Global Asset Allocation, Politics & Governance, Ecstrat

John-Paul Smith

Global Asset Allocation, Politics & Governance

Ecstrat

Ecstrat is a consultancy advising on asset allocation between global equity markets, with a focus on the intersection of governments, geopolitics, governance and markets.
 
Over the past few years and more especially since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), investors have become more focused on short-term market movements and real-time returns and have consequently neglected the analysis of the underlying structural themes that underpin longer term performance.
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More specifically we believe that the evolution of governance-based relationships between investors, controlling shareholders, labour and the state is one of the primary determinants of both relative and absolute performance between individual equity markets.
 
We will endeavour to provide investors with some of the context surrounding governance-related issues which encompass many different disciplines including history, economics and political science, as well as the financial metrics which are the most obvious manifestation of the structural characteristics of each market.
 
We will pay particular attention to the shifts and potential inflection points for governance in individual markets as these are often the best lead indicators for both economic and market performance.

Cross Asset Strategy

In January’s ‘Government and Markets’ report, we used the themes in the 2016 GEM overview and China outlooks to introduce our intra-GEM country weightings.We provide more detail on each of these countries in the full version of this report, focusing on the economic, financial and structural governance issues that we believe will be the most important market drivers over the course of this year and beyond.

In January’s ‘Government and Markets’ report, we used the themes in the 2016 GEM overview and China outlooks to introduce our intra-GEM country weightings.We provide more detail on each of these countries in the full version of this report, focusing on the economic, financial and structural governance issues that we believe will be the most important market drivers over the course of this year and beyond.

Governance, Valuations and the Crisis of State Capitalism

Information Technology Consultant

Ishita Jain

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Amazon.com has recorded one of its best years ever. Many investors are following its success while also wondering if the future will be as bright. Jeff Bezos’s management took steps in the right direction aligning their strategies in the direction of the current. If they continue taking these steps, there is good reason to stay bullish on the company.

Amazon.com has recorded one of its best years ever. Many investors are following its success while also wondering if the future will be as bright. Jeff Bezos’s management took steps in the right direction aligning their strategies in the direction of the current. If they continue taking these steps, there is good reason to stay bullish on the company.

Our bearish outlook for 2016 predicated on the rising risk of a “sudden stop” for China and uncontrolled FX depreciation across EM is unfortunately starting to play out; although markets currently feel very oversold and could rally sharply over the short term, we believe that there is further downside for EM equities in absolute and relative terms over the remainder of the year.

Our bearish outlook for 2016 predicated on the rising risk of a “sudden stop” for China and uncontrolled FX depreciation across EM is unfortunately starting to play out; although markets currently feel very oversold and could rally sharply over the short term, we believe that there is further downside for EM equities in absolute and relative terms over the remainder of the year.

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIFTY in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, Oil &amp; Natural Gas, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, State Bank of India, Eternal.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIFTY in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, Oil &amp; Natural Gas, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, State Bank of India, Eternal.


NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Mar): ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, Oil & Natural Gas

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

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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 (WEWORK IN)</a> raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</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 will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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WeWork India Management (WEWORK IN) raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
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 will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: WeWork India IPO Lockup Expiry-Shares Have Traded Down but WeWork Global Well in The Money

India

ITC Limited, a member of BAT Group of UK, is a holding company, which has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Branded Apparel, Greeting Cards and other FMCG products.

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ITC Ltd (ITC IN)

Governance, Valuations and the Crisis of State Capitalism

In January’s ‘Government and Markets’ report, we used the themes in the 2016 GEM overview and China outlooks to introduce our intra-GEM country...

John-Paul Smith

A to Z - Amazon's Growth Story

Amazon.com has recorded one of its best years ever. Many investors are following its success while also wondering if the future will be as bright....

Ishita Jain

China and the EM Ugly Contest

Our bearish outlook for 2016 predicated on the rising risk of a “sudden stop” for China and uncontrolled FX depreciation across EM is unfortunately...

John-Paul Smith

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Mar): ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, Oil & Natural Gas

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Mar 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in ICICI Bank (ICICIBC IN), Axis Bank (AXSB IN), Reliance Industries...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: WeWork India IPO Lockup Expiry-Shares Have Traded Down but WeWork Global Well in The Money

WeWork India raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

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