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>Foreign investors sold ~5.7m shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indusind-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1558:1" rel="noopener">Indusind Bank (IIB IN)</a> from July to September. That selling has pushed foreign room above the key 15% threshold.</li>
<li>With foreign room crossing 15%, passive trackers will need to buy a chunk of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indusind-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1558:1" rel="noopener">Indusind Bank (IIB IN)</a> stock at the end of November.</li>
<li>There will be positioning on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indusind-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1558:1" rel="noopener">Indusind Bank (IIB IN)</a> though it appears some of that was taken off in the last couple of days.</li>
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Foreign investors sold ~5.7m shares of Indusind Bank (IIB IN) from July to September. That selling has pushed foreign room above the key 15% threshold.
With foreign room crossing 15%, passive trackers will need to buy a chunk of Indusind Bank (IIB IN) stock at the end of November.
There will be positioning on Indusind Bank (IIB IN) though it appears some of that was taken off in the last couple of days.


IndusInd Bank (IIB IN): Passive Buying Coming Up as Foreign Room Crosses Key Threshold

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asirvad-micro-finance-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40211:1" rel="noopener">Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, Kotak, Nomura, SBI Caps.</li>
<li>Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (Asirvad) is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), and a microfinance institution (MFI) offering small loans to low-income women in India.</li>
<li>As per the CRISIL report, Asirvad was the largest MFI in India in terms of geographical coverage and third largest MFI in India in terms of AUM, in FY23.</li>
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Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN) is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, Kotak, Nomura, SBI Caps.
Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (Asirvad) is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), and a microfinance institution (MFI) offering small loans to low-income women in India.
As per the CRISIL report, Asirvad was the largest MFI in India in terms of geographical coverage and third largest MFI in India in terms of AUM, in FY23.


Asirvad Micro Finance Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Power Grid Corporation Of India / Event-Driven

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<li>The rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Next 50</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Bank</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cpse-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28191:1" rel="noopener">CPSE ETF (CPSEBE IN)</a> and a bunch of other indices will be implemented at the close of trading today.</li>
<li>Depending on the index, there are constituent changes, changes to the number of shares and free float, plus capping changes. Put together, there is a lot of flow and impact.</li>
<li>The round-trip trade will be in excess of US$1bn. Add in the futures &amp; options expiry and volumes will be extremely high in the last 30 minutes of trading.</li>
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The rebalance of the NIFTY, Nifty Next 50, NSE Nifty Bank, CPSE ETF (CPSEBE IN) and a bunch of other indices will be implemented at the close of trading today.
Depending on the index, there are constituent changes, changes to the number of shares and free float, plus capping changes. Put together, there is a lot of flow and impact.
The round-trip trade will be in excess of US$1bn. Add in the futures &amp; options expiry and volumes will be extremely high in the last 30 minutes of trading.


NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today + F&O Expiry

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indusind-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1558:1" rel="noopener">Indusind Bank (IIB IN)</a> reported 51% attrition in FY2023 from 37% in FY2022</li>
<li>In the annual report the directors completely ignored acknowledging or discussing the attrition apart from the mandatory disclosure</li>
<li>The sharply rising attrition indicates poor human resource policies in recruitment and training which adversely impact cost management</li>
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Indusind Bank (IIB IN) reported 51% attrition in FY2023 from 37% in FY2022
In the annual report the directors completely ignored acknowledging or discussing the attrition apart from the mandatory disclosure
The sharply rising attrition indicates poor human resource policies in recruitment and training which adversely impact cost management


Indusind Bank: When Half the Staff Left, Why Didn’t Independent Directors Think It Worth Mentioning?

Ethan Aw

TVS Supply Chain Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tvs-supply-chain-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36778:1" rel="noopener">TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVSSCS IN)</a> raised around US$108m in its India IPO, after downsizing from an earlier reported float of up to US$500m.</li>
<li>TVS SCS is an Indian supply chain logistics solution provider which also has global capabilities and network across the value chain with cross deployment abilities, according to RedSeer. </li>
<li>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
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TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVSSCS IN) raised around US$108m in its India IPO, after downsizing from an earlier reported float of up to US$500m.
TVS SCS is an Indian supply chain logistics solution provider which also has global capabilities and network across the value chain with cross deployment abilities, according to RedSeer. 
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


TVS Supply Chain Solutions IPO Trading - Offered at a Premium with Underwhelming Subscription Rates

India

Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited is a full service commercial bank. The Bank offers a wide range of products and services such as personal, commercial, and corporate banking services, including deposit accounts, loans, and investments. Kotak Mahindra Bank serves customers in India.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN)

IndusInd Bank (IIB IN): Passive Buying Coming Up as Foreign Room Crosses Key Threshold

Foreign investors sold IndusInd Bank from July to Sep. With foreign room crossing 15%, passive trackers will need to buy IndusInd in Nov. There is...

Brian Freitas

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN) is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial,...

Clarence Chu

NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today + F&O Expiry

The rebalance of the NIFTY family of indices will be implemented at the close today. The round-trip trade is around US$1bn and volumes at the close...

Brian Freitas

Indusind Bank: When Half the Staff Left, Why Didn’t Independent Directors Think It Worth Mentioning?

The complete neglect by the Indusind Bank board to discuss attrition reflects poorly on its conduct. Providing increment to a key official when...

Hemindra Hazari

TVS Supply Chain Solutions IPO Trading - Offered at a Premium with Underwhelming Subscription Rates

TVS Supply Chain Solutions (1915741D IN) raised around US$108m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Ethan Aw

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