Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Vietnam has been one of the hottest destinations among Korean investors in 2016. Among overseas net investment fund flows, Vietnam experienced the highest amount among Korean investors in 2016, followed by China. In fact, John Lee, the CEO of Meritz Asset Management, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/11776" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11776:1">Meritz Financial Group Inc (138040 KS)</a>, has been pushing hard to launch a Vietnam fund recently. Meritz Asset Management succeeded in raising at least 50 billion won for a Vietnam equity fund last…

Vietnam has been one of the hottest destinations among Korean investors in 2016. Among overseas net investment fund flows, Vietnam experienced the highest amount among Korean investors in 2016, followed by China. In fact, John Lee, the CEO of Meritz Asset Management, a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Meritz Financial Group Inc (138040 KS), has been pushing hard to launch a Vietnam fund recently. Meritz Asset Management succeeded in raising at least 50 billion won for a Vietnam equity fund last…

Frontier and emerging markets (Vietnam)

Dylan Waller

Nomadic Equity

This is a collaborative report between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/334" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:334">Dylan Waller</a>  and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/342" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:342">Douglas Kim</a> . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade). The five major sections in this report are as follows:<ol><li>The top 20 investment themes for Vietnam and Korea for the next decade</li><li>The top 10 investment risks for Vietnam and Korea.</li><li>Major economic stats comparison between Vietnam and Korea.   </li><li>"Best-of-breed" companies with recent positive sales and operating profit growth</li><li>Why Vietnam and Korea?</li></ol>Picking the right country for equity investments often delivers superior alpha results for your portfolio. Should you invest in Vietnam, the land of the ascending dragon or in Korea, the land of the morning calm? Or both?

This is a collaborative report between Dylan Waller  and Douglas Kim . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade). The five major sections in this report are as follows:The top 20 investment themes for Vietnam and Korea for the next decadeThe top 10 investment risks for Vietnam and Korea.Major economic stats comparison between Vietnam and Korea.   "Best-of-breed" companies with recent positive sales and operating profit growthWhy Vietnam and Korea?Picking the right country for equity investments often delivers superior alpha results for your portfolio. Should you invest in Vietnam, the land of the ascending dragon or in Korea, the land of the morning calm? Or both? 

Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade) - Part I

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

<ul><li>Of the actively traded stocks listed on SGX, Singapore Medical Group saw the biggest jump in volume in August compared to its three-month average volume. The stock also gained 91.4% in August and earlier in the month reported a turnaround net profit of S$0.8 million for 1H2016 compared to a net loss of S$0.1 million in 1H2015.</li></ul><ul><li>
Consumer Staples plays, Sheng Siong Group and Dairy Farm International Holdings were also amongst the 10 actively traded stocks that saw the biggest jump in August volume.…</li></ul>

Of the actively traded stocks listed on SGX, Singapore Medical Group saw the biggest jump in volume in August compared to its three-month average volume. The stock also gained 91.4% in August and earlier in the month reported a turnaround net profit of S$0.8 million for 1H2016 compared to a net loss of S$0.1 million in 1H2015.
Consumer Staples plays, Sheng Siong Group and Dairy Farm International Holdings were also amongst the 10 actively traded stocks that saw the biggest jump in August volume.…

10 Biggest Volume Jumpers in August Spanned Seven Sectors

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions, Bixmoor

Bixmoor

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions

Bixmoor specialises in providing bespoke research to business, governments and the financial community on China and neighbouring regions. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients, based on our expertise, our reliability and our determination to find the right solution.

Chinese investment in Africa is much misunderstood, with little reliable data. But it can be said with some certainty that the main damage done by such investments is not so much to Africa, but to the Chinese economy.

Chinese investment in Africa is much misunderstood, with little reliable data. But it can be said with some certainty that the main damage done by such investments is not so much to Africa, but to the Chinese economy.

Making Sense of Chinese Investments in Africa

Corporate Credit Analyst

Alan Greene

Recently announced industrial output figures for June suggest that Korea may be able to trade its way towards higher growth rates. However, at the same time, on 30 June, the Korea Times carried a headline “Bedroom shock: Korea's sexless rate ranked world's second”. The sovereign rating of its neighbour Japan has seen steady pressure for the last five years driven in part by its demographic profile. Korea's demographic profile is likely to deteriorate more rapidly than Japan's and we should therefore expect a similar debt induced stall in growth. The banking system is under pressure and this could soon translate into pressure on Korea's credit ratings.

Recently announced industrial output figures for June suggest that Korea may be able to trade its way towards higher growth rates. However, at the same time, on 30 June, the Korea Times carried a headline “Bedroom shock: Korea's sexless rate ranked world's second”. The sovereign rating of its neighbour Japan has seen steady pressure for the last five years driven in part by its demographic profile. Korea's demographic profile is likely to deteriorate more rapidly than Japan's and we should therefore expect a similar debt induced stall in growth. The banking system is under pressure and this could soon translate into pressure on Korea's credit ratings.

Can "sexless" Korea Beat the Demographic Cliff and Maintain Its Credit Rating?

Vietnam

JSC Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam is a commercial bank.  The Bank attracts deposits and offers consumer and corporate loans, and foreign exchange services, and sponsors credit cards.

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John Lee's Vietnam Fund

Vietnam has been one of the hottest destinations among Korean investors in 2016. Among overseas net investment fund flows, Vietnam experienced the...

Douglas Kim

Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade) - Part I

This is a collaborative report between Dylan Waller and Douglas Kim . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20...

Nomadic Equity

10 Biggest Volume Jumpers in August Spanned Seven Sectors

Of the actively traded stocks listed on SGX, Singapore Medical Group saw the biggest jump in volume in August compared to its three-month average...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Making Sense of Chinese Investments in Africa

Chinese investment in Africa is much misunderstood, with little reliable data. But it can be said with some certainty that the main damage done by...

Bixmoor

Can "sexless" Korea Beat the Demographic Cliff and Maintain Its Credit Rating?

Recently announced industrial output figures for June suggest that Korea may be able to trade its way towards higher growth rates. However, at the...

Alan Greene

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