Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Event-Driven

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Event Preview: The Reserve Bank of India will announce its next policy decision on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. After June's larger-than-expected 0.5% rate cut, consensus expects no change.</li>
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Market Reaction History: The NIFTY 50 has historically moved more when the RBI surprises markets - a 27% occurrence rate over the past decade. </li>
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Options Perspective: This Insight investigates past market behavior during comparable RBI policy announcements and contrasts it with what current option pricing implies for this week’s move.</li>
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Event Preview: The Reserve Bank of India will announce its next policy decision on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. After June's larger-than-expected 0.5% rate cut, consensus expects no change.

Market Reaction History: The NIFTY 50 has historically moved more when the RBI surprises markets - a 27% occurrence rate over the past decade. 

Options Perspective: This Insight investigates past market behavior during comparable RBI policy announcements and contrasts it with what current option pricing implies for this week’s move.


RBI Rate Decision on 6 Aug: Nifty 50’s Historic Moves Matched by Options Market

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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

WeWork India Management Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$407m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN) is looking to raise about US$407m in its upcoming India IPO.
WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


WeWork India Pre-IPO - Lease Mismatch and Structural Strains

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-securities-depository-ltd-nsdl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39939:1" rel="noopener">NSDL (NSDL IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.</li>
<li>In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about valuations.</li>
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NSDL (NSDL IN) is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO.
It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.
In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about valuations.


National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO - Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

Aditya Infotech Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aditya-infotech-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43994:1" rel="noopener">Aditya Infotech Ltd (6596564Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$151m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Aditya Infotech is a CCTV/video surveillance provider offering a range of advanced video security and surveillance products, technologies and solutions for enterprise and consumer segments under its CP PLUS brand.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.</li>
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Aditya Infotech Ltd (6596564Z IN) is looking to raise about US$151m in its India IPO.
Aditya Infotech is a CCTV/video surveillance provider offering a range of advanced video security and surveillance products, technologies and solutions for enterprise and consumer segments under its CP PLUS brand.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.


Aditya Infotech IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

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<li>Zubin Mody, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) abruptly quits <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indusind-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1558:1" rel="noopener">Indusind Bank (IIB IN)</a>
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<li>His resignation adds to the leadership vacuum at the top as the bank has no CEO or any executive directors on the board</li>
<li>Apparently the board of directors wants to reboot the bank with a clean senior executive slate</li>
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Zubin Mody, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) abruptly quits Indusind Bank (IIB IN)

His resignation adds to the leadership vacuum at the top as the bank has no CEO or any executive directors on the board
Apparently the board of directors wants to reboot the bank with a clean senior executive slate


Indian Banking’s Longest-Serving, Highest-Paid HR-Head Quits IndusInd Bank

India

Axis Bank Limited provides a full range of banking services throughout India. The Group's activities include retail banking, investment management, merchant banking, treasury and NRI services, cash and credit management services, and ATM facilities.

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Axis Bank Ltd (AXSB IN)

RBI Rate Decision on 6 Aug: Nifty 50’s Historic Moves Matched by Options Market

A data-driven look at how the Nifty 50 has historically reacted to RBI policy decisions - and what current options pricing signals for August 6.

Gaudenz Schneider

WeWork India Pre-IPO - Lease Mismatch and Structural Strains

WeWork India Management Ltd is looking to raise about US$407m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of...

Akshat Shah

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO - Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

NSDL (NSDL IN) is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we undertake a peer comparison and talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Aditya Infotech IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Aditya Infotech is looking to raise about US$151m in its India IPO. We have looked at the company’s past performance previously. In this note, we...

Akshat Shah

Indian Banking’s Longest-Serving, Highest-Paid HR-Head Quits IndusInd Bank

Indusnd Bank's CHRO exit adds to the leadership vacuum in the bank and though it demonstrates a clean senior executive slate it heightens concerns...

Hemindra Hazari

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