Co-founder of Cube Asia, Cube Asia

Simon Torring

Co-founder of Cube Asia

Defining Social Commerce in Southeast Asia

Cube Asia

We offer granular market data and insights for online retail in Southeast Asia, helping brands and retail companies drive profitable growth. 

Why the Cube?
3 dimensions of granularity to help you get deep into the 1) geographies, 2) categories, and 3) types of data and insights you need for your business.

The Cube is a big-data machine that is continuously listening to public data sources and primary research, and triangulating across thousands of data points using probabilistic modeling to produce an accurate and granular picture of Southeast Asia’s online retail landscape.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Wow! They grow up so fast.” is often said about children.</li><li>But the same can also be said about e-commerce in Southeast Asia, which in just 15 years has grown from naught to a sector worth USD 165 billion in 2024.</li><li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now though, the landscape is showing signs of consolidation, with major platforms strengthening their foothold while others seeing their market share decline — some have even exited completely.</span></li></ul>

Wow! They grow up so fast.” is often said about children.But the same can also be said about e-commerce in Southeast Asia, which in just 15 years has grown from naught to a sector worth USD 165 billion in 2024.Now though, the landscape is showing signs of consolidation, with major platforms strengthening their foothold while others seeing their market share decline — some have even exited completely.

Go big or go home: Signs of consolidation in Southeast Asia e-commerce

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab Holdings</a> has announced that it will tie up with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> to source 50,000 EVs for its ride-hailing fleet, which will help to address car and driver shortages.</li>
<li>Drivers will be able to buy the vehicles at favourable prices, with competitive financing packages. Grab's technology will be built-in to improve driver performance and provide data to improve services. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab</a> is also stepping up its efforts in insurance, winning general insurance licences in Singapore and Malaysia, allowing it to offer tailored insurance products to drivers initially but customers later.</li>
</ul>



Grab Holdings has announced that it will tie up with BYD (1211 HK) to source 50,000 EVs for its ride-hailing fleet, which will help to address car and driver shortages.
Drivers will be able to buy the vehicles at favourable prices, with competitive financing packages. Grab's technology will be built-in to improve driver performance and provide data to improve services. 

Grab is also stepping up its efforts in insurance, winning general insurance licences in Singapore and Malaysia, allowing it to offer tailored insurance products to drivers initially but customers later.


Grab Holdings (GRAB IJ) - New Fleets and Finance

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

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia / Index Rebalance

<ul>
<li>There are 2 constituent changes for the IDX30 Index, and 3 changes each for the LQ45 Index and IDX80 Index to be implemented at the close on 31 January.</li>
<li>The largest passive flows are expected in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-central-asia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:440:1" rel="noopener">Bank Central Asia</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indosat-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5737:1" rel="noopener">Indosat</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-comfeed-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8258:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Comfeed Indonesia</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dayamitra-telekomunikasi-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34741:1" rel="noopener">Dayamitra Telekomunikasi</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/map-aktif-adiperkasa-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27291:1" rel="noopener">MAP Aktif Adiperkasa</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-mandiri-persero-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:441:1" rel="noopener">Bank Mandiri Persero</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ciputra-development-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5513:1" rel="noopener">Ciputra Development</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xl-axiata-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15028:1" rel="noopener">XL Axiata</a>.</li>
<li>With only 4 days to implementation, there could be relatively big moves on stocks that have large flow/impact from passive fund trading.</li>
</ul>


There are 2 constituent changes for the IDX30 Index, and 3 changes each for the LQ45 Index and IDX80 Index to be implemented at the close on 31 January.
The largest passive flows are expected in Bank Central Asia, Indosat, Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Dayamitra Telekomunikasi, MAP Aktif Adiperkasa, Bank Mandiri Persero, Ciputra Development and XL Axiata.
With only 4 days to implementation, there could be relatively big moves on stocks that have large flow/impact from passive fund trading.


