Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Never Say Never. While most of us still believe that World War III is not imminent (and we agree), MCorp Review also thinks you can't really rule out the possibility entirely after the Trump election and Brexit yo. Google has certainly searches on World War III topic rising after the Americans launched missiles into Syria and sent ships to the Korean peninsula. Several British media started to promote the idea. One said it's likely to start with Latvia, but each global conflict is a little…

Never Say Never. While most of us still believe that World War III is not imminent (and we agree), MCorp Review also thinks you can't really rule out the possibility entirely after the Trump election and Brexit yo. Google has certainly searches on World War III topic rising after the Americans launched missiles into Syria and sent ships to the Korean peninsula. Several British media started to promote the idea. One said it's likely to start with Latvia, but each global conflict is a little…

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

<h2>The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma</h2>In this week's edition, I include the snap shot from a meeting in Jakarta with township developer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15498" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15498:1">Bumi Serpong Damai Pt (BSDE IJ)</a>, which cemented my view that the company is one of the best positioned to take advantage of a potential recovery in the residential market but has also built solid recurrent income from its investment properties, often with well established partners from overseas (Hong Kong Land, AEON and Tokyo Land). The perception of the…

The Week that Was in ASEAN@SmartkarmaIn this week's edition, I include the snap shot from a meeting in Jakarta with township developer Bumi Serpong Damai Pt (BSDE IJ), which cemented my view that the company is one of the best positioned to take advantage of a potential recovery in the residential market but has also built solid recurrent income from its investment properties, often with well established partners from overseas (Hong Kong Land, AEON and Tokyo Land). The perception of the…

The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Tanks, Elections, and Hot Pots

CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research

Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

Quantamental Investing to beat Benchmarks

A. Stotz Investment Research

We pick stocks. We construct portfolios. All our effort is focused on how to better pick stocks and construct portfolios. We serve fund management companies, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share price is less volatile and low correlation with Western stock markets relative to its sector</li><li>Thai government infrastructure spending should keep driving SCC’s revenue in 2017 and beyond thanks to large-scale property and infrastructure projects lifting the cement demand</li><li>ASEAN expansion strategy, with recent investments in Vietnam, gives SCC exposure to growth in cement and petrochemical demand in the ASEAN markets and should grow overseas revenue</li><li>Trades above Thai Materials at 17CE* 2.4x PB in line with higher ROE</li><li>Risks: Adverse cement and crude oil price movements, delays in government infrastructure spending</li></ul>* Consensus Estimates

Share price is less volatile and low correlation with Western stock markets relative to its sectorThai government infrastructure spending should keep driving SCC’s revenue in 2017 and beyond thanks to large-scale property and infrastructure projects lifting the cement demandASEAN expansion strategy, with recent investments in Vietnam, gives SCC exposure to growth in cement and petrochemical demand in the ASEAN markets and should grow overseas revenueTrades above Thai Materials at 17CE* 2.4x PB in line with higher ROERisks: Adverse cement and crude oil price movements, delays in government infrastructure spending* Consensus Estimates

SCC: Regional Growth Building on Concrete Foundation

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

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<li>SGX lists four stocks mining industrial minerals including tantalite, phosphate, limestone and marble, four coal mining stocks and three gold mining stocks. These 11 stocks are at different stages in the exploration, development, production cycle and have averaged a 19.0% gain in 2017 YTD.</li>
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Of the three segments, mining industrial minerals has been the strongest performer in the 2017 YTD with an average 30.4% gain, led Alliance Minerals Assets. Coal was the next best performer with the four stocks…</li>
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SGX lists four stocks mining industrial minerals including tantalite, phosphate, limestone and marble, four coal mining stocks and three gold mining stocks. These 11 stocks are at different stages in the exploration, development, production cycle and have averaged a 19.0% gain in 2017 YTD.

Of the three segments, mining industrial minerals has been the strongest performer in the 2017 YTD with an average 30.4% gain, led Alliance Minerals Assets. Coal was the next best performer with the four stocks…


Average 19% YTD Gain in Key Mining Stocks

Information Technology Consultant

Ishita Jain

As per the Financial Times ("FT") <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4f88cb60-f8f7-11e6-bd4e-68d53499ed71" target="_blank">article</a> dated 24th Feb 2017, electric vehicle ("EVs") manufacturers and battery producers have been scrambling to secure supplies of Cobalt. This has been driven by the fact the a handful of hedge funds have purchased and stored Cobalt on expectations that the demand for EVs will pick up. Battery producers such as Panasonic, who supply Lithium Ion ("Li-ion") batteries to the likes of Tesla are hard pressed for supplies. As FT reported, prices have risen by more…

As per the Financial Times ("FT") article dated 24th Feb 2017, electric vehicle ("EVs") manufacturers and battery producers have been scrambling to secure supplies of Cobalt.   This has been driven by the fact the a handful of hedge funds have purchased and stored Cobalt on expectations that the demand for EVs will pick up. Battery producers such as Panasonic, who supply Lithium Ion ("Li-ion") batteries to the likes of Tesla are hard pressed for supplies.  As FT reported, prices have risen by more…

Thailand

The Siam Cement Public Company Limited is a diversified industrial company. The Company's operations include cement manufacturing, petrochemicals manufacturing, paper manufacturing, building product manufacturing, and distribution.

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Siam Cement (SCC TB)

World War 3: What, Why, Will It?

Never Say Never. While most of us still believe that World War III is not imminent (and we agree), MCorp Review also thinks you can't really rule...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Tanks, Elections, and Hot Pots

The Week that Was in ASEAN@SmartkarmaIn this week's edition, I include the snap shot from a meeting in Jakarta with township developer Bumi Serpong...

Angus Mackintosh

SCC: Regional Growth Building on Concrete Foundation

Share price is less volatile and low correlation with Western stockmarkets relative to its sector Thai government infrastructure spending should...

A. Stotz Investment Research

Average 19% YTD Gain in Key Mining Stocks

SGX lists four stocks mining industrial minerals including tantalite, phosphate, limestone and marble, four coal mining stocks and three gold...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Future of Cobalt Vis-A-Vis EVs

As per the Financial Times ("FT") article dated 24th Feb 2017, electric vehicle ("EVs") manufacturers and battery producers have been scrambling to...

Ishita Jain

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