Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OCBC's research head may increase banks' 2025 profit forecasts due to fewer expected Fed cuts, indicating positive outcomes for investors.</li>
<li>Brokers' Digest highlights updates on CapitaLand Investment, DBS, Sembcorp, Hong Leong Asia, and First Resources, offering valuable insights for investors.</li>
<li>DBS recommends investing in Keppel Infrastructure Trust for stable dividends and growth, presenting a lucrative opportunity for investors seeking long-term returns.</li>
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OCBC's research head may increase banks' 2025 profit forecasts due to fewer expected Fed cuts, indicating positive outcomes for investors.
Brokers' Digest highlights updates on CapitaLand Investment, DBS, Sembcorp, Hong Leong Asia, and First Resources, offering valuable insights for investors.
DBS recommends investing in Keppel Infrastructure Trust for stable dividends and growth, presenting a lucrative opportunity for investors seeking long-term returns.


Singapore Market Roundup (20-Dec-2024): Key Updates on CapitaLand, DBS, Sembcorp, Hong Leong

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. manufactures and markets integrated circuits. The Company provides the following services: wafer manufacturing, wafer probing, assembly and testing, mask production, and design services. TSMC's ICs are used in computer, communication, consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial equipment industries.

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<li>2025 could be thorny for Asian equities. The main themes - "Trump turmoil", a slower Fed and a "stronger for longer" Dollar and continued AI boom - have mixed implications.</li>
<li>China's policy articulation to support consumption departing from earlier supply-side measures, would be an important investment driver. India, though expensive, has a few "unloved" sectors that investors should focus on.</li>
<li>Based on our five investment themes, we identify five high quality liquid top picks in Asia - two listed in Hong Kong and one each in Taiwan, India and Korea. </li>
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2025 could be thorny for Asian equities. The main themes - "Trump turmoil", a slower Fed and a "stronger for longer" Dollar and continued AI boom - have mixed implications.
China's policy articulation to support consumption departing from earlier supply-side measures, would be an important investment driver. India, though expensive, has a few "unloved" sectors that investors should focus on.
Based on our five investment themes, we identify five high quality liquid top picks in Asia - two listed in Hong Kong and one each in Taiwan, India and Korea. 


Asian Equities: 2025 High Conviction – Five Themes, Five Top Picks

Independent Investment Research, The IDEA!

The IDEA!

Independent Investment Research

The Idea-Driven Equities Analyses company (the IDEA!) is an employee-owned boutique providing independent investment research and financial consultancy services with a clear focus on the Benelux countries. The company was founded in the summer of 2007 by Henk Slotboom and Maarten Verbeek, both with more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial sector. The IDEA! differentiates itself by focusing on adding value through self-initiated in-depth, idea-driven investment research, as well as by bespoke research assignments for institutional investors, hedge funds and private equity. In addition, we provide market intelligence, strategic research and – together with our business partners – consultancy services to businesses. In case you are interested in receiving more information, a sample of our products or an introductory meeting, please send a message to info@theidea.nl.

Deutsche Post AG provides mail delivery and other services to the public and businesses. The Company offers domestic mail delivery, international parcel and mail delivery services, and freight delivery and logistics services.

<ul><li>In this edition: • Basic-Fit | urged by Impactive Capital to commence share buyback • InPost / DHL | DHL enters transformative deal on Iberic Peninsula with Portugal’s CTT • SBM Offshore | sells FPSO Liza Destiny to ExxonMobil for USD 535m</li></ul>

In this edition: • Basic-Fit | urged by Impactive Capital to commence share buyback • InPost / DHL | DHL enters transformative deal on Iberic Peninsula with Portugal’s CTT • SBM Offshore | sells FPSO Liza Destiny to ExxonMobil for USD 535m

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 20 December 2024 (Basic-Fit | InPost / DHL | SBM Offshore)

Asia-ex Japan PM

John Liu

Equity Capital Markets

Bloks Groups (Bloks) operates in the toy segment where it primarily assembles character toys.

