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).

Somchai's Acquittal, a New Twist in Thai Politics

Thai Macro Watch (September): Hurricanes, the Great Escape, and End of Mourning

The Army-Democrat Alliance Challenges Thaksinite Hegemony

Thai-Coons Ep. 8: Thaksin...Business Genius or Political Provacateur?

Three of a Kind: Hotels, Snake Oil, & Truckers

The Thaksin Empire Strikes Back (Part II)

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>The Thai stock market continues to be under pressure from foreign selling. One underlying issue has always been the prospect of <strong>QE unwinding</strong>, which is set to happen sometime in late Q3 or Q4 (September, October, or December, depending on who you ask). This is fair assessment, because in modern times, capital flow often trumps fundamentals when it comes to short term market direction. Also, there is the issue of policy divergence between the Fed and the BOT, Thailand’s central bank. As US…</p>

The Thai stock market continues to be under pressure from foreign selling. One underlying issue has always been the prospect of QE unwinding, which is set to happen sometime in late Q3 or Q4 (September, October, or December, depending on who you ask). This is fair assessment, because in modern times, capital flow often trumps fundamentals when it comes to short term market direction. Also, there is the issue of policy divergence between the Fed and the BOT, Thailand’s central bank. As US…

North Bangkok Power Plant Block 1 Infrastructure Fund (EGATIF TB)

North Bangkok Power Plant Block 1 Infrastructure Fund

The Yingluck Political Overhang