IDX30/​​LQ45/IDX80 Index Rebalance: Big Impact in Some Stocks with 4 Days to Implementation

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>The past week saw insights on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akr-corporindo-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13338:1" rel="noopener">AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wintermar-offshore-marine" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4064:1" rel="noopener">Wintermar Offshore Marine (WINS IJ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-industry-trading-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk (ULTJ IJ)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delta-electronics-thailand-pcl-98806732-8ac4-42b2-a565-ba32673d1e5a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20912:1" rel="noopener">Delta Electronics Thailand (DELTA TB)</a>.</li>
<li>There was also a macro insight on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, and two economic insights on Vietnam and a sector insights looking at the property recovery there.</li>
<li>The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom, from across Southeast Asia.</li>
</ul>


The past week saw insights on AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ), Wintermar Offshore Marine (WINS IJ), Ultrajaya Milk (ULTJ IJ), and Delta Electronics Thailand (DELTA TB).
There was also a macro insight on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, and two economic insights on Vietnam and a sector insights looking at the property recovery there.
The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom, from across Southeast Asia.


The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - AKRA's Smelting Up, Wintermar's Upside, and Ultrajaya

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>In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, with a look at ASEAN, ANZ and ADRs. </li>
<li>This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.</li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.</li>
</ul>


In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, with a look at ASEAN, ANZ and ADRs. 
This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.
The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.


Aequitas 2025 Asia IPO Pipeline - ASEAN, ANZ, ADRs

Indonesia

Bukalapak.com PT Tbk provides e-discretionary services. The Company offers range of electronics, food, shoes, apparel, watches, bags, cosmetics products, and other accessories. Bukalapak.com serves customers in Indonesia.

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Bukalapak.com PT Tbk (BUKA IJ)

Go big or go home: Signs of consolidation in Southeast Asia e-commerce

Wow! They grow up so fast.” is often said about children. But the same can also be said about e-commerce in Southeast Asia, which in just 15 years...

Simon Torring

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Angus Mackintosh

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There are 2 constituent changes for the IDX30, and 3 each for LQ45 and IDX80 indices to be implemented at the close 31 Jan. There are stocks with...

Brian Freitas

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - AKRA's Smelting Up, Wintermar's Upside, and Ultrajaya

The past week saw insights on AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ), Wintermar Offshore Marine (WINS IJ), Ultrajaya Milk (ULTJ IJ), and Delta Electronics...

Angus Mackintosh

Aequitas 2025 Asia IPO Pipeline - ASEAN, ANZ, ADRs

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, with a look at ASEAN, ANZ and ADRs, after having looked at HK, India,...

Sumeet Singh

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Go big or go home: Signs of consolidation in Southeast Asia e-commerce

Wow! They grow up so fast.” is often said about children. But the same can also be said about e-commerce in Southeast Asia, which in just 15 years...

Simon Torring

Grab Holdings (GRAB IJ) - New Fleets and Finance

Grab will tie up with BYD to source 50,000 EVs for its ride-hailing fleet, helping to address car and driver shortages plus Superbank is seeking an...

Angus Mackintosh

IDX30/​​LQ45/IDX80 Index Rebalance: Big Impact in Some Stocks with 4 Days to Implementation

There are 2 constituent changes for the IDX30, and 3 each for LQ45 and IDX80 indices to be implemented at the close 31 Jan. There are stocks with...

Brian Freitas

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - AKRA's Smelting Up, Wintermar's Upside, and Ultrajaya

The past week saw insights on AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ), Wintermar Offshore Marine (WINS IJ), Ultrajaya Milk (ULTJ IJ), and Delta Electronics...

Angus Mackintosh

Aequitas 2025 Asia IPO Pipeline - ASEAN, ANZ, ADRs

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, with a look at ASEAN, ANZ and ADRs, after having looked at HK, India,...

Sumeet Singh

IDX30/LQ45/IDX80 Index Rebalance: Big Impact in Some Stocks with 4 Days to Implementation