Sat.Oct 14, 2023

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MiB: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

Barry Ritholtz

 This week, we speak with Graeme Forster, a director at Orbis Investments Ltd., which has $34 billion in assets under management. Graeme joined Orbis in 2007 and is responsible for international equity and optimal strategies. Orbis has a unique corporate structure, owned by a not-for-profit foundation as the result of the original founder gifting its value towards philanthropy (similar to Rolex and The Guardian).

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat by the window, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • In the War Against Russia, Some Ukrainians Carry AK-47s. Andrey Liscovich Carries a Shopping List : Kyiv enlisted a Silicon Valley insider to rush consumer-grade tech onto the battlefield. He’s giving a demo of the future of war: the military-retail complex. ( Wired ) • The Wager That Betting Can Change the World : A coterie of tech insiders believe that “prediction