Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Last Friday, the FFW changes for the TOPIX July Free Float Weight Review were announced. There have also been other recent announcements creating flows on 30 July.</li>
<li>Some of these other recent announcements represent a possible change in ad hoc methodology.</li>
<li>Total Flow for 30 July is ~$3.3bn a side driven by selling flows (3/4 of the buy flows are reverse funding). $2.1bn of selling is &gt; 3 days ADV.</li>
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Last Friday, the FFW changes for the TOPIX July Free Float Weight Review were announced. There have also been other recent announcements creating flows on 30 July.
Some of these other recent announcements represent a possible change in ad hoc methodology.
Total Flow for 30 July is ~$3.3bn a side driven by selling flows (3/4 of the buy flows are reverse funding). $2.1bn of selling is &gt; 3 days ADV.


July TOPIX FFW Rebal - Bigger Than Expected

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

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Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Yesterday, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Group (4755 JP)</a> announced that its consolidated subsidiary, Rakuten Securities, has applied for a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.</li>
<li>Rakuten Securities has long-term growth potential through leveraging Rakuten's ecosystem for steady securities account growth and exploring cross-selling opportunities for related services.</li>
<li>While the business seems promising, there may be concerns regarding its valuation, given its previous high trailing PE of 43.0x.</li>
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Yesterday, Rakuten Group (4755 JP) announced that its consolidated subsidiary, Rakuten Securities, has applied for a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Rakuten Securities has long-term growth potential through leveraging Rakuten's ecosystem for steady securities account growth and exploring cross-selling opportunities for related services.
While the business seems promising, there may be concerns regarding its valuation, given its previous high trailing PE of 43.0x.


Rakuten Securities IPO: Promising Business with Valuation Caveats

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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<li>Cash generation through the subsidiaries’ IPOs will only buy time, and investors are likely to focus on when Rakuten will move to solve the problems in its cell phone business.</li>
<li>In recent years, TSE's market reorganization has focused attention on parent-subsidiary listings, and there've been moves to convert listed subsidiaries into wholly owned subsidiaries or sell subsidiaries to other companies.</li>
<li>For Rakuten, subsidiary IPOs are an essential means of raising cash, but TSE's recognition of the governance issues involved in parent-subsidiary listings raises questions about Rakuten's two parent-subsidiary listings.</li>
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Cash generation through the subsidiaries’ IPOs will only buy time, and investors are likely to focus on when Rakuten will move to solve the problems in its cell phone business.
In recent years, TSE's market reorganization has focused attention on parent-subsidiary listings, and there've been moves to convert listed subsidiaries into wholly owned subsidiaries or sell subsidiaries to other companies.
For Rakuten, subsidiary IPOs are an essential means of raising cash, but TSE's recognition of the governance issues involved in parent-subsidiary listings raises questions about Rakuten's two parent-subsidiary listings.


2 Rakuten Subsidiaries' Listings Run Counter to the Dissolution of Parent-Subsidiary Listings

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<li>In the two weeks since the announcement, Large ADDs (&gt;2d ADV, &gt;$5mm) have outperformed Large DELs by 1.3%. Smaller ADDs vs DELs (&gt;2d, &gt;$2&lt;$5mm) have outperformed by 1.3%.</li>
<li>Using only &gt;$20mm &gt;2d DELs vs Top 5 $amt &gt;2d ADDs, that's a bit better than 1%. And the really obvious large ones? Not so obvious.</li>
<li>There is still a large reverse funding trade, with some large sells. </li>
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In the two weeks since the announcement, Large ADDs (&gt;2d ADV, &gt;$5mm) have outperformed Large DELs by 1.3%. Smaller ADDs vs DELs (&gt;2d, &gt;$2&lt;$5mm) have outperformed by 1.3%.
Using only &gt;$20mm &gt;2d DELs vs Top 5 $amt &gt;2d ADDs, that's a bit better than 1%. And the really obvious large ones? Not so obvious.
There is still a large reverse funding trade, with some large sells. 


July TOPIX FFW Rebal - Update With 2 Days To Go on $3bn a Side

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">Tryt Inc (9164 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-securities-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39933:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Securities (RAKUSEC JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ebixcash" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36390:1" rel="noopener">EbixCash (EBIXC IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lalatech-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36848:1" rel="noopener">Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a>'s Cainiao &amp; Cloud Intelligence Group IPOs.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/111-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27412:1" rel="noopener">111 Inc (YI US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/healius-ltd-6d4d947d-ad32-4aea-b2d8-265f5768b55e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14208:1" rel="noopener">Healius (HLS AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/invocare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9044:1" rel="noopener">Invocare Ltd (IVC AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newcrest-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:691:1" rel="noopener">Newcrest Mining (NCM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/origin-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:797:1" rel="noopener">Origin Energy (ORG AU)</a>. </li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments - Tryt Inc (9164 JP), Rakuten Securities (RAKUSEC JP), EbixCash (EBIXC IN), Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK), Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)'s Cainiao &amp; Cloud Intelligence Group IPOs.
Event-Driven developments - 111 Inc (YI US), Healius (HLS AU), Invocare Ltd (IVC AU), Newcrest Mining (NCM AU), Origin Energy (ORG AU). 


Weekly Deals Digest (23 Jul) - Rakuten Securities, Tryt, EbixCash, Lalatech, 111, Newcrest, Origin

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Rakuten Group, Inc. provides Internet services. The Company offers Internet finance services which including "Rakuten Card" and "Rakuten Bank". Rakuten Group also provides digital content services including electronic book services.

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