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

Shin Kong (2888 TT) / Taishin (2887 TT) - Waiting on the FSC

Shin Kong (2888 TT)/Taishin (2887 TT) Deal Gets FSC Approval - Still A Good Swap

Quiddity Leaderboard T50/​​​100 Jun25: Taishin-Shin Kong Merger Could Cause Two Changes

Shin Kong and Taishin - There's a Good Value Swap Trade To Do Here

Shin Kong (2888.TW) And Taishin (2887.TW) Agree to Merge, But It Isn't Clean, And It's A Bad Price

Shin Kong (2888 TT) Deal - Activism, Proxy Advice, Proxy Fight, Voting Risk, and Discounts

Competition to Take Over Shin Kong (2888 TT) - CTBC in a Bit of a A Sticky Wicket, Wot?

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Shin Kong Financial Holding / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Once shareholders of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shin-kong-financial-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15351:1" rel="noopener">Shin Kong Financial Holding (2888 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taishin-financial-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:715:1" rel="noopener">Taishin Financial Holding (2887 TT)</a> agreed to the merger two months ago, that meant an FSC submission would come shortly.</li>
<li>It came on 3rd December. Normally it takes two months, but can be extended. It appears the TFTC submission (which is considered wholly separately) was made as early as September.</li>
<li>This should get approved within the timeframe or not long afterwards. There is one known "document" missing from the application as of submission, but it shouldn't be a problem.</li>
</ul>


Once shareholders of Shin Kong Financial Holding (2888 TT) and Taishin Financial Holding (2887 TT) agreed to the merger two months ago, that meant an FSC submission would come shortly.
It came on 3rd December. Normally it takes two months, but can be extended. It appears the TFTC submission (which is considered wholly separately) was made as early as September.
This should get approved within the timeframe or not long afterwards. There is one known "document" missing from the application as of submission, but it shouldn't be a problem.


Shin Kong/Taishin Merger - Proceeding Apace