, we published notes on CQS New City High Yield, BlackRock Throgmorton, Strategic Equity Capital, Seneca Global Income & Growth, CG Asset Management, Standard Life Investments Property Income and Aberdeen New Dawn. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – appetite […]
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22 Feb 2019 2 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – February 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – February 2019 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2019. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December’s sharp sell-off in technology and growth stocks reversed somewhat in January. This was […]
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15 Aug 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of July 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in July Tritax EuroBox raised its maximum target of £300 million in an […]
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18 Jul 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Second Quarter 2018
QUARTERLY INVESTMENT COMPANIES ROUNDUP – SECOND QUARTER 2018 Global equities markets rose in the second quarter of 2018, Markets were volatile, as positive economic data and encouraging company performances played off against geopolitical concerns. Yields from bond markets rose early in the quarter but fell back as investors turned to ‘safer’ investments. The threat of […]
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11 Jul 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of June 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. July Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in June Newcomer to the market, Yew Grove […]
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11 Jun 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of May 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. The premium of biotech company, Syncona, rose on positive news on two of its […]
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11 May 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – May 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – May 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of April 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. India Capital Growth has experience a rebound in performance in the past month, as […]
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25 Apr 2018 2 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]
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18 Apr 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – April 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – April 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of March 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Stock markets have suffered their first meaningful fall for nearly two years. At the quarter end, […]
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18 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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11 Dec 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in November There were no […]
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19 Oct 2017 2 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
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12 Oct 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. October Investment Companies Roundup Amongst the top performers, Alternative Liquidity Fund sold its […]
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03 Aug 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of July 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. August Investment Companies Roundup Monthly NAV/Price moves: A couple of themes stand out […]
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12 Jul 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – July 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – July 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of June 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. July Investment Companies Roundup Money raised in July Newly launched in June were […]
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14 Feb 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – February 2017
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. Kindly sponsored by Martin Currie. February Economic and Political Roundup
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QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. February Investment Companies Roundup
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10 Nov 2016 1 min read
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – Long term growth opportunity?
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – Long term growth opportunity? – Marten & Co published the initiation of research note on Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company (AFMC) AFMC offers investors a diversified exposure to the superior growth prospects offered by frontier markets (stock markets that aren’t classified as developed or emerging). Its managers believe that weak commodity and energy […]
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1 min read
Aberdeen Frontier Markets – Long term growth opportunity?
QuotedData has published a new note on a company in the global emerging markets sector. Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company (AFMC) offers investors a diversified exposure to the superior growth prospects offered by frontier markets (stock markets that aren’t classified as developed or emerging). Its managers believe that weak commodity and energy prices, as well […]
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13 Oct 2016 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2016. october-investment-companies-roundup
News
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04 Dec 2020 3 min read
QD view – Good governance might start with you
On Tuesday next week we will hold the third and final day of our ESG conference and the main focus will be on governance. The importance of this area to investors cannot be understated. Just think of the damage done at BHS, Carilion, Wirecard, Patisserie Valerie, Boohoo and Volkswagen. It wasn’t just investors taking the […]
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09 Nov 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 November 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 November 2020 – Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) has agreed to divest one Suezmax Tanker for $19m. The divestment will reduce the company’s fleet from nineteen to eighteen vessels. SHIP says that the realised yield and internal rate of return (IRR) will greatly exceed the targets expressed in its prospectus. This will be the […]
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01 Oct 2020 4 min read
Vietnam Holding results affected by COVID
Vietnam Holding results affected by COVID – Vietnam Holding has announced results for the year ended 30 June 2020. Over that period, the NAV fell from 214.1p to 186.8p and the share price from 183p to 154p. The 15.1% fall in the NAV was greater than the 9.6% fall in the Vietnam All Share Total Return […]
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03 Jul 2020 3 min read
Some good COVID news
The FT publishes some high-quality data about the spread of COVID-19. Measures of confirmed cases are distorted by a lack of testing in some parts of the world, but the death statistics are harder to argue with. The disease has sadly claimed the lives of at least 500,000 people. In April, these deaths were mainly […]
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29 Apr 2020 1 min read
Vietnam covid update from Vietnam Holding
Vietnam started the exit phase of its COVID-19 lockdown yesterday, with many people returning to their offices. Remarkably there have been no COVID deaths reported in this country of over 96 million people. Vietnam has a cohesive, relatively homogeneous and relatively young population, and social order and control work. The country has used social media, […]
