Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

A Long & Short Investment Ideas generator for Asian Equities with 10 years experience in a Hedge fund focused on bottom-up ideas, searching out mispriced ideas and misunderstood investment thesis. Provides on-the-ground insights in various Asian markets with a sway towards ASEAN. Experienced and survived the Asian Financial Crisis in a family business, as well as the Global Financial Crisis in financial markets where lessons learned. It's all about understanding business drivers and navigating business cycles, which has high applicability in generating investment ideas. 

Investment horizon: Mid to Long term

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

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CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/airports-of-thailand-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:239:1" rel="noopener">Airports of Thailand (AOT TB)</a> path to recovery is quite clear - vaccine, borders reopening, and shorter or abolishment of the quarantine requirement. The first two are in the works with countries around the world racing against each other for a higher and faster vaccination. Shorten or abolishment of quarantine requirement may be difficult, even for those who are already fully vaccinated, until the next quarter at least. The Phuket reopening sandbox will be a proof of concept of whether 1) Thailand's health infrastructure is ready to accept foreign tourists and 2) people are ready to travel again once vaccinated.
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source: Reuters

Airports of Thailand (AOT TB) path to recovery is quite clear - vaccine, borders reopening, and shorter or abolishment of the quarantine requirement. The first two are in the works with countries around the world racing against each other for a higher and faster vaccination. Shorten or abolishment of quarantine requirement may be difficult, even for those who are already fully vaccinated, until the next quarter at least. The Phuket reopening sandbox will be a proof of concept of whether 1) Thailand's health infrastructure is ready to accept foreign tourists and 2) people are ready to travel again once vaccinated.

source: Reuters

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Airport of Thailand (AOT): Phuket Sandbox