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.

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<ul><li>PaySauce’s (PYS) largely pre-released 1H26 showed progress on the controllables, but slowing NZ growth ahead of its pending launch into Australia.</li><li>The mix of revenues shifted toward processing fees as interest income continued to decline, reflecting ongoing OCR cuts.</li><li>The Australian commercial launch in February 2026 will be of key interest at FY26.</li></ul>

PaySauce’s (PYS) largely pre-released 1H26 showed progress on the controllables, but slowing NZ growth ahead of its pending launch into Australia.The mix of revenues shifted toward processing fees as interest income continued to decline, reflecting ongoing OCR cuts.The Australian commercial launch in February 2026 will be of key interest at FY26.

PaySauce Fees Feed the Sauce—Rates Not So Tasty

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,322/1,332 and the support at 1,313/1,300.</li><li>Domestic factors are slightly positive, as the baht continues to appreciate against both the USD and JPY, reducing FX loss risks for foreign investors and attracting fund inflows into Thailand.</li><li>Externally, the outlook is neutral — global technology stocks are under pressure, which could weigh on Thai electronics stocks, though rising bond yields may provide a positive sentiment boost for the banking sector.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to trade sideways up today, with the resistance at 1,322/1,332 and the support at 1,313/1,300.Domestic factors are slightly positive, as the baht continues to appreciate against both the USD and JPY, reducing FX loss risks for foreign investors and attracting fund inflows into Thailand.Externally, the outlook is neutral — global technology stocks are under pressure, which could weigh on Thai electronics stocks, though rising bond yields may provide a positive sentiment boost for the banking sector.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 31, 2025

<ul><li>The market lacked short-term momentum as investors awaited the Fed meeting outcome.</li><li>Today’s dominant ideas: The SET Index is expected to move sideways today, with the support at 1,314/1,300 and the resistance at 1,333/1,350.</li><li>External factors are slightly positive, supported by continued gains in the US stock market, though mostly driven by speculation in technology stocks.</li></ul>

The market lacked short-term momentum as investors awaited the Fed meeting outcome.Today’s dominant ideas: The SET Index is expected to move sideways today, with the support at 1,314/1,300 and the resistance at 1,333/1,350.External factors are slightly positive, supported by continued gains in the US stock market, though mostly driven by speculation in technology stocks.

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. October 29, 2025

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Topline Securities

Topline Securities

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<ul><li>Systems Limited (SYS) held its corporate briefing to discuss 1H2025 financial result and future outlook.</li><li>SYS recorded the highest ever operating profit of Rs5.1bn in 1H2025. Revenue went up by 18%, followed by a 59% growth in earnings, mainly led by exchange gains due to PKR depreciation during the period.</li><li>While the management is yet to disclose specific details about the acquisition of BAT SAA Services, they noted that it presents an entirely new growth avenue for the company.</li></ul>

Systems Limited (SYS) held its corporate briefing to discuss 1H2025 financial result and future outlook.SYS recorded the highest ever operating profit of Rs5.1bn in 1H2025. Revenue went up by 18%, followed by a 59% growth in earnings, mainly led by exchange gains due to PKR depreciation during the period.While the management is yet to disclose specific details about the acquisition of BAT SAA Services, they noted that it presents an entirely new growth avenue for the company.

Topline Flash Note: Systems Limited (SYS): 1H2025 Corporate Briefing Key Takeaways

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>We remain structurally bullish on AI infrastructure investment supported by sustained momentum in compute-intensive investments.</li><li>Major hyperscalers’ capex continue to grow, at 43% YoY for overseas Big Four (MSFT/AMZN/GOOG/META) and 44% YoY for domestic Big Three (Alibaba/Tencent/Baidu) in 2025, per Bloomberg consensus estimates.</li><li>Recent earnings results across the supply chain confirms AI-related spend. TSMC’s (TSMC US, NR) 1H25 revenue was NT$ 1,773bn, up 40% YoY. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We remain structurally bullish on AI infrastructure investment supported by sustained momentum in compute-intensive investments.Major hyperscalers’ capex continue to grow, at 43% YoY for overseas Big Four (MSFT/AMZN/GOOG/META) and 44% YoY for domestic Big Three (Alibaba/Tencent/Baidu) in 2025, per Bloomberg consensus estimates.Recent earnings results across the supply chain confirms AI-related spend. TSMC’s (TSMC US, NR) 1H25 revenue was NT$ 1,773bn, up 40% YoY. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Semiconductors - Thematic Investing and Megatrends: 1H25 AI Demand Check

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We remain structurally bullish on AI infrastructure investment supported by sustained momentum in compute-intensive investments.

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