Curator's Cut: Few Want Consumer Staples, Many Want Financials, & Spin-Off Lessons
In this Curator's Cut, we examine poor positioning in Consumer Staples, the (continued) rotation into (Asian) Financials and mixed views on spin...
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Japanese Small Cap Banks – Hyakugo Bank (TSE:8368) And Awa Bank (TSE:8388) Stand Out
​Small cap banks Hyakugo and Awa rated buys due to high equity shareholdings and gearing to higher rates, amongst other metrics; Juroku, Aichi, and...
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Could Japan's Aggressive Stock Buyback Spree Slow an Economic Rebound?
Offerings of equities and convertible bonds totaled 720 billion yen over the first nine months of '16 and the trend continues unabated. Its the...
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Minimal Impact From Larger Credit Loss on Toshiba; Maintaining FVE for Major Japanese Banks
On Jan. 19, Toshiba Corp (6502 JP) reported that it will likely book a combined noncash charge of up to JPY 700 billion, mainly for goodwill...
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1H16 Better-Than-Expected Results Suggest Earnings Inflection Points; Positive For Japanese Banks
Four major banks under our coverage reported better-than-expected results, indicating an inflection point in their earning structure. In aggregate,...
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