Independent Analyst, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

Independent Analyst

Beat the Street

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Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India, with high data generation but low data center capacity, is attracting investments in India.</li>
<li>Rapid digital transformation and lower setup costs are driving India's data center market growth, offering significant investment opportunities.</li>
<li>Understanding India's potential as a data center hub highlights investment prospects and the need for sustainable practices in infrastructure development.</li>
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India, with high data generation but low data center capacity, is attracting investments in India.
Rapid digital transformation and lower setup costs are driving India's data center market growth, offering significant investment opportunities.
Understanding India's potential as a data center hub highlights investment prospects and the need for sustainable practices in infrastructure development.


Themes of India: Future of Data Centre in India

Independent Economist, Forecaster and Strategist

Thomas Lam

Macroeconomics

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<li>The anomalous behavior of the unemployment rate bears further monitoring</li>
<li>The ongoing labor market rebalancing could prospectively result in a higher unemployment rate with a lag</li>
<li>While the April survey data implies potentially soggy headline growth in 2Q 2024, my weekly recession odds indicator remains relatively benign for now </li>
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The anomalous behavior of the unemployment rate bears further monitoring
The ongoing labor market rebalancing could prospectively result in a higher unemployment rate with a lag
While the April survey data implies potentially soggy headline growth in 2Q 2024, my weekly recession odds indicator remains relatively benign for now 


Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Q1 Performance Analysis for active Global EM funds.  Country/Sector/Stock Positioning relative to benchmark for Global funds</li>
<li>Spotlight on Indonesia activity among Asia Ex-Japan investors.  Sector Dispersion in USA funds</li>
<li>Extreme Stock Positioning in UK Small/Midcap funds. Ownership Trends in the Financials sector among MSCI China funds.</li>
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Q1 Performance Analysis for active Global EM funds.  Country/Sector/Stock Positioning relative to benchmark for Global funds
Spotlight on Indonesia activity among Asia Ex-Japan investors.  Sector Dispersion in USA funds
Extreme Stock Positioning in UK Small/Midcap funds. Ownership Trends in the Financials sector among MSCI China funds.


New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm, Forsyth Barr

Forsyth Barr

New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm

We are proud to be a New Zealand owned firm, with 21 offices throughout the country and over 300 employees. We assist personal, institutional and corporate clients providing a full range of investment services.

Forsyth Barr is a foundation New Zealand Exchange firm (NZX) and accredited market participant. We have been confirmed by the Financial Markets Authority as a Qualifying Financial Entity (QFE).

Research is the cornerstone of our advice. We have one of New Zealand's leading teams of analysts. Our global affiliations ensure comprehensive research coverage of all major investment markets.

<ul><li>April was a tough month for listed property vehicles (LPVs) as sticky inflation once again sent interest rates higher.</li><li>The NZ 10 year swap rate is currently c.4.5%, but is in the middle of its 100 bp trading range for the past 18-months.</li><li>The yield curve continues to suggest short-term rates will decline, but  longer term rates (the more important for NZ listed property valuations) continue to be anchored at 4% to 5%. </li></ul>

April was a tough month for listed property vehicles (LPVs) as sticky inflation once again sent interest rates higher.The NZ 10 year swap rate is currently c.4.5%, but is in the middle of its 100 bp trading range for the past 18-months.The yield curve continues to suggest short-term rates will decline, but  longer term rates (the more important for NZ listed property valuations) continue to be anchored at 4% to 5%. 

<ul><li>Electricity demand growth has continued to surge, helping to keep wholesale electricity prices elevated despite the welcome top-up of hydro storage lakes that now sit close to average.</li><li>It was also a good month for NZAS, with the spike in aluminium prices a timely boost as Rio Tinto closes in on making a decision over the future of the smelter.</li><li>Following our report Demanding Some Attention — Sector Upgraded published 29 April 2024, which lifted sector target prices on average +18%, we upgraded the rating of three stocks. </li></ul>

Electricity demand growth has continued to surge, helping to keep wholesale electricity prices elevated despite the welcome top-up of hydro storage lakes that now sit close to average.It was also a good month for NZAS, with the spike in aluminium prices a timely boost as Rio Tinto closes in on making a decision over the future of the smelter.Following our report Demanding Some Attention — Sector Upgraded published 29 April 2024, which lifted sector target prices on average +18%, we upgraded the rating of three stocks. 

Power Points - Demand Powers On — May 2024

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Themes of India: Future of Data Centre in India

A Thematic Report on growing Data Centre Business in India. It includes Global, Indian Market, Demand catalyst, Challenges in Data Centre industry.

Sudarshan Bhandari

The Art and Science of Data Dependence

The latest data tug-of-war, though relatively murky and uneven, implies emerging hints of less forward momentum with patches of softness.

Thomas Lam

New Release: Fund Positioning Chart Pack

The latest trends in active equity fund positioning, from Indonesian activity among Asia Ex-Japan funds to sector dispersion among active US funds.

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Real Estate Reflections - Taxing Times

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Power Points - Demand Powers On — May 2024

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