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<li>Bloks Group, founded in 2014, is China's top assembly character toy company, targetting primiary school students.</li>
<li>Bloks faces competition from multiple domestic competitors in a slow growing market. The company's aggressive market expanison in the past 2 years has come at a significant cost .</li>
<li>The IPO valuation may be high, considering the industry's low barriers to entry and the company's unstainable growth.</li>
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Bloks Group, founded in 2014, is China's top assembly character toy company, targetting primiary school students.
Bloks faces competition from multiple domestic competitors in a slow growing market. The company's aggressive market expanison in the past 2 years has come at a significant cost .
The IPO valuation may be high, considering the industry's low barriers to entry and the company's unstainable growth.


Bloks Group IPO: Just a Traditional Toy Company in Red Ocean Market

Event-Driven Investment Opportunities, Special Situation Investments

Dalius Tauraitis

Event-Driven Investment Opportunities

Special Situation Investments

Focus on event-driven trades and low risk arbitrage opportunities with short term catalysts

Event-Driven

Aker Carbon Capture ASA develops carbon capture technology products. The Company offers products to reduce CO2 emissions from industrial flue gases. Aker Carbon Capture serves customers worldwide.

<ul><li>Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) trades at a 21% discount to net cash, with a market cap of NOK 3.6bn versus NOK 4.6bn cash.</li><li>Aker Horizons, ACC's parent, faces liquidity challenges with NOK 6.1bn debt due by early 2026 and limited cash reserves.</li><li>ACC's potential capital return announcement could narrow the discount to NAV, with risks of minority shareholder dilution.</li></ul>

Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) trades at a 21% discount to net cash, with a market cap of NOK 3.6bn versus NOK 4.6bn cash.Aker Horizons, ACC's parent, faces liquidity challenges with NOK 6.1bn debt due by early 2026 and limited cash reserves.ACC's potential capital return announcement could narrow the discount to NAV, with risks of minority shareholder dilution.

Aker Carbon Capture: Discount to NAV, Potential Capital Return, and Aker Horizons' Debt Challenges

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Singapore Market Roundup (20-Dec-2024): Key Updates on CapitaLand, DBS, Sembcorp, Hong Leong

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Singapore Market Roundup

Asian Equities: 2025 High Conviction – Five Themes, Five Top Picks

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Manishi Raychaudhuri

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 20 December 2024 (Basic-Fit | InPost / DHL | SBM Offshore)

In this edition: • Basic-Fit | urged by Impactive Capital to commence share buyback • InPost / DHL | DHL enters transformative deal on Iberic...

The IDEA!

Bloks Group IPO: Just a Traditional Toy Company in Red Ocean Market

China's top assembly character toy company, Bloks Group, faces competition and potential overvaluation due to aggressive expansion and...

John Liu

Aker Carbon Capture: Discount to NAV, Potential Capital Return, and Aker Horizons' Debt Challenges

Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) trades at a 21% discount to net cash, with a market cap of NOK 3.6bn versus NOK 4.6bn cash.

Special Situation Investments

Singapore Market Roundup (20-Dec-2024): Key Updates on CapitaLand, DBS, Sembcorp, Hong Leong

Brokers highlight CapitaLand Investment, DBS, Sembcorp, Hong Leong Asia, First Resources, and recommend investing in Keppel Infrastructure Trust...

Singapore Market Roundup

Asian Equities: 2025 High Conviction – Five Themes, Five Top Picks

​2025 may be tricky for Asian equity with "Trump turmoil", slower Fed, strong Dollar. AI boom would help. Ditto China's consumption focus & India's...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 20 December 2024 (Basic-Fit | InPost / DHL | SBM Offshore)

In this edition: • Basic-Fit | urged by Impactive Capital to commence share buyback • InPost / DHL | DHL enters transformative deal on Iberic...

The IDEA!

Bloks Group IPO: Just a Traditional Toy Company in Red Ocean Market

​China's top assembly character toy company, Bloks Group, faces competition and potential overvaluation due to aggressive expansion and...

John Liu

Aker Carbon Capture: Discount to NAV, Potential Capital Return, and Aker Horizons' Debt Challenges

Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) trades at a 21% discount to net cash, with a market cap of NOK 3.6bn versus NOK 4.6bn cash.

Special Situation Investments

2025 may be tricky for Asian equity with "Trump turmoil", slower Fed, strong Dollar. AI boom would help. Ditto China's consumption focus & India's...

China's top assembly character toy company, Bloks Group, faces competition and potential overvaluation due to aggressive expansion and...