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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The reforms credentials of Modi government have been dented with news of exit of Raghuram Rajan, Governor Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September. Rajan is widely credited for initiating monetary policy reforms, maintaining the independence of RBI and also raising its stature as a strong institution globally. Failure to retain him will cost the economy in the medium to long run especially if any of the reforms undertaken are diluted. Many of the critics of Rajan state that a country does not…

The reforms credentials of Modi government have been dented with news of exit of Raghuram Rajan, Governor Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September. Rajan is widely credited for initiating monetary policy reforms, maintaining the independence of RBI and also raising its stature as a strong institution globally. Failure to retain him will cost the economy in the medium to long run especially if any of the reforms undertaken are diluted. Many of the critics of Rajan state that a country does not…

Post Rajan World: Potential Red Flags to Watch & Why Strong Personality Head Imp in EMs Institutions

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Banks can earn losses. Multiple banks can report losses. India is a glowing example of this, where more than half of the banks with new data, have reported a loss. There are 43 banks in our sample, including unlisted banks, where more than half have released their year-end data for March 2016.<div class="content-highlight">The average decline in profit for the worst offenders is over 300%.</div>It is illustrative to consider what is transpiring in India for those looking at other markets too, notably China. It shows all too well…

Banks can earn losses. Multiple banks can report losses. India is a glowing example of this, where more than half of the banks with new data, have reported a loss. There are 43 banks in our sample, including unlisted banks, where more than half have released their year-end data for March 2016.The average decline in profit for the worst offenders is over 300%.It is illustrative to consider what is transpiring in India for those looking at other markets too, notably China. It shows all too well…

Award-winning Financial Journalist

Ashish Saxena

India's economics will never be like before if a recent stunning disclosure by the country's tax department is to be believed.<div style="text-align: justify;" class="content-highlight">In response to a Right to Information (RTI) appeal filed by an Indian Revenue Service veteran <a href="http://www.thequint.com/india/2016/03/19/even-as-farmers-die-trillions-laundered-as-agricultural-income" target="_blank">Vijay Sharma</a> in May last year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has revealed that a relatively small group of Indians declared 'Agriculture Income' of almost USD 44.5 trillion between 2010 and 2012.</div>That's right, USD 44.5 trillion! That's more than the combined nominal GDP…

India's economics will never be like before if a recent stunning disclosure by the country's tax department is to be believed.In response to a Right to Information (RTI) appeal filed by an Indian Revenue Service veteran Vijay Sharma in May last year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has revealed that a relatively small group of Indians declared 'Agriculture Income' of almost USD 44.5 trillion between 2010 and 2012.That's right, USD 44.5 trillion! That's more than the combined nominal GDP…

India's USD 44.5 Trillion 'Agriculture Income' Puzzle: What It Means For The Economy

The trouble for India bank credit is not done. We are not believers in the pristine figures at HDFC Bank. Much of it is due to extravagant write-offs, and perhaps lenient loan classifications. After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) started its review of loan quality, banks are showing significant bad loans.YES Bank may be more private, more savvy and least government-like than others (and ICICI). But the data coming out is not soothing. Its write-offs rose by 87x in the quarter. Its write-offs in…

The trouble for India bank credit is not done. We are not believers in the pristine figures at HDFC Bank. Much of it is due to extravagant write-offs, and perhaps lenient loan classifications. After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) started its review of loan quality, banks are showing significant bad loans.YES Bank may be more private, more savvy and least government-like than others (and ICICI). But the data coming out is not soothing. Its write-offs rose by 87x in the quarter. Its write-offs in…

India's YES Bank Increases Write-Offs by 87x

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While investors are divided in their opinions on whether the 11 newly licensed Indian payment banks will complement the existing banking infrastructure or disrupt it, we are of the opinion that payment banks will complement full-service banks.Given the limited purview of services that payment banks are allowed to offer a customer, they will miss the two most important benefits of running a banking franchise:<ol><li class="p1">a low cost of funds through large sticky customer deposits;</li><li class="p1">the ability to lend money at a rate commensurate with risk taken.</li></ol>As a result of these limitations, we believe the payment bank business model is a no-moat one, and will mainly be volume-driven on a thin margin and fees earned from additional services sold for full-service banks through a lead-generation model.Our narrow moat ratings on Indian banks therefore remain intact.Analyst: Suruchi Jain

While investors are divided in their opinions on whether the 11 newly licensed Indian payment banks will complement the existing banking infrastructure or disrupt it, we are of the opinion that payment banks will complement full-service banks.Given the limited purview of services that payment banks are allowed to offer a customer, they will miss the two most important benefits of running a banking franchise:a low cost of funds through large sticky customer deposits;the ability to lend money at a rate commensurate with risk taken.As a result of these limitations, we believe the payment bank business model is a no-moat one, and will mainly be volume-driven on a thin margin and fees earned from additional services sold for full-service banks through a lead-generation model.Our narrow moat ratings on Indian banks therefore remain intact.Analyst: Suruchi Jain

Payment Banks Will Drive Distribution Reach and Prove Complementary to Indian Banks

India

State Bank of Travancore provides banking services to a number of corporations and institutions, as well as to commercial, agricultural, industrial, and individual customers throughout India. They also supply the Government of India, as well as its State Governments, with a number of financial services, including tax collection and payment services.

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Post Rajan World: Potential Red Flags to Watch & Why Strong Personality Head Imp in EMs Institutions

The reforms credentials of Modi government have been dented with news of exit of Raghuram Rajan, Governor Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September....

Asia Advisors

India - A Lesson on Banking in Distress

Banks can earn losses. Multiple banks can report losses. India is a glowing example of this, where more than half of the banks with new data, have...

Daniel Tabbush

India's USD 44.5 Trillion 'Agriculture Income' Puzzle: What It Means For The Economy

India's economics will never be like before if a recent stunning disclosure by the country's tax department is to be believed.In response to a...

Ashish Saxena

India's YES Bank Increases Write-Offs by 87x

The trouble for India bank credit is not done. We are not believers in the pristine figures at HDFC Bank. Much of it is due to extravagant...

Daniel Tabbush

Payment Banks Will Drive Distribution Reach and Prove Complementary to Indian Banks

While investors are divided in their opinions on whether the 11 newly licensed Indian payment banks will complement the existing banking...

Morningstar, Inc.

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