Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/star-cm-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36658:1" rel="noopener">STAR CM Holdings (6698 HK)</a></strong>, a variety program intellectual property creator and operator, was listed last December and promptly gained 475% by early August. All good so far.</li>
<li>Shares cratered on the 18 August (-23.4%) and are currently 76% adrift from its recent high. The reason? A viral clip from late pop diva Coco Lee discussing unfair treatment.</li>
<li>The music competition show, in which Coco appeared, pushed back on any impropriety; however, its broadcaster has temporarily suspended the program. This is no easy fix.</li>
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STAR CM Holdings (6698 HK), a variety program intellectual property creator and operator, was listed last December and promptly gained 475% by early August. All good so far.
Shares cratered on the 18 August (-23.4%) and are currently 76% adrift from its recent high. The reason? A viral clip from late pop diva Coco Lee discussing unfair treatment.
The music competition show, in which Coco appeared, pushed back on any impropriety; however, its broadcaster has temporarily suspended the program. This is no easy fix.


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

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<li>There are 35 adds and 28 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the March rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 527.</li>
<li>We expect 29 of the 35 inclusions to the HSCI will be added to Stock Connect, while 20 of the 28 HSCI deletions will be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>19 stocks could be deleted from Stock Connect only since their average market cap has dropped below HK$5bn- unless the new threshold of HK$4bn is approved in the next week.</li>
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There are 35 adds and 28 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the March rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 527.
We expect 29 of the 35 inclusions to the HSCI will be added to Stock Connect, while 20 of the 28 HSCI deletions will be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.
19 stocks could be deleted from Stock Connect only since their average market cap has dropped below HK$5bn- unless the new threshold of HK$4bn is approved in the next week.


HSCI Index Rebalance: 35 Adds, 28 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

Hong Kong

STAR CM Holdings Limited operates entertainment businesses. The Company provides program internet protocol creation and operation, music internet protocol creation and operation, and other services. STAR CM Holdings provides its services throughout Hong Kong.

Star CM Holdings (6698 HK)

STAR CM (6698 HK): Grave Accusations

For STAR CM, this is a material setback. One wonders what the company's spin will be to say everything is back on track. It will take some...

David Blennerhassett

HSCI Index Rebalance: 35 Adds, 28 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

There are 35 adds & 28 deletes for the HSCI in March leading to 29 adds & 20 deletes for Stock Connect. 19 index constituents could be dropped from...

Brian Freitas