Articles by Rob Perrone
Investing offshore: Dependent on Great Expectations?
After years of strong returns from US equities, the road ahead looks less certain. The question long-term offshore investors should be asking now isn’t just...
Orbis: Inflation – the bottom-up case for caution
If headlines are to be believed, people are gravely concerned that inflation will rise. If market prices are to be believed, people are quietly convinced tha...
Orbis: Unpacking the risks from regulatory change
For Chinese companies, regulatory change is a perennial risk. In July, the government gave investors a stark reminder of that risk when it announced sweeping...
How is the market up?
After the worst five-week crash ever, global stock markets have recovered all of their losses in just five months, with the MSCI World Index setting a new...
Orbis: Think like a business owner
Say you own a small stake in a company. Every day, one of your partners tells you what he thinks the business is worth, and he offers to buy your stake or se...
Orbis: Tech can be contrarian - if the price is right
We are contrarian investors, and technology shares are often popular. Given that, you might expect us to shun them. At times, we have: when tech stocks trade...
Orbis: We welcome the rise of passive investing
The Wall Street Journal ran a series this month commemorating the rise of passive investing. The articles make ‘the case for the triumph of passive’, calling...