EM PM, Ecstrat

Emad Mostaque

EM PM

Ecstrat

Ecstrat is a consultancy advising on asset allocation between global equity markets, with a focus on the intersection of governments, geopolitics, governance and markets.
 
Over the past few years and more especially since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), investors have become more focused on short-term market movements and real-time returns and have consequently neglected the analysis of the underlying structural themes that underpin longer term performance.
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More specifically we believe that the evolution of governance-based relationships between investors, controlling shareholders, labour and the state is one of the primary determinants of both relative and absolute performance between individual equity markets.
 
We will endeavour to provide investors with some of the context surrounding governance-related issues which encompass many different disciplines including history, economics and political science, as well as the financial metrics which are the most obvious manifestation of the structural characteristics of each market.
 
We will pay particular attention to the shifts and potential inflection points for governance in individual markets as these are often the best lead indicators for both economic and market performance.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

In May we noted that Saudi was likely to pursue a production maximisation policy for 6 months, with a freeze or cuts likely as we head into winter.This appears to have been prescient as OPEC yesterday announced that OPEC-14 production levels would be capped at 32.5-33mbpd, a slight decrease over the levels achieved over summer and back at Doha talks levels.However, detail is lacking on the proposal and there is strong reason to doubt potential enforceability of any agreement, with oil jumping but still being flat month on month as a result.This piece explores some of these issues and potential market action.

In May we noted that Saudi was likely to pursue a production maximisation policy for 6 months, with a freeze or cuts likely as we head into winter.This appears to have been prescient as OPEC yesterday announced that OPEC-14 production levels would be capped at 32.5-33mbpd, a slight decrease over the levels achieved over summer and back at Doha talks levels.However, detail is lacking on the proposal and there is strong reason to doubt potential enforceability of any agreement, with oil jumping but still being flat month on month as a result.This piece explores some of these issues and potential market action.

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/23577" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23577:1">LS Cable &amp; System Asia Ltd (229640 KS)</a> and Hwaseung Enterprise Co. are two Vietnam related stocks that will be listed on the Korea Stock Market over the next few weeks. There will likely be more Vietnam related companies that will list their shares on the Korea Stock Market in the coming years. The data coming out regarding Korea's foreign direct investments (FDI) tells a lot about where capital is migrating in Asia.  There has been a huge shift in foreign direct investment from Korea to ASEAN…

LS Cable &amp; System Asia Ltd (229640 KS) and Hwaseung Enterprise Co. are two Vietnam related stocks that will be listed on the Korea Stock Market over the next few weeks. There will likely be more Vietnam related companies that will list their shares on the Korea Stock Market in the coming years. The data coming out regarding Korea's foreign direct investments (FDI) tells a lot about where capital is migrating in Asia.  There has been a huge shift in foreign direct investment from Korea to ASEAN…

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Event-Driven

ATL (Amperex Technology Limited) is in the limelight, thanks to SEC's Note 7 battery explosion. ATL is now SEC's sole battery provider for Note 7. ATL has already received extra battery orders (4 million units) from SEC, and the company will likely get more orders from SEC unless SEC completely abandons Note 7 (which is being discussed now). * ATL is TDK's wholly owned subsidiary. TDK acquired ATL in 2005 for US$100mil. Since then, both companies have kept an extremely close tie in many aspects.…

ATL (Amperex Technology Limited) is in the limelight, thanks to SEC's Note 7 battery explosion. ATL is now SEC's sole battery provider for Note 7. ATL has already received extra battery orders (4 million units) from SEC, and the company will likely get more orders from SEC unless SEC completely abandons Note 7 (which is being discussed now). * ATL is TDK's wholly owned subsidiary. TDK acquired ATL in 2005 for US$100mil. Since then, both companies have kept an extremely close tie in many aspects.…

Toray BSF's LiBS Is the Cause of Note 7 Battery Explosion? Unexpected Gift to SK Innovation

Vietnam has been one of the hottest destinations among Korean investors in 2016. Among overseas net investment fund flows, Vietnam experienced the highest amount among Korean investors in 2016, followed by China. In fact, John Lee, the CEO of Meritz Asset Management, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/11776" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11776:1">Meritz Financial Group Inc (138040 KS)</a>, has been pushing hard to launch a Vietnam fund recently. Meritz Asset Management succeeded in raising at least 50 billion won for a Vietnam equity fund last…

Vietnam has been one of the hottest destinations among Korean investors in 2016. Among overseas net investment fund flows, Vietnam experienced the highest amount among Korean investors in 2016, followed by China. In fact, John Lee, the CEO of Meritz Asset Management, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Meritz Financial Group Inc (138040 KS), has been pushing hard to launch a Vietnam fund recently. Meritz Asset Management succeeded in raising at least 50 billion won for a Vietnam equity fund last…

Frontier and emerging markets (Vietnam)

Dylan Waller

Nomadic Equity

This is a collaborative report between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/334" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:334">Dylan Waller</a>  and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/342" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:342">Douglas Kim</a> . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade). The five major sections in this report are as follows:<ol><li>The top 20 investment themes for Vietnam and Korea for the next decade</li><li>The top 10 investment risks for Vietnam and Korea.</li><li>Major economic stats comparison between Vietnam and Korea.   </li><li>"Best-of-breed" companies with recent positive sales and operating profit growth</li><li>Why Vietnam and Korea?</li></ol>Picking the right country for equity investments often delivers superior alpha results for your portfolio. Should you invest in Vietnam, the land of the ascending dragon or in Korea, the land of the morning calm? Or both?

This is a collaborative report between Dylan Waller  and Douglas Kim . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade). The five major sections in this report are as follows:The top 20 investment themes for Vietnam and Korea for the next decadeThe top 10 investment risks for Vietnam and Korea.Major economic stats comparison between Vietnam and Korea.   "Best-of-breed" companies with recent positive sales and operating profit growthWhy Vietnam and Korea?Picking the right country for equity investments often delivers superior alpha results for your portfolio. Should you invest in Vietnam, the land of the ascending dragon or in Korea, the land of the morning calm? Or both? 

Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade) - Part I

South Korea

SK Innovation Co., Ltd. refines, markets, and distributes oil.  The Company produces a variety of petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, liquefied petroleumgas (LPG), and diesel oil.  SK Energy also manufactures petrochemical p roducts, including paraxylene, synthetic resins, styrene monomer, and ethylene.

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SK Innovation (096770 KS)

Can OPEC Cut Production

In May we noted that Saudi was likely to pursue a production maximisation policy for 6 months, with a freeze or cuts likely as we head into...

Emad Mostaque

Korea's Foreign Direct Investment Trend

LS Cable & System Asia Ltd (229640 KS) and Hwaseung Enterprise Co. are two Vietnam related stocks that will be listed on the Korea Stock Market...

Douglas Kim

Toray BSF's LiBS Is the Cause of Note 7 Battery Explosion? Unexpected Gift to SK Innovation

ATL (Amperex Technology Limited) is in the limelight, thanks to SEC's Note 7 battery explosion. ATL is now SEC's sole battery provider for Note 7....

Sanghyun Park

John Lee's Vietnam Fund

Vietnam has been one of the hottest destinations among Korean investors in 2016. Among overseas net investment fund flows, Vietnam experienced the...

Douglas Kim

Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade) - Part I

This is a collaborative report between Dylan Waller and Douglas Kim . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20...

Nomadic Equity

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