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18 Mar 2020 5 min read
Interim results and outlook from Vietnam Holding
VietNam Holding (VNH)’s total return NAV grew up by 2.0% over the six-month interim period to 31 December 2019 – this was in line with the Vietnam all share index. Over the ten-year period ending 31 December 2019 the NAV increased by 6.7% per annum, compared to a 2.8% per annum increase in the Vietnam All […]
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03 Mar 2020 4 min read
Covid-19 in Vietnam
Covid-19 in Vietnam an update from VietNam Holding. One of our clients, VietNam Holding, has published an update on Vietnamese efforts to contain the coronavirus. We thought it worth reproducing in full. “Since mid-January 2020 when an outbreak of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) first appeared in the city of Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province, the […]
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09 Oct 2019 1 min read
Vietnam Holding focused on the future
Vietnam Holding focused on the future – after a difficult period for performance and one of considerable upheaval for the company, Vietnam Holding is focused on building a portfolio of growing Vietnamese companies with strong ESG (environmental, social and governance) aspects. Over the year ended 30 June 2019, Vietnam Holding delivered a negative return of 11.17%, […]
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24 Sep 2019 5 min read
QuotedData takes a look at Vietnam
QuotedData takes a look at Vietnam – QuotedData recently attended a investor presentation by a London-listed Vietnam country-specialist investment company. We figured it would be interesting to share some findings given the level of interest in Vietnam, on the back of strong economic and stock market performance, shaped by its evolvement beyond low-cost manufacturing. The […]
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14 Aug 2019 3 min read
QuotedData’s other news 14 August 2019
It has been a busy morning of half-year results announcements. In QuotedData’s other news 14 August 2019: Apax Global Alpha (APAX) reported interim results to 30 June 2019; total NAV retur was +13.4% (+12.9% in constant currency terms). Last 12 months total NAV return was +14.4% (+12.2% constant currency) reflecting primarily strong performance of the private equity portfolio. Aberdeen Asian Income […]
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08 Oct 2018 2 min read
Vietnam Holding reports on year of transition
Vietnam Holding reports on year of transition – Vietnam Holding reports that its NAV increased by 6.6% over the year to the end of June 2018, compared to a full year total return of 17.2% for the Vietnam All Share Index. The manager says the underperformance can be explained partly by the widening performance gap between large-cap stocks […]
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17 Oct 2016 1 min read
Japan investment trusts lure hungry investors
Japan investment trusts have stormed the charts over the past month, with investors showing renewed confidence in the performance of Japanese corporates. read more here
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02 Aug 2016 1 min read
Commodities-focused trusts top Q2 performers – QuotedData
The best performing trusts in Q2 focused on commodities and natural resources, Vietnam and Latin America, according to QuotedData. See more here
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29 Jan 2016 2 min read
Marked outperformance from Vietnam Holding during H2 2015
VietNam Holding has announced its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the company’s NAV rose 6.6% and its share price rose 6.4% both beating the Vietnam All Share Index, which fell 2.6%. The discount widened modestly during the period from 13.0% to 14.1% but the board say that […]
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18 Sep 2015 3 min read
Advance Frontiers beats falling benchmark
Last night Advance Frontier Markets published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. Over that period the fund’s net asset value fell by 11.2% and the share price fell by 10.9%. The MSCI Frontier Markets Net Total Return Index declined by 13.9% over the period. The manager says asset allocation, manager selection and discount movements […]
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20 Aug 2015 1 min read
Vietnam Holding outperforms, emphasises responsible environmental, social and governance policies
Vietnam Holding has published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. It had a very good year with the NAV rising by 9.0% to $2.093 and a share price increase of 23.3% to $1.803. The Vietnam All Share Index increased by just 1.4%. as you can see from the numbers, the discount narrowed considerably over the […]
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03 Mar 2015 1 min read
Advance Frontiers outperforms but let down by discount
Advance Frontier Markets Fund outperformed a falling benchmark (the MSCI Frontier Markets Index) over the six months ended 31 December 2014 – falling by 9.2% vs. -11.1%. The share price fell by 13.6% however as the fund’s discount shifted from 6.6% to 11.2%. The managers’ report says funds including Africa Emerging Markets Fund, Ashmore Middle […]
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29 Jan 2015 2 min read
VietNam Holding thinks VietNam may benefit from oil price fall
With remarkable efficiency, VietNam Holding has just published its interim report for the six months that ended on 31 December 2014. Over the second half of 2014 the fund generated NAV growth of 7.2% to reach $2.059 and the share price rose by 15.9% to hit $1.695, a 17.7% discount to NAV. They bought […]
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26 Aug 2014 1 min read
Vietnam Holding posts strong performance on the back of rising equities market and buy backs
VNH : Vietnam Holding posts strong performance on the back of rising equities market and buy backs Vietnam Holding‘s recent full year results (for the year ended 30 June 2014) report a 25% rise in NAV. Buybacks, during the period, had an accretive effect on NAV but, after adjusting for these, the company reports a rise […]
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13 Aug 2014 1 min read
Vietnam Holding says CEO of manager has resigned
VNH : Vietnam Holding says CEO of manager has resigned Vietnam Holding has announced that the CEO of its management company, Pham Ngoc Bich, has resigned and plans to leave VietNam Holding Asset Management on 30 September 2014. As a temporary measure, the Board of Vietnam Holding has appointed one of its own members, Vu […]
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27 Jan 2014 1 min read
Vietnam Holding : VNH – interim results
VNH has announced interim results covering the six month period ended 31 December 2013. During this period the benchmark index, the VNI, rose by 5.4% in US dollar terms, by contrast, VNI’s net asset value rose by 13.2%. VNH’s discount widened however, its share price rose by just 3.4% .
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16 Oct 2020 2 min read
Deep Dive into emerging market equities
Deep Dive into emerging market equities: Good time to invest in the sector during pandemic – or not? Investment Week, 15 October 2020 Matthew Read is a senior analyst at QuotedData Vietnam is punching way above its weight. And it may well surge ahead with renewed confidence in the post-Covid world. Economically, it is small […]
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28 Apr 2020 2 min read
Investment trust insider on China and Vietnam
Investment trust insider on China and Vietnam – James Carthew: taking China profits to plough into Vietnam I was dealing on my portfolio again this week. I try not to turn it over too much but there were a couple of situations that I couldn’t ignore. First, I sold about half my position in JPMorgan China […]
