Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.
K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


K Bank IPO - The Negatives - Ample Issues Along with Crypto Exposure & Lockup

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Korea Exchange is expected to announce its long awaited KRX Korea Value-Up index on 24 September. However, the actual launch of this index will begin on 30 September.</li>
<li>It is expected to produce two types of indices including a basic price index (PR) and a total return index (TR) under the name of KRX Korea Value-Up index.</li>
<li>In this insight, we also provide a list of 20 small cap stocks that could be included in the Korea Value Up index.</li>
</ul>


The Korea Exchange is expected to announce its long awaited KRX Korea Value-Up index on 24 September. However, the actual launch of this index will begin on 30 September.
It is expected to produce two types of indices including a basic price index (PR) and a total return index (TR) under the name of KRX Korea Value-Up index.
In this insight, we also provide a list of 20 small cap stocks that could be included in the Korea Value Up index.


Announcement of Value-Up Index in Korea on 24 September

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.
K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 13th which has an aggregated holding worth USD544.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,610mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 13th which has an aggregated holding worth USD544.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,610mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 13th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix

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

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>KT’s foreign room is likely staying below 3.75% for November, setting up an ETF recall play. We've seen short-term buying pressure in similar past index reshuffles.</li>
<li>The ETF recall impact peaks right after the announcement. KT’s May downweight saw a 5% spike in two trading days post-announcement.</li>
<li>KT’s price moves more with downweights than SK Telecom’s because of higher overseas borrowing demand. This trend should hold, so setting up a position before the November announcement makes sense.</li>
</ul>


KT’s foreign room is likely staying below 3.75% for November, setting up an ETF recall play. We've seen short-term buying pressure in similar past index reshuffles.
The ETF recall impact peaks right after the announcement. KT’s May downweight saw a 5% spike in two trading days post-announcement.
KT’s price moves more with downweights than SK Telecom’s because of higher overseas borrowing demand. This trend should hold, so setting up a position before the November announcement makes sense.


Timing a Trade to Capitalize on KT’s November Global Index Deletion and the ETF Recall

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hyundai Motor (005387 KS)

K Bank IPO - The Negatives - Ample Issues Along with Crypto Exposure & Lockup

K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Announcement of Value-Up Index in Korea on 24 September

The Korea Exchange is expected to announce its long awaited KRX Korea Value-Up index on 24 September. We also provide a list of 20 small cap stocks...

Douglas Kim

K Bank IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth

K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 13th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Timing a Trade to Capitalize on KT’s November Global Index Deletion and the ETF Recall

This post discusses the high likelihood of KT being booted from the November Global Index review due to its foreign room staying below 3.75%, and...

Sanghyun Park

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