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<ul><li>Law firms / In Depth: The changing landscape of foreign law firms in China</li><li>Education /: Education ministry boosts scrutiny of dodgy overseas degrees</li><li>Bonds /China accelerates sci-tech bond plan to fuel innovation, aiming for $40 billion in issuance</li></ul>

Law firms / In Depth: The changing landscape of foreign law firms in ChinaEducation /: Education ministry boosts scrutiny of dodgy overseas degreesBonds /China accelerates sci-tech bond plan to fuel innovation, aiming for $40 billion in issuance

CX Daily: The Changing Landscape of Foreign Law Firms in China 

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 short interest of ASX Stocks as of Mar 21st (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD22.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Transurban, Woolworths, ANZ, Amcor, National Australia Bank, Westpac, Paladin Energy.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Mar 21st (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD22.8bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Transurban, Woolworths, ANZ, Amcor, National Australia Bank, Westpac, Paladin Energy.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Transurban, Woolworths, ANZ, Amcor

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sigma-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15966:1" rel="noopener">Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/technology-one-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1070:1" rel="noopener">Technology One (TNE AU)</a> will be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-australian-equal-weight-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24297:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF (MVW AU)</a> at the close on 21 March.</li>
<li>Surprisingly, there are no deletions from the index. The two inclusions, float changes and capping changes result in a one-way turnover of 5.6% leading to a round-trip trade of A$288m.</li>
<li>There will be huge buying of A$1.2bn in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sigma-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15966:1" rel="noopener">Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU)</a> at the same time from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> and related index trackers.</li>
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Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU) and Technology One (TNE AU) will be added to the VanEck Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF (MVW AU) at the close on 21 March.
Surprisingly, there are no deletions from the index. The two inclusions, float changes and capping changes result in a one-way turnover of 5.6% leading to a round-trip trade of A$288m.
There will be huge buying of A$1.2bn in Sigma Healthcare (SIG AU) at the same time from S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) and related index trackers.


MV Australia Equal Weight Index Rebalance: SIG, TNE Added; US$288m Trade

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rio-tinto-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13:1" rel="noopener">Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO AU)</a> shareholders will vote on Palliser’s AGM resolution to conduct an independent review on whether the potential unification is in the best interests of shareholders. </li>
<li>Palliser and the Board’s arguments for and against unification focus on five factors: tax costs, post-unification share price, lack of scrip M&amp;A, wastage of franking credits, and shareholder support.</li>
<li>A Grant Thornton report supports unification. The board's case is strong primarily on tax costs, while Palliser's case is strong on post-unification share price, M&amp;A, and franking credits.</li>
</ul>



Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO AU) shareholders will vote on Palliser’s AGM resolution to conduct an independent review on whether the potential unification is in the best interests of shareholders. 
Palliser and the Board’s arguments for and against unification focus on five factors: tax costs, post-unification share price, lack of scrip M&amp;A, wastage of franking credits, and shareholder support.
A Grant Thornton report supports unification. The board's case is strong primarily on tax costs, while Palliser's case is strong on post-unification share price, M&amp;A, and franking credits.


Rio Tinto (RIO LN/RIO AU): Thinking About Unification

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Mar 7th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD22.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 BHP, Woodside Energy, Westpac.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Mar 7th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD22.7bn.
We tabulate league table 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 BHP, Woodside Energy, Westpac.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 7th): BHP, Woodside Energy, Westpac

Australia

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. explores for and produces iron ore. The Company conducts business worldwide.

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CX Daily: The Changing Landscape of Foreign Law Firms in China

Law firms / In Depth: The changing landscape of foreign law firms in China Education /: Education ministry boosts scrutiny of dodgy overseas...

Caixin Global

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Transurban, Woolworths, ANZ, Amcor

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Transurban, Woolworths, ANZ,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MV Australia Equal Weight Index Rebalance: SIG, TNE Added; US$288m Trade

Sigma Healthcare and TechnologyOne have been added to the MVMVW index. Surprisingly, no deletions. Round-trip trade is US$288m. There are big...

Brian Freitas

Rio Tinto (RIO LN/RIO AU): Thinking About Unification

A Grant Thornton report supports unification. The board's case is strong primarily on tax costs, while Palliser's case is strong on post...

Arun George

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 7th): BHP, Woodside Energy, Westpac

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in BHP, Woodside Energy, Westpac.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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