Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Midway through the 3Q25 result season, eighteen Asian market-sectors have reported consensus EPS estimate upgrades over past one, three and six months. A quarter ago, we identified 11 such sectors.</li>
<li>Eleven of these sectors are from HK/China, Korea and Taiwan. Seven are from ASEAN markets, dominated by Thailand. India and Singapore are conspicuous by their absence.</li>
<li>Among the notable sectors with EPS upgrades, Chinese base metals, HK/Chinese and Korean financials, Chinese pharmaceuticals, Korean and Taiwanese technology, Thai utilities and communication and Philippines transportation stand out.</li>
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Midway through the 3Q25 result season, eighteen Asian market-sectors have reported consensus EPS estimate upgrades over past one, three and six months. A quarter ago, we identified 11 such sectors.
Eleven of these sectors are from HK/China, Korea and Taiwan. Seven are from ASEAN markets, dominated by Thailand. India and Singapore are conspicuous by their absence.
Among the notable sectors with EPS upgrades, Chinese base metals, HK/Chinese and Korean financials, Chinese pharmaceuticals, Korean and Taiwanese technology, Thai utilities and communication and Philippines transportation stand out.


Asian Equities: Earnings Estimate Upgrades Climbing, but Slowly and Selectively

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated holding was USD818.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD3,227mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated holding was USD818.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD3,227mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (7 to 21 November 2025).</li>
<li>Our top 10 picks in the next two weeks include KT&amp;G, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Life Insurance, Orion Corp, Dentium, Hanmi Pharm, LG Chem (pref), Amorepacific Corp, Daewoong Pharm, and SK.  </li>
<li>Notable stocks with excellent share price performances in the past two weeks are as follows: Taihan Electric Wire (up 32.7%) Hanmi Pharm (up 29.5%), and SK Hynix (up 13.7%).</li>
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In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (7 to 21 November 2025).
Our top 10 picks in the next two weeks include KT&amp;G, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Life Insurance, Orion Corp, Dentium, Hanmi Pharm, LG Chem (pref), Amorepacific Corp, Daewoong Pharm, and SK.  
Notable stocks with excellent share price performances in the past two weeks are as follows: Taihan Electric Wire (up 32.7%) Hanmi Pharm (up 29.5%), and SK Hynix (up 13.7%).


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly 7 to 21 November 2025)

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>Retail flow drove the ratio: selling pushed it higher, buying dragged it lower. Pre‑Sept they dip‑bought and flipped; since late Sept they’ve chased longs, fueling Hynix’s rally.</li>
<li>Instos joined retail chasing Hynix, juicing momentum; KRX’s investment‑alert acts as a speed bump, likely cooling hot‑money flows and tilting the ratio in Square’s favor.</li>
<li>But retail still drives Hynix; until they cool off, Square NAV squeeze is early. A sector‑wide AI pivot cooling retail frenzy is the real catalyst, bigger than KRX’s alert.</li>
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Retail flow drove the ratio: selling pushed it higher, buying dragged it lower. Pre‑Sept they dip‑bought and flipped; since late Sept they’ve chased longs, fueling Hynix’s rally.
Instos joined retail chasing Hynix, juicing momentum; KRX’s investment‑alert acts as a speed bump, likely cooling hot‑money flows and tilting the ratio in Square’s favor.
But retail still drives Hynix; until they cool off, Square NAV squeeze is early. A sector‑wide AI pivot cooling retail frenzy is the real catalyst, bigger than KRX’s alert.


Reading the Latest Flow Patterns to Time a SK Square NAV Squeeze Trade

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 31st. The aggregated short interest was USD12.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Oct 31st. The aggregated short interest was USD12.2bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 31st): SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC

South Korea

SK Hynix Inc. provides products and services for the electronic components industry. The Company manufactures semiconductors, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, and static random access memory (SRAM) chips.

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Asian Equities: Earnings Estimate Upgrades Climbing, but Slowly and Selectively

18 Asian market-sectors now show steady EPS est upgrades. A quarter ago we spotted 11. CN, KR & TW lead the pack. Notable sectors are base metals,...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly 7 to 21 November 2025)

Our top 10 picks in the next two weeks include KT&G, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Life Insurance, Orion Corp, Dentium, Hanmi Pharm, LG Chem (pref),...

Douglas Kim

Reading the Latest Flow Patterns to Time a SK Square NAV Squeeze Trade

This post looks into the recent flow dynamics and positioning trends to assess when it makes sense to put on a NAV discount-squeeze trade in SK...

Sanghyun Park

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 31st): SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Asian Equities: Earnings Estimate Upgrades Climbing, but Slowly and Selectively

​18 Asian market-sectors now show steady EPS est upgrades. A quarter ago we spotted 11. CN, KR & TW lead the pack. Notable sectors are base metals,...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 7th): SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean, SKSQUARE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Doosan Enerbility, NAVER, Hanwha Ocean,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly 7 to 21 November 2025)

Our top 10 picks in the next two weeks include KT&G, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Life Insurance, Orion Corp, Dentium, Hanmi Pharm, LG Chem (pref),...

Douglas Kim

Reading the Latest Flow Patterns to Time a SK Square NAV Squeeze Trade

This post looks into the recent flow dynamics and positioning trends to assess when it makes sense to put on a NAV discount-squeeze trade in SK...

Sanghyun Park

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 31st): SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, SKC

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in SAMSUNG LIFE, HYBE, Samsung Electronics, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

18 Asian market-sectors now show steady EPS est upgrades. A quarter ago we spotted 11. CN, KR & TW lead the pack. Notable sectors are base metals,...