Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:547:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-bank-ltd-spon-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:556:1" rel="noopener">IBN US)</a> is scheduled to report its Q2 results on Saturday, 18 October 2025.</li>
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Highlight: In recent years, the bank has consistently beat analysts' expectations and often posted a positive performance post-earnings.</li>
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Portfolio Impact: As a Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex heavyweight, earnings-day moves ripple across the benchmark, making results market-relevant beyond the single stock.</li>
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ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN / IBN US) is scheduled to report its Q2 results on Saturday, 18 October 2025.

Highlight: In recent years, the bank has consistently beat analysts' expectations and often posted a positive performance post-earnings.

Portfolio Impact: As a Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex heavyweight, earnings-day moves ripple across the benchmark, making results market-relevant beyond the single stock.


ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN / IBN US) Earnings Preview: Strong Track Record Points to Post-Result Gains

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

LG Electronics India / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8814:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics (066570 KS)</a> raised around US$1.3bn via selling 15% of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44148:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics India</a> IPO.</li>
<li>LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume, as per Redseer Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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LG Electronics (066570 KS) raised around US$1.3bn via selling 15% of its stake in LG Electronics India IPO.
LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume, as per Redseer Report.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


LG Electronics India IPO Trading - Very Strong Subscription, Won’t Be Chasing if It Pops Too High

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Canara HSBC Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.</li>
<li>CHLI is an Indian private life insurer, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, offering a range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group customers.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.
CHLI is an Indian private life insurer, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, offering a range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group customers.
In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in the IPO price range.


Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Steady Growth but Valuations Fullish

Tata Capital Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-capital-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45653:1" rel="noopener">Tata Capital Limited</a> raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today.</li>
<li>Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Tata Capital Limited raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today.
Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Tata Capital IPO Trading - No Tata Premium This Time

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (13 Oct)

India

HDFC Bank Ltd. offers a wide range of services to the global corporate sector. The Bank provides corporate banking and custodial services and is active in the treasury and capital markets. HDFC also markets project advisory services and capital market products such as Global Deposit Receipts, Euro currency loans, and Euro currency bonds.

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HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN)

ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN / IBN US) Earnings Preview: Strong Track Record Points to Post-Result Gains

Watch for ICICI Bank’s Q2 FY2026 results on 18 October 2025. The bank’s consistent earnings beats and strong post-result record could sway the...

Gaudenz Schneider

LG Electronics India IPO Trading - Very Strong Subscription, Won’t Be Chasing if It Pops Too High

LG Electronics (066570 KS) raised around US$1.3bn via selling 15% of its stake in LG Electronics India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading...

Sumeet Singh

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Steady Growth but Valuations Fullish

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied...

Akshat Shah

Tata Capital IPO Trading - No Tata Premium This Time

Tata Capital Limited raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (13 Oct)

Statistical methodology identifies 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

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ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN / IBN US) Earnings Preview: Strong Track Record Points to Post-Result Gains

Watch for ICICI Bank’s Q2 FY2026 results on 18 October 2025. The bank’s consistent earnings beats and strong post-result record could sway the...

Gaudenz Schneider

LG Electronics India IPO Trading - Very Strong Subscription, Won’t Be Chasing if It Pops Too High

LG Electronics (066570 KS) raised around US$1.3bn via selling 15% of its stake in LG Electronics India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading...

Sumeet Singh

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Steady Growth but Valuations Fullish

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied...

Akshat Shah

Tata Capital IPO Trading - No Tata Premium This Time

Tata Capital Limited raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (13 Oct)

​Statistical methodology identifies 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Statistical methodology identifies 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.