In today’s briefing:
- S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Busy March (Maybe January and February Too)
- MVIS Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance: Cromwell Property (CMW) Is a Deletion
- KFin Technologies Pre-IPO – Large Domestic Player Continues to Get Larger
- Morning Views Asia: Yuexiu Property
- Line Parent’s VC Firm Leads $2.3m Funding for Korean ETF Startup
S&P/ASX Index Rebalance Preview: A Busy March (Maybe January and February Too)
- We currently see one change each for the ASX20 and ASX100 indices, 4 changes for the S&P/ASX 200 and 10 adds/ 6 deletes for the ASX300 Index in March.
- There could be an addition to the S&P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) in January following Pendal Group (PDL AU)‘s acquisition by Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU).
- PEXA Group (PXA AU) is a potential inclusion to the S&P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) if Link Administration (LNK AU)‘s in-specie distribution of PEXA shares to its shareholders is approved.
MVIS Australia A-REITs Index Rebalance: Cromwell Property (CMW) Is a Deletion
- Cromwell Property (CMW AU) is a deletion from the MVIS Australia A-REITS Index at the close on 16 December.
- Passive trackers will need to sell 13.9m shares (5 days ADV) of Cromwell Property (CMW AU) and there appears to be little to no pre-positioning on the stock.
- There are a few other stocks that will have over 0.5 days of ADV to buy from passive trackers.
KFin Technologies Pre-IPO – Large Domestic Player Continues to Get Larger
- KFin Technologies (1804170D IN) is looking to raise around US$300m in its India IPO.
- KFin Technology (KFin) is a technology driven financial services platform providing comprehensive services and solutions to the capital markets ecosystem.
- Under its offering, it primarily serves asset managers and corporate issuers domestically, while providing investor solutions for mutual funds and private retirement schemes in other regions.
Morning Views Asia: Yuexiu Property
Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.
Line Parent’s VC Firm Leads $2.3m Funding for Korean ETF Startup
- Akros Technologies, a South Korea-based fintech firm, has raised US$2.3 million in a strategic funding round.
- The fundraise was led by ZVC – the investment arm of Line Corporation parent Z Holdings.
- Founded last year, Akros Technologies manages its own exchange-traded funds (ETFs) powered by machine learning models.
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