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>A KKR led consortium has made a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire 100% of the shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a> at A$88/share in cash.</li>
<li>The offer values <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a> at A$20.14bn and is a premium of 36.7% to the last close. The premium is over 30% even using longer term VWAPs.</li>
<li>There will be changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to maintain the number of index members. We will know more once an indicative timeline is published.</li>
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A KKR led consortium has made a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire 100% of the shares in Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU) at A$88/share in cash.
The offer values Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU) at A$20.14bn and is a premium of 36.7% to the last close. The premium is over 30% even using longer term VWAPs.
There will be changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to maintain the number of index members. We will know more once an indicative timeline is published.


Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU): Indicative Proposal from KKR & Index Implications

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/homeco-daily-needs-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33526:1" rel="noopener">HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (HDN AU)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimic-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20030:1" rel="noopener">CIMIC Group Ltd (CIM AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> at the close of trading on 11 April.</li>
<li>The change has come earlier than expected as Hochtief hold nearly 90% of CIMIC. Positioning on HDN could be light- the stock could rally over the next couple of days.</li>
<li>There could be another ad hoc change prior to the June rebalance and then there will be more changes at the regular rebalance in June.</li>
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HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (HDN AU) will replace CIMIC Group Ltd (CIM AU) in the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) at the close of trading on 11 April.
The change has come earlier than expected as Hochtief hold nearly 90% of CIMIC. Positioning on HDN could be light- the stock could rally over the next couple of days.
There could be another ad hoc change prior to the June rebalance and then there will be more changes at the regular rebalance in June.


ASX200 Index Rebalance: HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (HDN) Replaces CIMIC; More Changes in May & June

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The S&amp;P/ASX Index family is a widely-tracked group of indices and sub-indices which represent the performance of ASX-listed companies. </li>
<li>In June 2022, Index rebalance events will take place for the S&amp;P/ASX capitalization-weighted indices including ASX 200, ASX 100, ASX 50, and ASX 20.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the leading candidates who could become Adds/Deletes during the June 2022 Rebalance and other potential irregular changes.</li>
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The S&amp;P/ASX Index family is a widely-tracked group of indices and sub-indices which represent the performance of ASX-listed companies. 
In June 2022, Index rebalance events will take place for the S&amp;P/ASX capitalization-weighted indices including ASX 200, ASX 100, ASX 50, and ASX 20.
In this insight, we take a look at the leading candidates who could become Adds/Deletes during the June 2022 Rebalance and other potential irregular changes.


S&P/​​​ASX Indices: Quiddity Leaderboard for June 2022 Rebalance

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Sam Ferraro

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Evidente

Evidente is an independent financial education firm that delivers innovative financial advice to wholesale investors, including active long only funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds, in Australia and globally.  Drawing on academic research in asset pricing, behavioural finance and portfolio construction, Evidente provides wholesale investors with commercial solutions to stock selection and asset allocation decisions across equities and other asset classes.

Macroeconomics

<div>In a speech today, Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, flagged that the RBA expects the speed of China's economic development to ease further, and for the composition of growth to evolve, reflecting four key developments.</div><ul>
<li>Slower growth of the working age population (which is largely baked in).</li>
<li>Urbanisation to continue albeit at a more gradual pace.</li>
<li>The still large productivity gap between China and advanced economies to narrow further, the speed of which is subject to the implementation of…</li>
</ul>

In a speech today, Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, flagged that the RBA expects the speed of China's economic development to ease further, and for the composition of growth to evolve, reflecting four key developments.
Slower growth of the working age population (which is largely baked in).
Urbanisation to continue albeit at a more gradual pace.
The still large productivity gap between China and advanced economies to narrow further, the speed of which is subject to the implementation of…


Australia

Peppermint Innovation Limited designs and develops banking software solutions. The Company offers mobile banking, payments, and remittance technology solutions for banks, mobile money operators, remittance companies, payment processors, retailers, credit card companies, and micro-finance institutions. Peppermint Innovation serves customers worldwide.

Yojee Ltd develops logistic technology software platform. The Company utilizes the sharing-economy concept, that seeks to build a solution for the logistics industry. Yojee operates in Australia.

Cirrus Networks Holdings Limited provides information technology solutions. The Company focuses on designing, building, and managing information technology infrastructure. Cirrus Networks Holdings serves customers in Australia.

Dubber Corporation Limited designs and develops communication software. The Company offers cloud call recording, saving, and playback software. Dubber serves customers worldwide.

Crestal Petroleum Limited explores for and produces oil in Australia.

Sayona Mining Ltd is a diamond exploration and production company whose primary exploration tenements are located in the Republic of Botswana.

Syrah Resources Limited is a mineral exploration company. The Company's projects provide exposure to graphite, vanadium, mineral sands, copper, coal and uranium.

Catalyst Metals Ltd. operates as a mineral exploration company. The Company explores for and mines molybdenum. Catalyst Metals serves customers in Australia.

Dacian Gold Limited. is a mineral exploration and development company. The Company is focused on the Mount Morgans Project which is located in the Laverton District of Western Australia's North Eastern Goldfields.

Grange Resources Limited is a mining and exploration company. The Company explores for iron ore and pellets. Grange Resources serves customers in Australia and Asia.

Dalian Zeus Entertainment Co. develops and distributes webpage online games and mobile games.

Ocean Plastics Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets plastic products.  The Company's main products include Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) sheets, PVC powder, PVC plates, PVC leather, PVC pipes, and Polyurethane (PU) synthetic leather.

Ishihara Chemical Company, Ltd. manufactures and sells plating solution and metal finishing agents for semiconductors and electronic parts.  The Company also manufactures car waxes, air fresheners, and touch up paints for automobiles.

Pokarna Ltd. is engaged in granite quarrying. The Company's quarrying operations span various colors across several locations primarily in South India.

Carlit Holdings Co., Ltd. is a holding company established through the merger of JAPAN CARLIT CO., LTD. and its affiliated companies.  The Company is mainly engaged in manufacturing explosives, chemicals, and electronic materials.

New Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian Mining Issuer, in the business of exploring and developing precious metal properties in Bolivia. The Company's flagship project is the silver sand project in the potosi department of Bolivia.

Hodogaya Chemical CO., Ltd. manufactures various types of chemicals such as dyes, intermediates, and resins.  The Company markets its products in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, as well as in Japan.

Monnet Ispat Limited manufactures a range of steel products, ferro alloys and sponge iron.  The Company also produces power for captive consumption.

Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. produces and markets mainly agrochemicals and other fine chemical products.  The Company's other products include materials for electronic components and photoresist.

Hubei Guochuang Hi-tech Material Co.,Ltd develops, produces and sells asphalt and emulsified asphalt products.  All emulsified asphalt produced by the Company is used in driveway pavement.

BrainChip Holdings Ltd operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides neural computing technology solutions. Brainchip Holdings offers artificial neural networks, software, and digital hardware solutions in Australia and the United States.

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Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU): Indicative Proposal from KKR & Index Implications

A KKR led consortium has made a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire 100% of Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU) at A$88/share in cash....

Brian Freitas

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HDN AU will replace CIM AU in the ASX200 at the close on 11 April. LKE AU could replace CWN AU in May. Then there could be another 4 changes to the...

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