Asia focused research insights & advisory, Asia Advisors

Vinay Patel

Asia focused research insights & advisory

Asia Advisors

Asia Advisors is an independent financial advisory and research firm working closely with corporates and institutions to provide consulting solutions & research insights. We provide advisory services including capital solutions, business strategy and investment insights.
Firm is headed by Vinay Patel who has close to two decades of experience in research and business development at large, international investment banks such as HSBC and ICICI Securities. Led research efforts in areas of Macroeconomics, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy for close to a decade in global & domestic research teams. As a business head in Singapore, advised top global investment management firms & Portfolio managers in Asia for India related investments.
Vinay was recently joined by Swapnil Manish, an investment banker and ex-ecommerce entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience. Swapnil was the TMT banker at BNP Paribas and was part of several large M&A and ECM transactions (Bharti-Zain, Bharti Infratel IPO, Schneider-Zicom among several others). He's also had a stint as an ecommerce entrepreneur having launched & led Mumbai's first online grocery player.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

"Jugaad" is the popular Indian word for "Hustle", as the self-proclaimed hustling CEO Travis Kalanick who has been pushing legal boundaries for Uber across cities, learnt during one of his early India visits. He was exhorting Indians to be hustlers during a guest lecture to aspiring tech entrepreneurs.  And India definitely seems to have lived up to its reputation of Jugaad/Hustlers once again after demonetization, as more than half of the outstanding High-Value notes (Rs8trn out of Rs15.3trn)…

"Jugaad" is the popular Indian word for "Hustle", as the self-proclaimed hustling CEO Travis Kalanick who has been pushing legal boundaries for Uber across cities, learnt during one of his early India visits. He was exhorting Indians to be hustlers during a guest lecture to aspiring tech entrepreneurs.  And India definitely seems to have lived up to its reputation of Jugaad/Hustlers once again after demonetization, as more than half of the outstanding High-Value notes (Rs8trn out of Rs15.3trn)…

'Indian Hustle' Undermines Govt Efforts to Curb Black Money: Demonetization May Be A Costly Mistake!

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

Euromonitor International Ltd.

We are a global market research company focused on industries, countries, economies and consumers worldwide. Our cross-country comparable research helps your organisation identify opportunities and develop growth strategies in countries and regions across the globe. With offices around the world, 1,200 analysts in 100 countries and market research on every key trend and driver, we give you powerful access to the real story behind consumer change.

Dynamic population growth over the historic period has made India one of the most prospective markets for potential growth in toys and games globally. However, the country’s low-income level has kept spending on discretionary categories like toys and games beyond the reach of large swaths of population. Still India’s middle class continues to grow, and the general population is becoming increasingly urban. The child population is also growing, yet it’s growing slower than the number of households leading to lower dependency ratios. This combination of factors is expected to yield a very favourable environment for toys and games spending in 2020-2025.

Dynamic population growth over the historic period has made India one of the most prospective markets for potential growth in toys and games globally. However, the country’s low-income level has kept spending on discretionary categories like toys and games beyond the reach of large swaths of population. Still India’s middle class continues to grow, and the general population is becoming increasingly urban. The child population is also growing, yet it’s growing slower than the number of households leading to lower dependency ratios. This combination of factors is expected to yield a very favourable environment for toys and games spending in 2020-2025.

Demographics Point to 2020-2025 as the Golden Years for India's Toys and Games Market

Founder, Supreme Peoples Court Monitor

Susan Finder

Founder

Supreme Peoples Court Monitor

What few people know is that a significant number of Chinese companies, including a number of prominent state owned enterprises (SOEs), have run afoul of international corruption regulatory systems.  One of the most prominent of those is the international development banks' integrity systems relating to procurement and consulting services.  Violators can be issued a letter of reprimand, debarred (permanently, for a period, conditionally), or required to make restitution.  It appears that…

What few people know is that a significant number of Chinese companies, including a number of prominent state owned enterprises (SOEs), have run afoul of international corruption regulatory systems.  One of the most prominent of those is the international development banks' integrity systems relating to procurement and consulting services.  Violators can be issued a letter of reprimand, debarred (permanently, for a period, conditionally), or required to make restitution.  It appears that…

Chinese Companies Going Abroad & The International Corruption Regulatory System

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

One of the major casualties of the demonetisation announced by the Indian prime minister on the evening of November 8, 2016 has been the marginalisation of an institution pre-dating independent India and its subjugation to the ministry of finance. It is now becoming increasingly apparent on why the former deputy governor, Urjit Patel was appointed as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His immediate predecessor, the highly voluble Raghuram Rajan attained fame for his independence and…

One of the major casualties of the demonetisation announced by the Indian prime minister on the evening of November 8, 2016 has been the marginalisation of an institution pre-dating independent India and its subjugation to the ministry of finance. It is now becoming increasingly apparent on why the former deputy governor, Urjit Patel was appointed as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His immediate predecessor, the highly voluble Raghuram Rajan attained fame for his independence and…

Demonetisation: Marginalisation of India's Central Bank

Asia Economist and CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors

Manu Bhaskaran

Asia Economist and CEO

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

Centennial Asia Advisors is an independent research and advisory firm that works with governments, multilateral institutions, financial firms and leading MNCs.

Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

On 8 November 2016, the Indian Government shocked the economy with a radical decision to withdraw INR500 and INR1000 notes from circulation and substitute the notes with new INR500 and INR2000 notes. The move has been applauded by international observers who have for years condemned India's blind eye towards its 'black economy'. However, in India, the demonetization exercise has gained little popularity as the logistical challenges in replacing the ineffectual cash is significantly disrupting…

On 8 November 2016, the Indian Government shocked the economy with a radical decision to withdraw INR500 and INR1000 notes from circulation and substitute the notes with new INR500 and INR2000 notes. The move has been applauded by international observers who have for years condemned India's blind eye towards its 'black economy'. However, in India, the demonetization exercise has gained little popularity as the logistical challenges in replacing the ineffectual cash is significantly disrupting…

Negative Impact of India's Demonetization Not to Be Underestimated

India

iShares MSCI India ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI India Index.

iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA US)

'Indian Hustle' Undermines Govt Efforts to Curb Black Money: Demonetization May Be A Costly Mistake!

"Jugaad" is the popular Indian word for "Hustle", as the self-proclaimed hustling CEO Travis Kalanick who has been pushing legal boundaries for...

Asia Advisors

Demographics Point to 2020-2025 as the Golden Years for India's Toys and Games Market

Dynamic population growth over the historic period has made India one of the most prospective markets for potential growth in toys and games...