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

Event-Driven

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<li>The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices commenced on 1 June and will end on 31 August. Only 4 trading days to go.</li>
<li>We see 7 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 1 new addition to LargeCap, 12 stocks moving from SmallCap to MidCap and 3 new additions to MidCap.</li>
<li>The upward migrations have underperformed the downward migrations over the last month as a few stocks have sold off hard. Some despite being included in global indices.</li>
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The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices commenced on 1 June and will end on 31 August. Only 4 trading days to go.
We see 7 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 1 new addition to LargeCap, 12 stocks moving from SmallCap to MidCap and 3 new additions to MidCap.
The upward migrations have underperformed the downward migrations over the last month as a few stocks have sold off hard. Some despite being included in global indices.


KOSPI Size Indices: Momentum Stalls; (Some) Upward Migrations Sell-Off

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>This insight is a book review of 주식투자절대원칙 (Absolute Principles of Stock Investment), which was written by a famous Korean retail investor called Park Young-Ok.</li>
<li>Park tries to capture his 30+ years of investing wisdom. I thought this book was excellent, especially because Park included a lot of local flavor of his mindset in investing. </li>
<li>This insight provides 11 major highlights of the book 'Absolute Principles of Stock Investment.'</li>
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This insight is a book review of 주식투자절대원칙 (Absolute Principles of Stock Investment), which was written by a famous Korean retail investor called Park Young-Ok.
Park tries to capture his 30+ years of investing wisdom. I thought this book was excellent, especially because Park included a lot of local flavor of his mindset in investing. 
This insight provides 11 major highlights of the book 'Absolute Principles of Stock Investment.'


Absolute Principles of Stock Investment (주식투자절대원칙) - A Book Review

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xingda-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17836:1" rel="noopener">Xingda International (1899 HK)</a>’s partial offer from a management-controlled offeror at HK$1.88 per share is now open. The IFA opines it to be fair and reasonable.</li>
<li>The partial offer is conditional on the offeror/concert parties, which have a 45.60% stake, hitting 50.01% voting rights and approval by the requisite majority of shareholders on the acceptance form.</li>
<li>The 4.41% minimum acceptance is not onerous. Based on a proration of 8.88% and at the last close price of HK$1.59 per share, the breakeven price is HK$1.56 per share.</li>
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Xingda International (1899 HK)’s partial offer from a management-controlled offeror at HK$1.88 per share is now open. The IFA opines it to be fair and reasonable.
The partial offer is conditional on the offeror/concert parties, which have a 45.60% stake, hitting 50.01% voting rights and approval by the requisite majority of shareholders on the acceptance form.
The 4.41% minimum acceptance is not onerous. Based on a proration of 8.88% and at the last close price of HK$1.59 per share, the breakeven price is HK$1.56 per share.


Xingda (1899 HK): HK$1.88 Partial Offer Now Open

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xingda-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17836:1" rel="noopener">Xingda International (1899 HK)</a> disclosed a partial offer from management to acquire a maximum of 80.0 million shares at HK$1.88 per share, a 24.50% premium to the undisturbed price.</li>
<li>The pre-condition is Executive approval. The partial offer is conditional on the offeror hitting 50.01% voting rights and approval by the requisite majority of shareholders on the acceptance form. </li>
<li>The partial offer is an opportunistic foray to seize statutory control as it would not be sufficiently enticing to overcome FIL’s 9.99% blocking stake in a privatisation scheme.</li>
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Xingda International (1899 HK) disclosed a partial offer from management to acquire a maximum of 80.0 million shares at HK$1.88 per share, a 24.50% premium to the undisturbed price.
The pre-condition is Executive approval. The partial offer is conditional on the offeror hitting 50.01% voting rights and approval by the requisite majority of shareholders on the acceptance form. 
The partial offer is an opportunistic foray to seize statutory control as it would not be sufficiently enticing to overcome FIL’s 9.99% blocking stake in a privatisation scheme.


Xingda (1899 HK)’s Partial Offer from Management to Seize Statutory Control

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xingda-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17836:1" rel="noopener">Xingda International (1899 HK)</a> entered a trading halt pending the release of an announcement under the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers. </li>
<li>It is likely that the management, representing 45.60% of ordinary shares (through a five parties agreement), is seeking to privatise Xingda.</li>
<li>The bid is likely privatisation through a scheme. Due to FIL’s blocking stake, a decent premium is required, such as an offer approaching HK$2.00 (33% premium to the last close).  </li>
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Xingda International (1899 HK) entered a trading halt pending the release of an announcement under the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 
It is likely that the management, representing 45.60% of ordinary shares (through a five parties agreement), is seeking to privatise Xingda.
The bid is likely privatisation through a scheme. Due to FIL’s blocking stake, a decent premium is required, such as an offer approaching HK$2.00 (33% premium to the last close).  


Xingda International (1899 HK)’s to Draw a Privatisation Bid from Management?

South Korea

KISWIRE Ltd. manufactures secondary steel products, such as wire ropes and wire strands for electric wire and springs.  The Company markets to the shipbuilding and construction industries, and exports products to overseas markets.  KISWIRE also has a financial subsidiary.

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KOSPI Size Indices: Momentum Stalls; (Some) Upward Migrations Sell-Off

There could be 41 changes to the KOSPI Size Indices in September. The upward migrations have underperformed the downward migrations over the last...

Brian Freitas

Absolute Principles of Stock Investment (주식투자절대원칙) - A Book Review

This insight is a book review of 주식투자절대원칙 (Absolute Principles of Stock Investment), which was written by a famous Korean retail investor called...

Douglas Kim

Xingda (1899 HK): HK$1.88 Partial Offer Now Open

The 4.41% minimum acceptance is not onerous. Based on a proration of 8.88% and at the current share price of HK$1.59 per share, the breakeven price...

Arun George

Xingda (1899 HK)’s Partial Offer from Management to Seize Statutory Control

While an opportunistic and disappointing bid, the partial offer to acquire a minimum of 4.41% of outstanding shares at HK$1.88 is likely good...

Arun George

Xingda International (1899 HK)’s to Draw a Privatisation Bid from Management?

The bid is likely privatisation through a scheme. Due to FIL’s blocking stake, a decent premium is required, such as an offer approaching HK$2.00...

Arun George

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