Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

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Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Thai Oil, Genting Berhad, Nickel Industries, Meituan</li>
<li>The UST curve twisted flatter yesterday, with long-end yields declining on account of a solid auction for 5Y notes. The yield on the 2Y UST rose 1 bp to 3.49%, while the yield on the 10Y UST declined 2 bps to 3.98%.</li>
<li>Equities and risk assets gained on optimism over a US-China trade deal expected to be signed later this week.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Thai Oil, Genting Berhad, Nickel Industries, Meituan
The UST curve twisted flatter yesterday, with long-end yields declining on account of a solid auction for 5Y notes. The yield on the 2Y UST rose 1 bp to 3.49%, while the yield on the 10Y UST declined 2 bps to 3.98%.
Equities and risk assets gained on optimism over a US-China trade deal expected to be signed later this week.


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<li>We view Thai Oil Public Company Limited (TOP) as "Low Risk" on the LARA scale.</li>
<li>This is primarily driven by the company's strategic importance to state-owned PTT Public Company Limited, due to its position as the group's main oil refining vehicle.</li>
<li>TOP benefits from its close links with PTT, as TOP obtains feedstock from and sells refined products to its parent.</li>
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We view Thai Oil Public Company Limited (TOP) as "Low Risk" on the LARA scale.
This is primarily driven by the company's strategic importance to state-owned PTT Public Company Limited, due to its position as the group's main oil refining vehicle.
TOP benefits from its close links with PTT, as TOP obtains feedstock from and sells refined products to its parent.


Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Nov 28th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.2bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Airports of Thailand, PTT GlobalChem, CP Foods, Advanced Info Service, Airports Of Thailand, Advanced Info Service, Cp Foods.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Nov 28th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.2bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Airports of Thailand, PTT GlobalChem, CP Foods, Advanced Info Service, Airports Of Thailand, Advanced Info Service, Cp Foods.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Intouch, Airports of Thailand, PTT GlobalChem, CP Foods

Global Editor, Base Oil News

Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

Base Oil News

Base Oil News focuses on the interplay between fundamentals and prices in the global base oils and lubricants markets.

Baseoilnews.com combines daily, weekly and monthly base oils and lubes fundamentals data from every region of the world to build the most comprehensive and up-to-date global picture of the state of the market.

The data and analysis provide key tools to understand current market developments and opportunities and to anticipate how the market is likely to behave in the coming months.

Base oils producers, lube blenders and consumers can then better plan accordingly.

Baseoilnews.com analyses and publishes market news and data every day as it breaks.

Commodities

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices extend steep fall vs gasoil prices.</li><li>Weaker outright prices compound the drop.</li><li>Sliding price-differentials, combined with increasingly firm diesel premium to crude oil, increase pressure on refiners to adjust output in response.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices extend steep fall vs gasoil prices.Weaker outright prices compound the drop.Sliding price-differentials, combined with increasingly firm diesel premium to crude oil, increase pressure on refiners to adjust output in response.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 10 November

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay muted.</li><li>Expectations of healthy availability of supply and seasonal slowdown in demand curb urgency to lock in additional volumes.</li><li>Seasonal slowdown could limit immediate impact of any adjustment in base oils output because of lower margins.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay muted.Expectations of healthy availability of supply and seasonal slowdown in demand curb urgency to lock in additional volumes.Seasonal slowdown could limit immediate impact of any adjustment in base oils output because of lower margins.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 10 November

Thailand

Thai Oil Public Company Limited is an oil refinery company. The Company imports crude oil and refines it into gasoline.  It also produces oil related products including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene, fuel oil and chemicals. Thai oil supplies its products to domestic market where its major customers include Shell, Caltex Oil and the Petroleum Authority of Thailand.

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Thai Oil (TOP-R TB)

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

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Thai Oil - Tear Sheet - Lucror Analytics

We view Thai Oil Public Company Limited (TOP) as "Low Risk" on the LARA scale. This is primarily driven by the company's strategic importance...

Lucror Analytics

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Nov 28th): Intouch, Airports of Thailand, PTT GlobalChem, CP Foods

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Airports of Thailand (AOT...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 10 November

Asia’s base oils prices extend steep fall vs gasoil prices. Weaker outright prices compound the drop. Sliding price-differentials, combined with...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 10 November

Asia’s base oils demand likely to stay muted. Expectations of healthy availability of supply and seasonal slowdown in demand curb urgency to lock...

Base Oil News

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