Daily Brief Financials: Mitsui Fudosan, Bandhan Bank Ltd, Bitcoin, Chesnara PLC, China Jinmao Holdings and more

• 9 weeks ago, the FT reported Elliott Management had a stake in Mitsui Fudosan (8801 JP) and had asked them to sell cross-holdings and do a ¥1trln buyback. 
• The stock popped 7% the next day to ¥1302, on the highest volume since the covid crash, hesitated a day, then powered almost 20% higher through the end of March. 
• Today, Mitsui Fudosan responded with an Amendment to their Plan out to 2030. It has a higher dividend, a share buyback, higher EPS target growth, and higher ROE target. But…

• Canara Bank (CBK IN) should replace Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN) in the NSE Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX) at the September rebalance.
• Passive trackers will need to buy nearly 2 days of ADV in Canara Bank (CBK IN) while selling over 1 day of ADV in Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN). 
• Canara Bank (CBK IN) is one of the best performing banking stocks while Bandhan Bank Ltd (BANDHAN IN) has been the worst performer over the last two years.

• 2024 stands out as the landmark year for exchange-traded crypto products, especially those related to Bitcoin.
• After years of existing somewhat separately from traditional finance, the crypto market is finally being recognized as a legitimate part of the broader financial landscape.
• The United States set the stage in January by securing approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first US-based Bitcoin spot ETFs. To any observer, it is unmistakably clear that the United States has triggered a wave of global approvals for exchange-traded crypto products.

• Chesnara has announced its 2023 results.
• Positive returns from equity markets and gains from acquisitions in the first half were somewhat offset by adverse changes to operating assumptions in the second.
• Economic Value profit of £59.1m marked a good turnaround from a loss of £85.1m in 2022.

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