Pangolin Investment Management founder and principal James Hay discusses: 

The Fund: 

- Positioning - value not small cap -- research house that "occasionally buys stocks";

- Pangolin is an absolute return fund - “sustainable” credentials - no timber or plantation companies - and no cyclicals; 

- Why size - tiny - issues; 

- Asset allocation; MY - ID - TH - SG; 

- Investment details: > no. of companies invested > no of companies under analysis > preferred sectors> Growth drivers: MY/TH/SG; 

- Investment conditions - two-month notice period for redemptions & fees - 1.5% annually - 15% performance fee above high watermark - ISSUES; 

- Fund performance - Pangolin Asia Fund since 2004 - performance - annualised return; 




Malaysian Market: 

- Historically a Malaysian bull -- plus you live here (since 1993) - but has since 1998 been the most undervalued market in Asia .. as well as being the “least understood” - issues; 

- Valuations - undemanding in small cap space - issues; 

- Whether recent rise reflects dearth of opportunities; 

- Small cap - value traps - thin liquidity - need for catalysts; 

- "Patience" -- details -- investor patience - issues; 

- Malaysia “undervalued” historically -- still so? 




Company Management

- Management calibre quite critical for long-term holders like yourselves -- issue of major ownership and poor enforcement of market governance; 

- How worrisome has the recent spate of privatisations and buyouts been; 

- In the wake of Yeo Hiap Seng’s exercise you mentioned that you expect many more to follow - issues; 

- Whether feels major owners have a duty to offer a fair price to minorities; 

- Institutional framework: what more would you want and expect institutional funds to do on monitoring companies; 
Elections 

- Malaysia’s nuances - mud-slinging / shenanigans - "the norm" in developing nations - issues; 

- How Pangolin irons out these concerns.

Pangolin Investment Management founder and principal James Hay discusses:&nbsp; The Fund:&nbsp; - Positioning - value not small cap -- research house that "occasionally buys stocks"; - Pangolin is an absolute return fund - &ldquo;sustainable&rdquo; credentials - no timber or plantation companies - and no cyclicals;&nbsp; - Why size - tiny - issues;&nbsp; -&nbsp;Asset allocation; MY - ID - TH - SG;&nbsp; - Investment details:&nbsp;&gt; no. of companies invested&nbsp;&gt; no of companies under analysis&nbsp;&gt; preferred sectors&gt; Growth drivers: MY/TH/SG;&nbsp; - Investment conditions - two-month notice period for redemptions &amp; fees - 1.5% annually - 15% performance fee above high watermark - ISSUES;&nbsp; - Fund performance - Pangolin Asia Fund since 2004 - performance - annualised return;&nbsp; Malaysian Market:&nbsp; - Historically a Malaysian bull -- plus you live here (since 1993) - but has since 1998 been the most undervalued market in Asia .. as well as being the &ldquo;least understood&rdquo; - issues;&nbsp; - Valuations - undemanding in small cap space - issues;&nbsp; - Whether recent rise reflects dearth of opportunities;&nbsp; - Small cap - value traps - thin liquidity - need for catalysts;&nbsp; - "Patience" -- details -- investor patience - issues; -&nbsp;Malaysia &ldquo;undervalued&rdquo; historically -- still so?&nbsp; Company Management - Management calibre quite critical for long-term holders like yourselves -- issue of major ownership and poor enforcement of market governance;&nbsp; - How worrisome has the recent spate of privatisations and buyouts been;&nbsp; - In the wake of Yeo Hiap Seng&rsquo;s exercise you mentioned that you expect many more to follow - issues;&nbsp; - Whether feels major owners have a duty to offer a fair price to minorities;&nbsp; - Institutional framework: what more would you want and expect institutional funds to do on monitoring companies;&nbsp; Elections&nbsp; - Malaysia&rsquo;s nuances - mud-slinging / shenanigans - "the norm" in developing nations - issues;&nbsp; - How Pangolin irons out these concerns.

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