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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Banking sector results in this quarter have been pretty much a mixed bag with SoE banks (also referred to as PSU or public sector banks) along with large private sector banks ( ICICI) recording weak business growth and rise in NPA ratio while retail-focused private sector banks (Yes bank, IndusInd) continuing to outperform in growth and asset quality. Across the board rally in the banks with strong moves in SOE banks , therefore comes as a surprise. From the lows recorded in Feb/Mar, PSU banks…

Banking sector results in this quarter have been pretty much a mixed bag with SoE banks (also referred to as PSU or public sector banks) along with large private sector banks ( ICICI) recording weak business growth and rise in NPA ratio while retail-focused private sector banks (Yes bank, IndusInd) continuing to outperform in growth and asset quality. Across the board rally in the banks with strong moves in SOE banks , therefore comes as a surprise. From the lows recorded in Feb/Mar, PSU banks…

Indian Banks: Wary of SoE Bank Rally; Keep Focus on Retail Lenders as Consumer Credit Booms

Govt decision to appoint Urjit Patel as next RBI Governor will assuage investor concernsIn its decision to appoint Dr Urjit Patel as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India, the govt has sent a clear message to the investor community that it is business as usual even after the end of incumbent Rajan's term on 4th Sep'16.  Quite like the incumbent, Dr Patel also has excellent creds with his education at top global schools and then extensive work in public policy at IMF, Ministry of Finance…

Govt decision to appoint Urjit Patel as next RBI Governor will assuage investor concernsIn its decision to appoint Dr Urjit Patel as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India, the govt has sent a clear message to the investor community that it is business as usual even after the end of incumbent Rajan's term on 4th Sep'16.  Quite like the incumbent, Dr Patel also has excellent creds with his education at top global schools and then extensive work in public policy at IMF, Ministry of Finance…

Quick Event Wrap: Sound Choice by Govt in Urjit Patel; India GST Plans Speed Up; Traders Corner-INR

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Smartkarma

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Research Reinvented

Equity Capital Markets

RBL Bank plans to raise US$180m in its IPO slated to open next week. We had a look at the fundamentals of the deal in our earlier insight, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rbl-bank-pre-ipo-review-impressive-asset-growth-but-return-ratios-lagging" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:4905">RBL Bank Pre-IPO Review - Impressive Asset Growth but Return Ratios Lagging</a>, which covered most aspects of the deal including FY16 financial performance.In this insight, we run the deal through our framework and comment on valuation, which don't seem to offer any IPO discount.

RBL Bank plans to raise US$180m in its IPO slated to open next week. We had a look at the fundamentals of the deal in our earlier insight, RBL Bank Pre-IPO Review - Impressive Asset Growth but Return Ratios Lagging, which covered most aspects of the deal including FY16 financial performance.In this insight, we run the deal through our framework and comment on valuation, which don't seem to offer any IPO discount. 

RBL Bank IPO - A Lot of Hope and Strong Momentum Might Help, but Upside Remains Limited

Co-founder & Managing Director, Marketnomix 

Rajan Govil

Co-founder & Managing Director

Marketnomix 

Macroeconomics

Growth outlook remains tilted to the downside.Fiscal and Monetary Policy have become confusing amidst a lack of meaningful structural reforms.Policy rates are likely to remain at current levels; downside risks to overvalued rupee.

Growth outlook remains tilted to the downside.Fiscal and Monetary Policy have become confusing amidst a lack of meaningful structural reforms.Policy rates are likely to remain at current levels; downside risks to overvalued rupee.

India: Growth Outlook Remains Tilted to the Downside

RBL Bank plans to raise between US$150-200m later this year by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this insight, we have looked at the company's past financial performance, along with its return profile in order to benchmark it versus other listed players. RBL is similar to other listed old age private sector banks in terms of asset size and returns and the deal will probably need to come in at a discount to this group for it to do well.

RBL Bank plans to raise between US$150-200m later this year by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this insight, we have looked at the company's past financial performance, along with its return profile in order to benchmark it versus other listed players. RBL is similar to other listed old age private sector banks in terms of asset size and returns and the deal will probably need to come in at a discount to this group for it to do well.

RBL Bank Pre-IPO Review - Impressive Asset Growth but Return Ratios Lagging

India

RBL Bank Limited operates as a commercial bank. The Company offers banking products and services such as savings accounts, fixed deposits, personal and business loans, debit and credit cards, insurance, investment management, and mobile banking. RBL Bank serves customers throughout India.

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Indian Banks: Wary of SoE Bank Rally; Keep Focus on Retail Lenders as Consumer Credit Booms

Banking sector results in this quarter have been pretty much a mixed bag with SoE banks (also referred to as PSU or public sector banks) along with...

Asia Advisors

Quick Event Wrap: Sound Choice by Govt in Urjit Patel; India GST Plans Speed Up; Traders Corner-INR

Govt decision to appoint Urjit Patel as next RBI Governor will assuage investor concernsIn its decision to appoint Dr Urjit Patel as the next...

Asia Advisors

RBL Bank IPO - A Lot of Hope and Strong Momentum Might Help, but Upside Remains Limited

RBL Bank plans to raise US$180m in its IPO slated to open next week. We had a look at the fundamentals of the deal in our earlier insight, RBL Bank...

Sumeet Singh

India: Growth Outlook Remains Tilted to the Downside

Growth outlook remains tilted to the downside.Fiscal and Monetary Policy have become confusing amidst a lack of meaningful structural...

Rajan Govil

RBL Bank Pre-IPO Review - Impressive Asset Growth but Return Ratios Lagging

RBL Bank plans to raise between US$150-200m later this year by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this insight, we have looked at...

Sumeet Singh

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