Director, Head of Research, Smartkarma

Pranav Rao

Director, Head of Research

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

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<li>Welcome to Curator’s Cut — a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,500+ insights published on Smartkarma. </li>
<li>In this cut, we revisit memory stocks' stellar year, unpack results from the best pure-play gaming franchise, and spotlight airline stocks poised for lift-off.</li>
<li>Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next.</li>
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Welcome to Curator’s Cut — a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,500+ insights published on Smartkarma. 
In this cut, we revisit memory stocks' stellar year, unpack results from the best pure-play gaming franchise, and spotlight airline stocks poised for lift-off.
Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next.


Curator's Cut: Korea's Memory Mania, Nintendo's Next Play & Airline Takeoffs

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

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<li>Mainland investors continue their record southbound purchases during 2024 and into 2025. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32157:1" rel="noopener">GDS Holdings (9698 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23649:1" rel="noopener">GDS Holdings (ADR) (GDS US)</a> had a break out from its triangle formation in its continuation pattern.  The company may list its China REIT assets.
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> had a symmetrical pattern breakdown after the announcement that the US pentagon had placed the company on its blacklist.  The company began a large share buyback.
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Mainland investors continue their record southbound purchases during 2024 and into 2025. 

GDS Holdings (9698 HK) , GDS Holdings (ADR) (GDS US) had a break out from its triangle formation in its continuation pattern.  The company may list its China REIT assets.


Tencent (700 HK) had a symmetrical pattern breakdown after the announcement that the US pentagon had placed the company on its blacklist.  The company began a large share buyback.



Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (January 6)

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The Delphi Podcast

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Conversations with Crypto Gigabrains. Hosted by Tommy, Co-Founder and Founding Partner at Delphi Ventures

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The gaming industry is evolving with a focus on AI integration and innovative game loops.</li><li>Mobile gaming is expected to lead the way in terms of success and adoption in the coming years.</li><li>Ecosystems like Ronin and exchanges are playing a significant role in shaping the gaming landscape, with a focus on UGC and innovative token distribution mechanics.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

The gaming industry is evolving with a focus on AI integration and innovative game loops.Mobile gaming is expected to lead the way in terms of success and adoption in the coming years.Ecosystems like Ronin and exchanges are playing a significant role in shaping the gaming landscape, with a focus on UGC and innovative token distribution mechanics.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/krafton-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28956:1" rel="noopener">Krafton (259960 KS).</a>
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<li>The stock has been doing well over the past few months and its earnings and price momentum remain strong.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
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SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of Krafton (259960 KS).

The stock has been doing well over the past few months and its earnings and price momentum remain strong.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Krafton Placement - Stock Has Been Doing Well, Momentum Remains Strong

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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<li>NetEase will be Activision Blizzard’s agency in China again after a divorce more than a year ago.</li>
<li>Alibaba’s cloud service plans to reduce its overseas price offers by 23% on average.</li>
<li>Infant formula companies, such as Feihe and Ausnutria, suffered from revenue shrinkage in 2023.</li>
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NetEase will be Activision Blizzard’s agency in China again after a divorce more than a year ago.
Alibaba’s cloud service plans to reduce its overseas price offers by 23% on average.
Infant formula companies, such as Feihe and Ausnutria, suffered from revenue shrinkage in 2023.


China Consumption Weekly (15Apr2024): NetEase, Activision Blizzard, Li Auto, Alibaba, Feihe, Uniqlo

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. publishes, develops, and distributes interactive entertainment software and peripheral products. The Company's products cover diverse game categories, including action/adventure, action sports, racing, role playing, simulation, first-person action, music-based gaming and strategy.

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Curator's Cut: Korea's Memory Mania, Nintendo's Next Play & Airline Takeoffs

This Curator's Cut reviews the rally in memory stocks, the top gaming franchise's results, and two airline stocks that could be cleared for takeoff.

Pranav Rao

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (January 6)

Mainland investors purchased a record amount of HK shares during 2024. GDS Holding announced that it may list its China assets in a REIT. Tencent...

David Mudd

Delphi's Gaming Year Ahead 2025

Emerging trends in gaming industry include AI integration, mobile gaming dominance, UGC importance, blockchain usage, AI NPC spectator sports,...

The Delphi Podcast

Krafton Placement - Stock Has Been Doing Well, Momentum Remains Strong

SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of Krafton (259960 KS). In this note, we talk about the deal dyanmics and run it...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (15Apr2024): NetEase, Activision Blizzard, Li Auto, Alibaba, Feihe, Uniqlo

NetEase will be Activision Blizzard’s agency again. Alibaba’s cloud service plans to reduce its overseas prices. Infant formula companies suffered...

Ming Lu

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Curator's Cut: Korea's Memory Mania, Nintendo's Next Play & Airline Takeoffs

This ​Curator's Cut reviews the rally in memory stocks, the top gaming franchise's results, and two airline stocks that could be cleared for takeoff.

Pranav Rao

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (January 6)

Mainland investors purchased a record amount of HK shares during 2024. GDS Holding announced that it may list its China assets in a REIT. Tencent...

David Mudd

Delphi's Gaming Year Ahead 2025

Emerging trends in gaming industry include AI integration, mobile gaming dominance, UGC importance, blockchain usage, AI NPC spectator sports,...

The Delphi Podcast

Krafton Placement - Stock Has Been Doing Well, Momentum Remains Strong

SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of Krafton (259960 KS). In this note, we talk about the deal dyanmics and run it...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (15Apr2024): NetEase, Activision Blizzard, Li Auto, Alibaba, Feihe, Uniqlo

NetEase will be Activision Blizzard’s agency again. Alibaba’s cloud service plans to reduce its overseas prices. Infant formula companies suffered...

Ming Lu

This Curator's Cut reviews the rally in memory stocks, the top gaming franchise's results, and two airline stocks that could be cleared for takeoff.