Dinakar Singh on slimming down in an "insane" and "dangerous" market

November 05, 2012   Rob Copeland



The TPG-Axon founder endorses stocks over bonds despite choppy environment in an Absolute Return Symposium keynote address.


  
 Dinakar Singh delivering the keynote (Photo: Axel Dupeux)

The Hurricane Sandy-damaged crane dangling perilously across from their midtown Manhattan offices probably posed the most tangible risk last week to TPG-Axon Capital. But firm founder Dinakar Singh also saw some to fear in the markets in his keynote address at Absolute Return Symposium two blocks north.

"It used to be that shocks happened every five years," Singh warned a standing-room-only crowd. "Now they happen every six months."

In such a volatile environment, Singh has a somewhat unconventional view: pick a few...

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Data

April 2013 Global indices

Composite
Index Composite
GlobalApr 13YTD%
Composite0.74%3.96%88%
Emerging Market Debt1.05%1.81%93%
Emerging Market Equity0.60%4.50%95%
Equity0.50%5.65%85%
Event Driven0.80%4.35%80%
Macro0.67%2.62%78%
Managed Futures1.50%2.99%93%
Single Manager African0.67%4.49%100%

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