Opinions
Christine Tan
Fairfax India Holdings Corp
FIH.U-T
COMMENT
Aug 31, 2017
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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He's heding his currency, because he expects the Canadian dollar will go down, so he wants cash flow outside the country to hedge this cash flow. He also wants to get rid of some of North American financials. Only 5% of home owners in India have insurance, so there's massive growth. He has faith in Prem Watsa. (Analysts’ price target is $16.75)
India is one of those areas of the world where people talk of the long term story. They are relatively insulated from trade wars. He is caught on the long term India market. It is expensive. He owns SCIF-N.
A closed-end fund. Essentially, they are looking to own big stakes, almost like Warren Buffett style, businesses in India. She likes India a lot. It is one of the strongest stories.