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

The TOPIX Big April Basket Flows:  ¥200bn a Side Including Many Multi-ADV Flows

Updated TOPIX Big April Basket Flows; More Big Flows and ¥270bn a Side

Japan - Domestic Credit Growth Acceleration Higher Than Developed Asian Countries

Japan H1 Bank Earnings: Last Minute Update; Suruga Bank Reacts Well

Suruga Bank (8358) To Sell, Then Buy Back 17% of the Bank, but HOW Is Key.

Suruga Bank - Only 33% of Buyback Done, Profit Guidance to Rise a Lot, Credit Saison Support Growth

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>10+ Months ago, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suruga-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6267:1" rel="noopener">Suruga Bank Ltd (8358 JP)</a> announced it would sell a large chunk of its treasury shares to Credit Saison and would then buy back ¥22bn of stock.</li>
<li>I liked the odds in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/suruga-bank-8358-to-sell-then-buy-back-17-of-the-bank-but-how-is-key" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:102676" rel="noopener">Suruga Bank (8358) To Sell, Then Buy Back 17% of the Bank, but HOW Is Key.</a> They spent the ¥22bn. The stock rose a lot.</li>
<li>Today, we get a div hike for H2 (implying a div hike for this year too), another buyback, a huge share cancellation, and new KPIs. As always, details matter.</li>
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10+ Months ago, Suruga Bank Ltd (8358 JP) announced it would sell a large chunk of its treasury shares to Credit Saison and would then buy back ¥22bn of stock.
I liked the odds in Suruga Bank (8358) To Sell, Then Buy Back 17% of the Bank, but HOW Is Key. They spent the ¥22bn. The stock rose a lot.
Today, we get a div hike for H2 (implying a div hike for this year too), another buyback, a huge share cancellation, and new KPIs. As always, details matter.


Suruga Bank (8358 JP) - New Div, New Buyback, New KPIs, New 6yr High Price