Could standup comedy lead to investment insights?

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Varshan Maharaj from Allan Gray has a lot of intellectual curiosity, sees participating in markets as a ‘contest of ideas’, believes in the basket approach to thematic investing, and tells us which ‘theme basket’ his proudest investment sits in.

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