Asia focused research insights & advisory, Asia Advisors

Vinay Patel

Asia focused research insights & advisory

Asia Advisors

Asia Advisors is an independent financial advisory and research firm working closely with corporates and institutions to provide consulting solutions & research insights. We provide advisory services including capital solutions, business strategy and investment insights.
Firm is headed by Vinay Patel who has close to two decades of experience in research and business development at large, international investment banks such as HSBC and ICICI Securities. Led research efforts in areas of Macroeconomics, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy for close to a decade in global & domestic research teams. As a business head in Singapore, advised top global investment management firms & Portfolio managers in Asia for India related investments.
Vinay was recently joined by Swapnil Manish, an investment banker and ex-ecommerce entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience. Swapnil was the TMT banker at BNP Paribas and was part of several large M&A and ECM transactions (Bharti-Zain, Bharti Infratel IPO, Schneider-Zicom among several others). He's also had a stint as an ecommerce entrepreneur having launched & led Mumbai's first online grocery player.

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In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to neutral. The 6 member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was unanimous in its decision to hold rates. The consensus was again caught on the wrong foot as majority expected a rate cut. Key rationale behind the move has been the adoption of 4% inflation target for the next financial year (ending March 2018). Even as current CPI inflation at 3.4% is well…

In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to neutral. The 6 member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was unanimous in its decision to hold rates. The consensus was again caught on the wrong foot as majority expected a rate cut. Key rationale behind the move has been the adoption of 4% inflation target for the next financial year (ending March 2018). Even as current CPI inflation at 3.4% is well…

RBI Spoils the Bond Market Party - Prices Unlikely to Scale the Peaks Seen After Demonetization

The Government presented a fiscally sound budget and avoided any major steps to boost expenditure and mitigate the shock of demonetization. Catching the street by a little surprise, the government stuck to the Fiscal responsibility act and reduced the fiscal deficit target for the year ending March'18 to 3.2% of GDP (vs 3.5% in March'17).  Relief has been provided on the personal income side to low and middle-income earners (people with salaries in Rs 0.25m-0.5m range) where the tax has been…

The Government presented a fiscally sound budget and avoided any major steps to boost expenditure and mitigate the shock of demonetization. Catching the street by a little surprise, the government stuck to the Fiscal responsibility act and reduced the fiscal deficit target for the year ending March'18 to 3.2% of GDP (vs 3.5% in March'17).  Relief has been provided on the personal income side to low and middle-income earners (people with salaries in Rs 0.25m-0.5m range) where the tax has been…

Budget a Non-Event as Govt Plays Safe; Falling Yields to Shift Asset Allocation to Equities

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Jinmao, Hanwha TotalEnergies, JSW Steel</li>
<li>UST yields fell 5-7 bps on Friday, as oil prices fell on optimism of a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. This came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the strait was open for all commercial vessels for the duration of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Moreover, US President Donald Trump claimed that "Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again". The yield on the 2Y and 10Y UST fell 7 bps and 6 bps to 3.71% and 4.25%, respectively. Equities climbed, alongside gold and cryptocurrencies.</li>
<li>The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq advanced 1.2% and 1.5% to reach fresh closing records of 7,126 and 24,468, respectively. That said, equity futures were trading lower, while crude oil jumped c. 6% from Friday's close, following news that Iran's military had re-closed the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Jinmao, Hanwha TotalEnergies, JSW Steel
UST yields fell 5-7 bps on Friday, as oil prices fell on optimism of a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. This came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the strait was open for all commercial vessels for the duration of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Moreover, US President Donald Trump claimed that "Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again". The yield on the 2Y and 10Y UST fell 7 bps and 6 bps to 3.71% and 4.25%, respectively. Equities climbed, alongside gold and cryptocurrencies.
The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq advanced 1.2% and 1.5% to reach fresh closing records of 7,126 and 24,468, respectively. That said, equity futures were trading lower, while crude oil jumped c. 6% from Friday's close, following news that Iran's military had re-closed the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.


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

Juniper Green Energy Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/juniper-green-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45455:1" rel="noopener">Juniper Green Energy Ltd (1831458D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Juniper Green Energy Limited (JGEL) is an independent power producer (IPP) engaged in the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of utility-scale renewable energy projects.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the firm’s past performance.</li>
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Juniper Green Energy Ltd (1831458D IN) is looking to raise around US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Juniper Green Energy Limited (JGEL) is an independent power producer (IPP) engaged in the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of utility-scale renewable energy projects.
In this note, we look at the firm’s past performance.


Aequitas: Juniper Green Energy Pre-IPO - Execution-Led Growth but Risks Remain

Founder and Strategist, Entext Economics & Strategy

Sean Maher

Founder and Strategist

Entext Economics & Strategy

Entext provides institutional investors with distinctive, actionable asset allocation and thematic research, which typically challenges the market consensus. Our clients range from credit, equity and multi-asset hedge and pension funds to family offices and sovereign funds. 
 
We focus on identifying key inflection points in macro data and relative asset performance amid the 'groupthink'  and confirmation bias that characterizes most investment bank analysis.

Macro Driven Investment Insight

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<li>The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to lag given that backdrop.</li>
<li>However, it has delivered a mediocre longer term return relative to the investor hype generated - the Sensex has seen only a 4.9% annualized return over the past five years and 2.7% over the past decade in USD.</li>
<li>That partly reflects the INR falling by a third since late 2011, underperforming even the commodity exposed IDR and MYR…</li>
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The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to lag given that backdrop.
However, it has delivered a mediocre longer term return relative to the investor hype generated - the Sensex has seen only a 4.9% annualized return over the past five years and 2.7% over the past decade in USD.
That partly reflects the INR falling by a third since late 2011, underperforming even the commodity exposed IDR and MYR…


Still Too Many Stale Bulls on India, as Structural Risks Deepen - 11th Jan 2017

India

JSW Steel Limited is an Indian multinational steel company. It manufactures and sells a wide range of steel products, including hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, and color-coated steel, as well as TMT bars, wire rods, and alloy steel products, serving various industries such as automotive, construction, and infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in 1982.

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RBI Spoils the Bond Market Party - Prices Unlikely to Scale the Peaks Seen After Demonetization

In a surprise move, the Central bank (RBI) today maintained the policy rate at the current level of 6.25% but changed the monetary policy stance to...

Asia Advisors

Budget a Non-Event as Govt Plays Safe; Falling Yields to Shift Asset Allocation to Equities

The Government presented a fiscally sound budget and avoided any major steps to boost expenditure and mitigate the shock of demonetization....

Asia Advisors

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Jinmao, Hanwha TotalEnergies, JSW Steel

Lucror Analytics

Aequitas: Juniper Green Energy Pre-IPO - Execution-Led Growth but Risks Remain

Juniper Green Energy is looking to raise around US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the firm’s past performance.

Akshat Shah

Still Too Many Stale Bulls on India, as Structural Risks Deepen - 11th Jan 2017

The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to...

Sean Maher

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