Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Athaporn served as Head of Research for UOB and ANZ in Thailand and was an award-winning telecoms analyst at UBS in 2010 (AsiaMoney Thailand category) and Regional Strategist for DMG in Singapore. Prior to that, he also served as Kasikornbank credit analyst and scholar. He has a total work experience of 22 years, of which 19 were in research and 9 in research management roles. He started his career as an engineer for PTT and currently manages family investments. He holds an MBA from Stern (NYU) and CFA Charter since 2006.

Apart from IPO Radar, which focuses on future listings, MCorp Review also performs financial advisory services for TKC Services and provides 11 other on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely:

1) Snippets (news-driven);
2) Sathorn Series (financial services);
3) Silicon Stories (technology); 
4) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin series);
5) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative);
6) Thai Media Spotlight;
7) Political Pit Stop; 
8) Telecom Review; 
9) Thai Macro Watch (read-through from foreign events);  
10) Small Cap Diary; and
11) Property Grid

There are also 3 limited-time series driven by specific events or locations, namely:
1) Thai Corona Crisis;
2) South Series; and
3) Mechanics and Details (deal forensics).

Stocks Themed for December Holidays (Father's Day & Christmas)

HHII: The Handy Holiday Investing Index from MCorp Yo!

A Tale of Two Retailers: Homepro Vs. Platinum

Songkran-Themed Stocks: A Week's Countdown

Thai Hotels: Sky's the Limit! (...for Most)

A Visit to Emart's Starfield Goyang MegaMall

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Thailand Multiline retail / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>In 2017, Halloween falls on October 31, and Loy Krathong falls on November 4. We will be ignoring Thanksgiving, since it has no impact on Thailand. Given its deep America-specific roots, it hasn't made an impact as these two:</p><ul><li>
<strong>Halloween</strong> has roots in Roman times. Theoretically, ghosts are supposed to come out. Kids dress up as ghosts or monsters, though these days, weird costumes like Batman are acceptable too. Then, they go out asking Trick or Treat, so you're supposed to buy them candy. In…</li></ul>

In 2017, Halloween falls on October 31, and Loy Krathong falls on November 4. We will be ignoring Thanksgiving, since it has no impact on Thailand. Given its deep America-specific roots, it hasn't made an impact as these two:
Halloween has roots in Roman times. Theoretically, ghosts are supposed to come out. Kids dress up as ghosts or monsters, though these days, weird costumes like Batman are acceptable too. Then, they go out asking Trick or Treat, so you're supposed to buy them candy. In…

Investing for Halloween and Loy Kratong