Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

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Based on new data released by NBS today: in June, national new home sales (in gross floor area) for 'commercial residential' buildings rose 14% YoY and 29% YTD YoY, slower compared to 22% and 34% in May, respectively. National land acquisitions (land area purchased by real estate development enterprises) increased 7% on YoY basis and declined by 3% on YTD YoY basis, improving on the previous month.In absolute terms, YTD (Jan-Jun) national new home sales reached historical highs, while the…

Based on new data released by NBS today: in June, national new home sales (in gross floor area) for 'commercial residential' buildings rose 14% YoY and 29% YTD YoY, slower compared to 22% and 34% in May, respectively. National land acquisitions (land area purchased by real estate development enterprises) increased 7% on YoY basis and declined by 3% on YTD YoY basis, improving on the previous month.In absolute terms, YTD (Jan-Jun) national new home sales reached historical highs, while the…

China Data Brief: New Home Sales Growth Slows, Land Sales Growth Less Negative (Jan-Jun)

Founder and CEO, Europacifica Consulting

Naomi Fink

Founder and CEO

Europacifica Consulting

Macroeconomics

<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/010/306/original/Market-VIX-and-macroeconomic-volatility-GDPVol-CPIVol-VIX_chartbuilder.png?1468568433" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="10306"><figcaption class="figcaption">The Market and Macro Volatility (Source: FRED)</figcaption></figure> There are good surprises, and then there are the other kind, and the market of late has delivered quite a few of the latter. Fortunately, as we pointed out in our <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/macro-chart-focus-brexit-and-the-yen" target="_blank">post-Brexit review</a>  the “chaos premium” was quick to subside as markets realized that an exit from Europe is not so rapidly orchestrated.  We also pointed out however that the circumstances underlying the event may be one contributor to a longer-term market risk premium to be imposed upon…

 The Market and Macro Volatility (Source: FRED) There are good surprises, and then there are the other kind, and the market of late has delivered quite a few of the latter.   Fortunately, as we pointed out in our post-Brexit review  the “chaos premium” was quick to subside as markets realized that an exit from Europe is not so rapidly orchestrated.  We also pointed out however that the circumstances underlying the event may be one contributor to a longer-term market risk premium to be imposed upon…

Macro Chart Focus: Surprises and Uncertainty Premia

Founder, Riedel Research

David Riedel

Founder

Independent equity research on GEM Markets

Riedel Research

Riedel provides equity research and analysis to leading financial organizations. By becoming members of a region (Asia, Latin America, Emerging Europe or Global), organizations have access to an integrated set of services including:

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Riedel's model focuses on providing clients with unique insights and consulting in addition to unlimited access to all produced research This model allows members to receive exponential benefits for their retainer fees.

Corporate Governance:  Overview and Recent Additions<ul class="ul1"><li class="li2">Our proprietary corporate governance scoring system now covers 1,410 stocks.</li><li class="li2">Our scoring system produces a single score of 1 - 100 using 11 quantitative measures of the strength of governance and a qualitative 'analyst score' that reflects the reputation of management in the local markets.</li><li class="li2">Over a five year period companies with 'good' corporate governance (scores above 75) outperformed companies with 'bad' scores (below 50) by 26%.</li><li class="li2">Out of the new additions Samsung SDI - received a CG Score of just 40/100, among the lowest in the CG Universe.</li><li class="li2">The RRG system has successfully flagged frauds including Satyam Computer and RINO.</li></ul><ul class="ul1"><li class="li2">This report highlights recent additions to coverage and discusses the methodology, universe and performance.  An Excel of the full universe of scores is available on request.  We welcome requests from clients of names they want to see added to the universe.</li></ul>

Corporate Governance:  Overview and Recent AdditionsOur proprietary corporate governance scoring system now covers 1,410 stocks.Our scoring system produces a single score of 1 - 100 using 11 quantitative measures of the strength of governance and a qualitative 'analyst score' that reflects the reputation of management in the local markets.Over a five year period companies with 'good' corporate governance (scores above 75) outperformed companies with 'bad' scores (below 50) by 26%.Out of the new additions Samsung SDI - received a CG Score of just 40/100, among the lowest in the CG Universe.The RRG system has successfully flagged frauds including Satyam Computer and RINO.This report highlights recent additions to coverage and discusses the methodology, universe and performance.  An Excel of the full universe of scores is available on request.  We welcome requests from clients of names they want to see added to the universe.

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: RRG Corporate Governance Scoring System Spots Likely Frauds in EM

A number of indicators point at an impending turning point for the aggregate level house price growth in China. Historically, a set of indicators such as M2 money supply growth rate and sales volumes growth for 'commercial residential' sector in terms of gross floor area sold, have been fairly good predictors of the direction of the house price growth. And the house price growth has followed a fairly consistent set of cycles over the past years, reflecting the sequence of policy easing and tightening moves.

A number of indicators point at an impending turning point for the aggregate level house price growth in China. Historically, a set of indicators such as M2 money supply growth rate and sales volumes growth for 'commercial residential' sector in terms of gross floor area sold, have been fairly good predictors of the direction of the house price growth. And the house price growth has followed a fairly consistent set of cycles over the past years, reflecting the sequence of policy easing and tightening moves.

A Cyclical Turning Point For China Property?

In this one-minute animation (below) we illustrate the dynamics of the house price growth in China across 100 major cities on a monthly basis between June 2011 and June 2016, based on index data from SouFun CREIS. Looking at individual cities or even districts demonstrates how large the spread of performance can be across cities, even within one tier.The size-changing 'bubbles' capture monthly year-on-year changes in house prices at the city level, the size of the 'bubbles' reflects the growth…

In this one-minute animation (below) we illustrate the dynamics of the house price growth in China across 100 major cities on a monthly basis between June 2011 and June 2016, based on index data from SouFun CREIS. Looking at individual cities or even districts demonstrates how large the spread of performance can be across cities, even within one tier.The size-changing 'bubbles' capture monthly year-on-year changes in house prices at the city level, the size of the 'bubbles' reflects the growth…

China Property - What's Really Happened To The House Prices Over The Past 6 Years?

China

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. operates as a commercial bank. The Company provides deposits, loans, wealth management, asset custody, finance leasing, investment banking, and other banking services. China Merchants Bank conducts businesses domestically and internationally.

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China Data Brief: New Home Sales Growth Slows, Land Sales Growth Less Negative (Jan-Jun)

Based on new data released by NBS today: in June, national new home sales (in gross floor area) for 'commercial residential' buildings rose 14% YoY...

Robert Ciemniak

Macro Chart Focus: Surprises and Uncertainty Premia

There are good surprises, and then there are the other kind, and the market of late has delivered quite a few of the latter. Fortunately, as we...

Naomi Fink

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: RRG Corporate Governance Scoring System Spots Likely Frauds in EM

Corporate Governance: Overview and Recent Additions Our proprietary corporate governance scoring system now covers 1,410 stocks. Our scoring...

David Riedel

A Cyclical Turning Point For China Property?

A number of indicators point at an impending turning point for the aggregate level house price growth in China. Historically, a set of indicators...

Robert Ciemniak

China Property - What's Really Happened To The House Prices Over The Past 6 Years?

In this one-minute animation (below) we illustrate the dynamics of the house price growth in China across 100 major cities on a monthly basis...

Robert Ciemniak

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