Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Victor Galliano is an experienced equity banks analyst, having covered Latin America banks and non-bank financials for over 12 years, as well as more recently covering the Italian banks. He has worked in sell side equity research for 30 years in a career spanning Barclays, HSBC, BBVA LatInvest, Barings and NatWest.
Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.
The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Financials & FinTech research

Ant Group: Consumer Finance Finds Investors But Beijing Could Throw New Obstacles At Ant’s Direction

Ant Group’s Lending Unit Gets Approval for $1.5 Billion Capital Boost

Ant Group: Regulatory Pressures Drive the State’s “big Data” Grab, and a Revised SOTP Valuation

Ant Group Corruption Scandal: Could Be a Ploy to Force Ant to Surrender Huabei and Jiebei Businesses

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Private Capital Markets

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<li>The announced restructuring of Ant Group holding companies will block founder Jack Ma from achieving majority voting on the board following the implementation of the holdcos adjustment</li>
<li>The majority of board directors will be “independent” post the holdco restructuring and they are likely to drive a more social policy focused agenda, as the 2021 sustainability report suggests</li>
<li>We see these developments, and especially the lack of IPO plan, to be negative for non-government aligned Ant Group shareholders, such as the international private equity groups and especially Alibaba</li>
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The announced restructuring of Ant Group holding companies will block founder Jack Ma from achieving majority voting on the board following the implementation of the holdcos adjustment
The majority of board directors will be “independent” post the holdco restructuring and they are likely to drive a more social policy focused agenda, as the 2021 sustainability report suggests
We see these developments, and especially the lack of IPO plan, to be negative for non-government aligned Ant Group shareholders, such as the international private equity groups and especially Alibaba


Ant Group: Shareholder Restructuring Announced and the Lack of IPO Plan Are Negatives Surprise