Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>There were a bunch of rebalances across different index families that were implemented at the close of trading on Friday.</li>
<li>The coming week is quieter though there are a couple of ad hoc rebalances for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a>. </li>
<li>Yet another week of inflows to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong Ltd (2800 HK)</a> as the number of units outstanding is nearly the highest over the last couple of years.</li>
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There were a bunch of rebalances across different index families that were implemented at the close of trading on Friday.
The coming week is quieter though there are a couple of ad hoc rebalances for the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) and KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX). 
Yet another week of inflows to Tracker Fund of Hong Kong Ltd (2800 HK) as the number of units outstanding is nearly the highest over the last couple of years.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, STAR50, KOSDAQ150, CPSE/CNXBANK, Kenedix Merger

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Although total retail sales growth of 12.7% YoY in May 2023 missed Wind consensus (+13.6% YoY) again, the YoY online retail sales of physical goods of 16.9% (two-year CAGR of 11.8%) was a beat compared to our estimates of 11%, which we attribute to shopping festival promotions of online channels that stimulates consumer’s willingness to shopping online.</li><li>In addition, overall online retail sales GMV growth accelerated to 13.8% YoY in 5M23 (4M23: 12.3%) as online game was less a drag and online travel recorded strong performance, which both likely to sustain in the rest of 2Q23.</li><li>We await for more concrete results to become more bullish on e-commerce industry growth as overall consumption sentiment takes time to recover, while the aggressive efforts that e-commerce platforms spent to drive for better consumer engagement may provide support. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Although total retail sales growth of 12.7% YoY in May 2023 missed Wind consensus (+13.6% YoY) again, the YoY online retail sales of physical goods of 16.9% (two-year CAGR of 11.8%) was a beat compared to our estimates of 11%, which we attribute to shopping festival promotions of online channels that stimulates consumer’s willingness to shopping online.In addition, overall online retail sales GMV growth accelerated to 13.8% YoY in 5M23 (4M23: 12.3%) as online game was less a drag and online travel recorded strong performance, which both likely to sustain in the rest of 2Q23.We await for more concrete results to become more bullish on e-commerce industry growth as overall consumption sentiment takes time to recover, while the aggressive efforts that e-commerce platforms spent to drive for better consumer engagement may provide support. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Internet – May online retail sales recap

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

<ul><li>Philippine telecommunications conglomerate Globe Telecom Inc. is ramping up expansion of its e-wallet unit and online medical business by capitalizing on the widespread adoption of digital services in the Southeast Asian nation, the firm’s chief executive told Caixin.</li><li>The uptake of digital services for transactions surged during the Covid-19 pandemic — especially in the fintech, medical, and healthcare sectors.</li><li>The trend has continued even after the Philippines relaxed virus controls, Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu said in an interview on the sidelines of the Asia New Vision Forum in Singapore Monday</li></ul>

Philippine telecommunications conglomerate Globe Telecom Inc. is ramping up expansion of its e-wallet unit and online medical business by capitalizing on the widespread adoption of digital services in the Southeast Asian nation, the firm’s chief executive told Caixin.The uptake of digital services for transactions surged during the Covid-19 pandemic — especially in the fintech, medical, and healthcare sectors.The trend has continued even after the Philippines relaxed virus controls, Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu said in an interview on the sidelines of the Asia New Vision Forum in Singapore Monday

Major Philippines’ Telco Banks On Rapid Digital Services Uptake, CEO Says

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jingdong-property-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36871:1" rel="noopener">JD Property (JDP HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>JD Property (JDP) develops and manages modern infrastructure, consisting primarily of logistics parks, as well as business parks and other assets in China and in Asia.</li>
<li>We had looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our earlier notes, in this note we will discuss our initial thoughts on valuation. </li>
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JD Property (JDP HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
JD Property (JDP) develops and manages modern infrastructure, consisting primarily of logistics parks, as well as business parks and other assets in China and in Asia.
We had looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our earlier notes, in this note we will discuss our initial thoughts on valuation. 


JD Property Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Alibaba Group delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations, but it managed to surpass the analyst consensus in terms of earnings.</li><li>Looking ahead, Alibaba's team sees an opportunity in China's consumption recovery and the rapid development of artificial intelligence.</li><li>We give Alibaba Group a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Alibaba Group delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations, but it managed to surpass the analyst consensus in terms of earnings.Looking ahead, Alibaba's team sees an opportunity in China's consumption recovery and the rapid development of artificial intelligence.We give Alibaba Group a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

Alibaba Group: China's Consumption Recovery and AI Development Can Be A Major Growth Catalyst – Key Drivers

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA US)

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, STAR50, KOSDAQ150, CPSE/CNXBANK, Kenedix Merger

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

China Internet – May online retail sales recap

We await for more concrete results to become more bullish on e-commerce industry growth as overall consumption sentiment takes time to recover

CMB International

Major Philippines’ Telco Banks On Rapid Digital Services Uptake, CEO Says

Philippine telecommunications conglomerate Globe Telecom Inc. is ramping up expansion of its e-wallet unit and online medical business by...

Caixin Global

JD Property Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

JD Property (JDP HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will discuss our initial thoughts on valuation.

Clarence Chu

Alibaba Group: China's Consumption Recovery and AI Development Can Be A Major Growth Catalyst – Key Drivers

Alibaba Group delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations, but it managed to surpass the analyst...

Baptista Research

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