CEO / Founder, Crea8

Kim-Hwa Lim

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Crea8

Crea8 blends AI-driven precision, big data scalability, and rigorous quantitative frameworks with seasoned human insight. By extracting actionable intelligence from vast global datasets, we eliminate emotional bias and deliver optimal risk-adjusted returns. Our hybrid approach uncovers hidden market efficiencies and ensures your capital is dynamically positioned across markets.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant stocks and in themes that are driving returns globally.</li>
<li>By adopting a portfolio of stocks instead of individual stocks, the strategy is diversified across countries and industries; and optimised with respect to their expected risks and returns.</li>
<li>Previous portfolio returned -9.3% vs. MSCI World (-1.3%) – underperformed the benchmark by -8%.</li>
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The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant stocks and in themes that are driving returns globally.
By adopting a portfolio of stocks instead of individual stocks, the strategy is diversified across countries and industries; and optimised with respect to their expected risks and returns.
Previous portfolio returned -9.3% vs. MSCI World (-1.3%) – underperformed the benchmark by -8%.


Global Thematic (Shariah) Portfolio (14-Sep-2026)

<ul><li>The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant companies with superior sustainability features / initiatives.</li><li>These Shariah compliant companies may be: 1) screened by avoiding issuers with negative ESG; 2) uplifted due to their commitment to improve ESG; 3) included as their business models may not only benefit from but also may drive long-term sustainability outcomes and 4) committed to generating positive, measurable and additional sustainability outcomes.</li><li>By adopting a portfolio of stocks instead of individual stocks, the strategy is diversified across countries and industries; and optimised with respect to their expected risks and returns.</li></ul>

The strategy seeks to invest in Shariah compliant companies with superior sustainability features / initiatives.These Shariah compliant companies may be: 1) screened by avoiding issuers with negative ESG; 2) uplifted due to their commitment to improve ESG; 3) included as their business models may not only benefit from but also may drive long-term sustainability outcomes and 4) committed to generating positive, measurable and additional sustainability outcomes.By adopting a portfolio of stocks instead of individual stocks, the strategy is diversified across countries and industries; and optimised with respect to their expected risks and returns.

Global Sustainability (Shariah) Portfolio (14-Sep-2026)

Smartkarma AI Primers, Smartkarma

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Smartkarma AI Primers

Smartkarma

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

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Equity Bottom-Up

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 <li>Teradyne is experiencing a significant surge in growth, with Q2 2026 revenues more than doubling year-over-year, driven by robust demand for testing equipment for AI-related semiconductors.</li>
 <li>As a global leader in the automated test equipment (ATE) market, the company holds a strong position in a critical, high-barrier-to-entry segment of the semiconductor value chain, complemented by a growing presence in industrial automation.</li>
 <li>The forward outlook is positive, buoyed by secular tailwinds in AI, 5G, and automotive electronics; however, the investment thesis is tempered by a high valuation and the inherent cyclicality of the semiconductor industry.</li>
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  Teradyne is experiencing a significant surge in growth, with Q2 2026 revenues more than doubling year-over-year, driven by robust demand for testing equipment for AI-related semiconductors.
  As a global leader in the automated test equipment (ATE) market, the company holds a strong position in a critical, high-barrier-to-entry segment of the semiconductor value chain, complemented by a growing presence in industrial automation.
  The forward outlook is positive, buoyed by secular tailwinds in AI, 5G, and automotive electronics; however, the investment thesis is tempered by a high valuation and the inherent cyclicality of the semiconductor industry.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Teradyne reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue exceeding $1.3 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of more than 100%, driven substantially by demand related to artificial intelligence (AI).</li><li>Non-GAAP earnings per share grew over 300% year-over-year to $2.47.</li><li>Growth was broad-based, spanning all three of the company’s business segments: Semiconductor Test (Semi Test), Product Test, and Robotics.</li></ul>

Teradyne reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue exceeding $1.3 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of more than 100%, driven substantially by demand related to artificial intelligence (AI).Non-GAAP earnings per share grew over 300% year-over-year to $2.47.Growth was broad-based, spanning all three of the company’s business segments: Semiconductor Test (Semi Test), Product Test, and Robotics.

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Independent Fund Manager, Swaen Capital

Swaen Capital

Independent Fund Manager

Swaen Capital is a Singapore based licensed independent fund manager with an open architecture, a non bias financial platform creating access to the best custodians and investment managers. Our focus lies within the wealth management business, covering client relationships, financial planning, advisory, as well as discretionary portfolio management. We have developed strategic alliances with other leading independent firms to complement and extend our offerings to clients (global hedge fund research capability, alternative investment offerings, corporate finance, fund structuring & administration, etc). Our know-how, extensive global network and long standing presence in Asia allows us to provide a global footprint and at the same time enables us to capitalize on regional opportunities.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The copper wall is here. Above ~200Gbps per lane, copper can no longer carry signals more than a few metres without prohibitive power and signal-integrity penalties. The industry's answer is to move the optics off the faceplate and onto the chip package itself — Co Packaged Optics (CPO).</li>
<li>Adoption is switch-first. NVIDIA and Broadcom are shipping CPO switches in 2026 on external-laser designs; the XPU side and an in-package laser are deferred by packaging and reliability limits, not yet solved.</li>
<li>Money moves with the architecture. As the optical engine moves into the package, value migrates away from module assemblers toward the layers that fabricate the optical engine itself.</li>
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The copper wall is here. Above ~200Gbps per lane, copper can no longer carry signals more than a few metres without prohibitive power and signal-integrity penalties. The industry's answer is to move the optics off the faceplate and onto the chip package itself — Co Packaged Optics (CPO).
Adoption is switch-first. NVIDIA and Broadcom are shipping CPO switches in 2026 on external-laser designs; the XPU side and an in-package laser are deferred by packaging and reliability limits, not yet solved.
Money moves with the architecture. As the optical engine moves into the package, value migrates away from module assemblers toward the layers that fabricate the optical engine itself.


Co-Packaged Optics 101: The Future of High-Density AI Interconnects

United States

Teradyne, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor test products and services on a world wide basis. The Company's test equipment products and services include: semiconductor test systems, military/aerospace test instrumentation and systems, circuit-board test and inspection systems and automotive diagnostic and test systems.

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