Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 25 Apr 2025); First Net Sell in Ages, Led by Heavy SOE Selling

A/H Premium Tracker (To 25 Apr 2025):  AH Premia Fall Sharply; "Feels" Risk-On But Noisy Spreads

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 11 Apr 2025); Record Net Buying

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 28 Mar 2025); Banks and Divs Bought Again

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 21 Mar 2025); Lots Of "Day Trading" And Behind the Scenes Div-Buying

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Q1 saw record quarterly inflows by SOUTHBOUND investors at HK$435bn, beating the previous record of Q1 2021 by more than HK$100bn. The first three weeks in April were HK$168bn.</li>
<li>Gross and net flows this week subsided quite substantially compared to previous weeks. </li>
<li>We are in a post-tariff breather as the US says the ball is in China's court and China looks like it will wait things out. Port volumes are telling.</li>
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Q1 saw record quarterly inflows by SOUTHBOUND investors at HK$435bn, beating the previous record of Q1 2021 by more than HK$100bn. The first three weeks in April were HK$168bn.
Gross and net flows this week subsided quite substantially compared to previous weeks. 
We are in a post-tariff breather as the US says the ball is in China's court and China looks like it will wait things out. Port volumes are telling.


Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) (981 HK)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 18 Apr 2025); Buying of Internet, SOEs, and ETFs Previously Sold

Alibaba Group Holding

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 18 Apr 2025); Buying of Internet, SOEs, and ETFs Previously Sold