Smartkarma Research Team, Smartkarma

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Smartkarma Research Team

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Research Reinvented

<p>In our next Webinar, we welcome back Analyst <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/hemindra-hazari" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:941" rel="noopener">Hemindra Hazari</a> , who will outline his views on recent corporate governance developments in Indian financial institutions, separating the narrative from the reality on the ground.</p>
<h3>The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.</h3>
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<p>Hemindra Hazari is a SEBI-registered research analyst with over 25 years of experience in the Indian capital markets, specialising in banking and economy research. He has managerial experience in establishing profitable equities business, leading, and mentoring analysts. He has worked with prominent foreign and domestic capital market firms such as UBS, Societe Generale, HSBC, ASK Raymond James, and Karvy Stock Broking, and is a regular guest on business media channels and is respected for his non-consensus view on stocks and the market.</p>

In our next Webinar, we welcome back Analyst Hemindra Hazari , who will outline his views on recent corporate governance developments in Indian financial institutions, separating the narrative from the reality on the ground.
The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.

Register for the Webinar here

Hemindra Hazari is a SEBI-registered research analyst with over 25 years of experience in the Indian capital markets, specialising in banking and economy research. He has managerial experience in establishing profitable equities business, leading, and mentoring analysts. He has worked with prominent foreign and domestic capital market firms such as UBS, Societe Generale, HSBC, ASK Raymond James, and Karvy Stock Broking, and is a regular guest on business media channels and is respected for his non-consensus view on stocks and the market.

Smartkarma Webinar | Myth Vs Reality: Corporate Governance in India's Financial Sector

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

Index Rebalance

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise / Index Rebalance

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<li>The changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX)</a> and NIFTY NEXT50 Indices were announced on 24 February and will be implemented at the close today.</li>
<li>There is a fair amount to trade on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX)</a> stocks given the sizeable passive assets that track the indices.</li>
<li>There is pre-positioning on some of the names and there could be opportunities to build positions to play for a reversal.</li>
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The changes to the NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX), Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX) and NIFTY NEXT50 Indices were announced on 24 February and will be implemented at the close today.
There is a fair amount to trade on the NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX) and Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX) stocks given the sizeable passive assets that track the indices.
There is pre-positioning on some of the names and there could be opportunities to build positions to play for a reversal.


NIFTY Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-baroda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:545:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rbl-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22856:1" rel="noopener">RBL Bank Ltd (RBK IN)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX)</a> at the close of trading on 30 March.</li>
<li>Index trackers will need to buy over 2 days of ADV on BOB while selling over 2 days of ADV on RBL. There will be capping changes too.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-baroda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:545:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN)</a> trades cheaper than its peers on forward PE and price to book and could outperform over the near-term.</li>
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Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN) will replace RBL Bank Ltd (RBK IN) in the Nifty Bank Index (NSEBANK INDEX) at the close of trading on 30 March.
Index trackers will need to buy over 2 days of ADV on BOB while selling over 2 days of ADV on RBL. There will be capping changes too.

Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN) trades cheaper than its peers on forward PE and price to book and could outperform over the near-term.


NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance: BOB to Replace RBL Bank

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

<ul>
<li>Newspaper article pertaining to loan by RBL Bank to Sintex-BAPL highlights either `evergreening' or extreme incompetence by the bank</li>
<li>Rajeev Ahuja, present Acting CEO served on the Credit and Risk Committees which approved the Sintex-BAPL loan</li>
<li>Not desirable that the RBL Bank board selects Rajeev Ahuja as the permanent CEO of the bank</li>
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Newspaper article pertaining to loan by RBL Bank to Sintex-BAPL highlights either `evergreening' or extreme incompetence by the bank
Rajeev Ahuja, present Acting CEO served on the Credit and Risk Committees which approved the Sintex-BAPL loan
Not desirable that the RBL Bank board selects Rajeev Ahuja as the permanent CEO of the bank


Sintex Loan Fiasco: Is RBL’s Acting CEO Fit to Be a Banker, Let Alone Run a Bank?

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<li>The review period for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">NSEBANK INDEX</a> ended on 31 Jan. The rebalance will be effective after the close on 30 March and the announcement will come end February.</li>
<li>Based on the index methodology, we see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-baroda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:545:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rbl-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22856:1" rel="noopener">RBL Bank Ltd (RBK IN)</a> in the index.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to buy 11 days of delivery volume on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-baroda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:545:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN)</a> while selling 5 days of delivery volume on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rbl-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22856:1" rel="noopener">RBL Bank Ltd (RBK IN)</a>.</li>
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The review period for the NSEBANK INDEX ended on 31 Jan. The rebalance will be effective after the close on 30 March and the announcement will come end February.
Based on the index methodology, we see Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN) replacing RBL Bank Ltd (RBK IN) in the index.
Passive trackers will need to buy 11 days of delivery volume on Bank Of Baroda (BOB IN) while selling 5 days of delivery volume on RBL Bank Ltd (RBK IN).


NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance Preview: BOB Should Replace RBL Bank

India

RBL Bank is an Indian private sector bank that provides a comprehensive range of banking and financial services to retail, corporate, and institutional customers. Its offerings include savings and current accounts, fixed deposits, credit cards, loans, investments, and digital banking solutions. The bank was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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Smartkarma Webinar | Myth Vs Reality: Corporate Governance in India's Financial Sector

On 18 May, 5pm SGT, join our Webinar with Analyst Hemindra Hazari, who will outline his views on corporate governance in Indian financial...

Smartkarma Research

NIFTY Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today

The March rebalance for the NIFTY family of indices will be implemented at the close of trading today. There is a fair amount to trade on the adds,...

Brian Freitas

NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance: BOB to Replace RBL Bank

Bank of Baroda replaces RBL Bank in the NSEBANK at the close on 30 March. Passive trackers will need to buy over 2 days ADV on BOB while selling...

Brian Freitas

Sintex Loan Fiasco: Is RBL’s Acting CEO Fit to Be a Banker, Let Alone Run a Bank?

It is unlikely, and at any rate undesirable, that a top banker who clears a loan to a company having 10.5:1 gearing should be rewarded with the...

Hemindra Hazari

NIFTY Bank Index Rebalance Preview: BOB Should Replace RBL Bank

With the review period complete, we see BOB IN replacing RBL IN at the March rebalance. Passive trackers need to buy 11 days of delivery volume on...

Brian Freitas

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