Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

Astro Malaysia Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

Malaysia's vaccination rate is only 5% of the total population and new cases have jumped to almost 5000 daily in the past week, higher than the second wave that took place between December last year to February this year, prompted the Malaysian government to put another MCO (lockdown) in place.
As a result, people are back to work from home and not spending much time outside. Historically, many have turned into spending more time on TV and mobile entertainment in which <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/astro-malaysia-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1143:1" rel="noopener">Astro Malaysia Holdings (ASTRO MK)</a> is the direct beneficiary.

Malaysia's vaccination rate is only 5% of the total population and new cases have jumped to almost 5000 daily in the past week, higher than the second wave that took place between December last year to February this year, prompted the Malaysian government to put another MCO (lockdown) in place.
As a result, people are back to work from home and not spending much time outside. Historically, many have turned into spending more time on TV and mobile entertainment in which Astro Malaysia Holdings (ASTRO MK) is the direct beneficiary. 

Latest News from the World’s Leading Innovators

Granite Bay Capital

An innovation focussed investment company

Granite Bay Capital is an innovation focussed investment company with a deep focus on the companies at the leading edge of innovation across major themes such as AI, ubiquitous computing, sustainability, automation and longevity.

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Headline Developments Nassim Taleb, the celebrated Black Swan author and mathematician, has published a paper trashing bitcoin.  In the paper (excerpts below), Taleb claims the theoretical value of bitcoin is zero, saying it is not a currency, can be neither a short or long term store of value, cannot operate as a reliable inflation hedge and, “worst of all”, does not constitute “not even remotely” a tail protection vehicle for catastrophic episodes (i.

Headline Developments Nassim Taleb, the celebrated Black Swan author and mathematician, has published a paper trashing bitcoin.  In the paper (excerpts below), Taleb claims the theoretical value of bitcoin is zero, saying it is not a currency, can be neither a short or long term store of value, cannot operate as a reliable inflation hedge and, “worst of all”, does not constitute “not even remotely” a tail protection vehicle for catastrophic episodes (i.

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

Much like in March, when we advocated for buying large cap tech, we are once again calling to buy large cap tech. Order of preference from here? AMZN, FB, GOOGL, NFLX, MSFT/ADBE/NOW,  AAPL<div class="content-highlight">Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.  </div>

Much like in March, when we advocated for buying large cap tech, we are once again calling to buy large cap tech. Order of preference from here? AMZN, FB, GOOGL, NFLX, MSFT/ADBE/NOW,  AAPLObex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.  

Headline Developments SpaceX (private) is set to launch The Pentagon’s next-generation national security satellite to orbit - the first launch with a reused rocket.  The launch of the GPS III SV05 for Space Force (below) will take place using the same Falcon 9 rocket booster that launched GPS III SV04 last November.

Headline Developments SpaceX (private) is set to launch The Pentagon’s next-generation national security satellite to orbit - the first launch with a reused rocket.  The launch of the GPS III SV05 for Space Force (below) will take place using the same Falcon 9 rocket booster that launched GPS III SV04 last November.

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

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mercadolibre-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27954:1" rel="noopener">MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US)</a> is the most widely held stock in the South American region among active Global managers. Though the majority of funds hold less than 1% in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mercadolibre-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27954:1" rel="noopener">MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US)</a> , there are those who hold significantly more, led by Loomis Sayles Global Growth (5.34%) and MFAM Global Opportunities (5.23%).  The trajectory of ownership growth is tracking a similar path to stocks such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/facebook-inc-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:665:1" rel="noopener">Facebook Inc A (FB US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (BABA US),</a> who were at a similar point to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mercadolibre-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27954:1" rel="noopener">MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US)</a> some 5-6 years ago.  If the path of returns follows any one of those 3 stocks, then <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mercadolibre-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27954:1" rel="noopener">MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US)</a> is one to hold.Taken from our Global fund research, covering 378 strategies with AUM of $1.1tr.

MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US) is the most widely held stock in the South American region among active Global managers. Though the majority of funds hold less than 1% in MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US) , there are those who hold significantly more, led by Loomis Sayles Global Growth (5.34%) and MFAM Global Opportunities (5.23%).  The trajectory of ownership growth is tracking a similar path to stocks such as Facebook Inc A (FB US) , Tencent (700 HK) and Alibaba Group (BABA US), who were at a similar point to MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US) some 5-6 years ago.  If the path of returns follows any one of those 3 stocks, then MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US) is one to hold.Taken from our Global fund research, covering 378 strategies with AUM of $1.1tr.

MercadoLibre:  The Jewel in the Latam Crown

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Steven Holden

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