Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>A high-ranking official from the local financial regulatory authority has confirmed to several local media outlets that the tax benefits for the value-up program will be unveiled this month.</li>
<li>Corporate tax cuts and separate taxation on dividend income will be included. The short-term impact at the time of the announcement will likely be more significant for corporate tax cuts.</li>
<li>Local market is focused on screening large companies within the KOSPI 200 that have substantial pre-tax profits in anticipation of the corporate tax cut momentum to be announced this month.</li>
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A high-ranking official from the local financial regulatory authority has confirmed to several local media outlets that the tax benefits for the value-up program will be unveiled this month.
Corporate tax cuts and separate taxation on dividend income will be included. The short-term impact at the time of the announcement will likely be more significant for corporate tax cuts.
Local market is focused on screening large companies within the KOSPI 200 that have substantial pre-tax profits in anticipation of the corporate tax cut momentum to be announced this month.


Value-Up Tax Support Revealed by End of June: Local Market Eyes Corporate Tax Cut Beneficiaries

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>The Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok reaffirmed the Corporate Value Up program, pushing up the major value driven/low PBR stocks in Korea today.</li>
<li>Deputy Prime Minister Choi emphasized that as part of Corporate Value Up program, corporate tax benefits to companies that have made efforts to strengthen shareholder return policy will be provided.</li>
<li>The Korean government also plans to revise the law to separate taxation on the dividend income of shareholders of companies that expand dividends.</li>
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The Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok reaffirmed the Corporate Value Up program, pushing up the major value driven/low PBR stocks in Korea today.
Deputy Prime Minister Choi emphasized that as part of Corporate Value Up program, corporate tax benefits to companies that have made efforts to strengthen shareholder return policy will be provided.
The Korean government also plans to revise the law to separate taxation on the dividend income of shareholders of companies that expand dividends.


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<li>On 14 December, it was reported that US based Whitebox Advisors has started an activist campaign on Samsung C&amp;T (028260 KS).</li>
<li>Whitebox estimates that Samsung C&amp;T's stock price is about 68% undervalued compared to its NAV.</li>
<li>In addition to Whitebox, there are two other foreign investors including Palliser Capital and City of London Investment Management that have requested Samsung C&amp;T to improve corporate governance.</li>
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On 14 December, it was reported that US based Whitebox Advisors has started an activist campaign on Samsung C&amp;T (028260 KS).
Whitebox estimates that Samsung C&amp;T's stock price is about 68% undervalued compared to its NAV.
In addition to Whitebox, there are two other foreign investors including Palliser Capital and City of London Investment Management that have requested Samsung C&amp;T to improve corporate governance.


Equity Bottom-Up

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<li><em><strong>In this insight, I argue how the large Korean E&amp;C companies could be the biggest beneficiaries of the end of the war in Iran due to large reconstruction projects potential.</strong></em></li>
<li>In particular, the top five Korean E&amp;C companies including Samsung C&amp;T, Hyundai E&amp;C, Samsung E&amp;A, Daewoo E&amp;C, and DL E&amp;C could benefit from large reconstruction projects in the Middle East.</li>
<li>End of Iran war could unlock a massive capital expenditure cycle focused on urban infrastructure, transport networks, electrical power grids, and oil &amp; gas supply chains in the Middle East. </li>
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In this insight, I argue how the large Korean E&amp;C companies could be the biggest beneficiaries of the end of the war in Iran due to large reconstruction projects potential.
In particular, the top five Korean E&amp;C companies including Samsung C&amp;T, Hyundai E&amp;C, Samsung E&amp;A, Daewoo E&amp;C, and DL E&amp;C could benefit from large reconstruction projects in the Middle East.
End of Iran war could unlock a massive capital expenditure cycle focused on urban infrastructure, transport networks, electrical power grids, and oil &amp; gas supply chains in the Middle East. 


Large Korean E&C Companies: Biggest Beneficiaries of End of War in Iran (Reconstruction)

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

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<li>There are 2 adds/deletes each for the MarketVector Global Uranium and Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Index and for the MVIS Global Uranium &amp; Nuclear Energy Index in June.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/x-energy-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47990:1" rel="noopener">X-Energy (XE US)</a> will be added to both indices while the other adds and deletes differ across the indices.</li>
<li>The round-trip trade across both indices is US$1.65bn with capping changes resulting in much bigger flow for the MVIS Global Uranium &amp; Nuclear Energy Index.</li>
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There are 2 adds/deletes each for the MarketVector Global Uranium and Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Index and for the MVIS Global Uranium &amp; Nuclear Energy Index in June.

X-Energy (XE US) will be added to both indices while the other adds and deletes differ across the indices.
The round-trip trade across both indices is US$1.65bn with capping changes resulting in much bigger flow for the MVIS Global Uranium &amp; Nuclear Energy Index.


MV Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy/Infra Index Rebalance: Changes Lead to US$1.65bn Trade

South Korea

Samsung C&T Corporation conducts diversified business support services and resort operation activities. The Company offers a range of services in areas including clothing retail, construction, energy, real estate, food service, and resort accommodations. Samsung C&T also operates a resort with amusement rides, a zoo, water park, golf clubs, and restaurants.

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Samsung C&T (028260 KS)

Value-Up Tax Support Revealed by End of June: Local Market Eyes Corporate Tax Cut Beneficiaries

A high-ranking official confirmed that tax cut incentives for the value-up program will be unveiled by the end of this month. This post...

Sanghyun Park

Mr. Choi Goes to Washington

The Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok reaffirmed the Corporate Value Up program, pushing up the major value driven/low PBR stocks in Korea today.

Douglas Kim

Whitebox Goes Activist on Samsung C&T

On 14 December, it was reported that US based Whitebox Advisors has started an activist campaign on Samsung C&T (028260 KS).

Douglas Kim

Large Korean E&C Companies: Biggest Beneficiaries of End of War in Iran (Reconstruction)

In this insight, I argue how the large Korean E&C companies could be the biggest beneficiaries of the end of the war in Iran due to large...

Douglas Kim

MV Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy/Infra Index Rebalance: Changes Lead to US$1.65bn Trade

There are 2 constituent changes each for the NLR and NUCL ETFs. Along with float and capping changes, the gross round-trip trade across both...

Brian Freitas

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