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

Nikkei 225 Sep Annual Review Predictions - 3 In, 3 Out

Nikkei 225 March 2023 Rebal On The Follow - Predictions (3 In, 3 Out) & Problems

Advantest (6857) - Strong SoC Sales, Record Profits, Bullish Guidance, and a Buyback (+ Index Flow)

Last Leg of TOPIX and JPNK400 FFW Rebal - ¥780bn One-Way Flow Wednesday

Gravity Works As WeWork Doesn't; Now Plan B

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) / Event-Driven

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

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<li>2022 Version of <strong>JAPAN PASSIVE: Who Owns What?</strong> where we break down the major (and minor) passive tracking indices and which category of investor owns how much of each. </li>
<li>Even if you do not "play" index changes, understanding impact is important. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-exchange-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11266:1" rel="noopener">Japan Exchange Group (8697 JP)</a> entered Nikkei 225 in July 2020 after rising 30%. That was the top.</li>
<li>Understanding the nature of the ownership and flows is crucial to understanding how to trade certain stocks. </li>
</ul>


2022 Version of JAPAN PASSIVE: Who Owns What? where we break down the major (and minor) passive tracking indices and which category of investor owns how much of each. 
Even if you do not "play" index changes, understanding impact is important. Japan Exchange Group (8697 JP) entered Nikkei 225 in July 2020 after rising 30%. That was the top.
Understanding the nature of the ownership and flows is crucial to understanding how to trade certain stocks. 


NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone)

JAPAN PASSIVE: Who Owns What 2022?