Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Commodities

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<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook</li>
<li>Comex Copper premium to LME widens again as tariff deadline looms</li>
<li>What the massive equity issuance tells us about the state of the markets</li>
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A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook
Comex Copper premium to LME widens again as tariff deadline looms
What the massive equity issuance tells us about the state of the markets


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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A: Anthropic paired its Series H with Opus 4.8, while MiniMax pushed A-share plans.</li>
<li>MiniMax disclosed USD 300m ARR, previewed M3, and started CITIC Securities counselling. Xiaomi cut API pricing to match DeepSeek.</li>
<li>OpenRouter data showed Anthropic revenue dominance even as DeepSeek and Tencent topped token usage, while Cognition and Fireworks extended private-market comps.</li>
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We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A: Anthropic paired its Series H with Opus 4.8, while MiniMax pushed A-share plans.
MiniMax disclosed USD 300m ARR, previewed M3, and started CITIC Securities counselling. Xiaomi cut API pricing to match DeepSeek.
OpenRouter data showed Anthropic revenue dominance even as DeepSeek and Tencent topped token usage, while Cognition and Fireworks extended private-market comps.


This Week in AI (May 24-30): Anthropic Raises $65bn and Launches Opus 4.8; MiniMax's H+A and M3

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Hong Kong is on track to complete $40 billion in IPOs this year, with demand coming from unicorn tech companies and A-share firms seeking dual listings. </li>
<li>AI, new energy technology, and healthcare will be the leading IPO sectors.  There are 450 companies that have filed for IPOs in Hong Kong in 2026.</li>
<li>With IPO oversubscriptions extremely high, investors are buying peer companies in the same industry, benefiting from spillover or halo effects.  </li>
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Hong Kong is on track to complete $40 billion in IPOs this year, with demand coming from unicorn tech companies and A-share firms seeking dual listings. 
AI, new energy technology, and healthcare will be the leading IPO sectors.  There are 450 companies that have filed for IPOs in Hong Kong in 2026.
With IPO oversubscriptions extremely high, investors are buying peer companies in the same industry, benefiting from spillover or halo effects.  


HONG KONG IPO WATCH: Follow the Leader Strategy (April 2026)

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<li>We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A; this week: OpenAI filed for IPO, Anthropic projected first profit, and Nvidia reported earnings.</li>
<li>Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, Alibaba launched Qwen3.7-Max, and Zhipu disclosed ZCube with GLM-5.1-highspeed.</li>
<li>Anthropic lined up funding and compute, Google hired Contextual AI researchers, and Moonshot prepared a Hong Kong IPO structure.</li>
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We tracked AI models, infrastructure, and M&amp;A; this week: OpenAI filed for IPO, Anthropic projected first profit, and Nvidia reported earnings.
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, Alibaba launched Qwen3.7-Max, and Zhipu disclosed ZCube with GLM-5.1-highspeed.
Anthropic lined up funding and compute, Google hired Contextual AI researchers, and Moonshot prepared a Hong Kong IPO structure.


This Week in AI (May 17-23): OpenAI Files for IPO; Anthropic Posts First Profit; Nvidia Reports Q1

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<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook</li>
<li>The correction in momentum is done as index moves mask the price action underneath</li>
<li>Will the Bank of Japan finally hike rates again ?</li>
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A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook
The correction in momentum is done as index moves mask the price action underneath
Will the Bank of Japan finally hike rates again ?


China

MiniMax Group is an artificial intelligence company that develops multimodal AI models and consumer applications. Its offerings include AI character apps like Talkie and Xingye, and video-generation services such as Hailuo AI. The company also creates proprietary foundation models capable of understanding, generating, and integrating various modalities including text, audio, images, video, and music. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, MiniMax was founded in December 2021.

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MiniMax (100 HK)

Overview #63 – Feeding the Ducks

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the rise in Comex copper premiums, a closer look at the...

Rikki Malik

This Week in AI (May 24-30): Anthropic Raises $65bn and Launches Opus 4.8; MiniMax's H+A and M3

This week in AI: Anthropic raised $65bn and launched Opus 4.8; MiniMax seeks A-share listing and previews M3; Huawei shows Tau roadmap.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HONG KONG IPO WATCH: Follow the Leader Strategy (April 2026)

KB Laminates (1888 HK) has gained 90% since our April report on the following-the-leader strategy. Kingboard Holdings (148 HK) holds a 70% stake...

David Mudd

This Week in AI (May 17-23): OpenAI Files for IPO; Anthropic Posts First Profit; Nvidia Reports Q1

This week in AI: OpenAI filed for IPO; Anthropic's first profitable quarter; Nvidia guided without China data-center revenue.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Overview #61- Back to the Races

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the momentum correction and expectations for what happens next

Rikki Malik

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