Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OpenAI, Anthropic and Google released frontier models, while OpenAI cancelled GPT-6.1 Astra after safety tests and the FTC opened a probe into AI-agent safety.</li>
<li>Anthropic's IPO prospectus showed Q2 revenue of USD 11.5bn, OpenAI sought at least USD 30bn at a USD 1.4tn valuation, and Meta launched an enterprise AI platform.</li>
<li>Amazon explored moving USD 8bn of Nvidia chips into a leaseback vehicle, AMD agreed to buy World Labs for USD 8.2bn, and Firmus priced its ASX IPO.</li>
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OpenAI, Anthropic and Google released frontier models, while OpenAI cancelled GPT-6.1 Astra after safety tests and the FTC opened a probe into AI-agent safety.
Anthropic's IPO prospectus showed Q2 revenue of USD 11.5bn, OpenAI sought at least USD 30bn at a USD 1.4tn valuation, and Meta launched an enterprise AI platform.
Amazon explored moving USD 8bn of Nvidia chips into a leaseback vehicle, AMD agreed to buy World Labs for USD 8.2bn, and Firmus priced its ASX IPO.


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Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT)</a> enjoys a near-monopoly status in the N2 and N3 advanced foundry nodes. </li>
<li>Investors should not expect the management to actively buy back its shares; instead, they should expect high growth numbers from TSMC.</li>
<li>Despite the relatively high PER and PBR, its PEG ratio is 0.6x, thanks to the high growth numbers that make its valuation level still compelling. </li>
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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (2330 TT) enjoys a near-monopoly status in the N2 and N3 advanced foundry nodes. 
Investors should not expect the management to actively buy back its shares; instead, they should expect high growth numbers from TSMC.
Despite the relatively high PER and PBR, its PEG ratio is 0.6x, thanks to the high growth numbers that make its valuation level still compelling. 


Hedge Fund News, Information and Data, Hedge Fund Alpha

Hedge Fund Alpha

Hedge Fund News, Information and Data

We focus on hedge funds with a bias towards emerging managers, specifically fundamental long-short managers. We are known for a lot of insights and exclusives on hedge fund letters, coverage of industry conferences, and interviews with investors and interesting service providers.

<ul><li>Dan Loeb is the founder and CEO of Third Point , the New York-based investment firm he launched in 1995.</li><li>Known for his event-driven and activist investing, Loeb has built Third Point into a prominent multi-strategy investment firm.</li><li>As of June 30, 2026, Loeb’s disclosed U.S. equity portfolio totaled $4.68 billion across 39 holdings. </li></ul>

Dan Loeb is the founder and CEO of Third Point , the New York-based investment firm he launched in 1995.Known for his event-driven and activist investing, Loeb has built Third Point into a prominent multi-strategy investment firm.As of June 30, 2026, Loeb’s disclosed U.S. equity portfolio totaled $4.68 billion across 39 holdings. 

Dan Loeb Portfolio: Third Point Top Holdings (Q2 2026)

Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

<ul>
<li>Huawei has announced to have a new design methodology that is, in effect, a workaround EUV machines that can't be sold to China. </li>
<li>That could be equivalent to 1.4 nm process by 2031, as per Huawei. Huawei didn't now produce any supporting document, design principle, benchmark, etc </li>
<li>What Huawei meant to say is: they got an EUV workaround. But for now, it's an announcement. See you in 2031. </li>
</ul>


Huawei has announced to have a new design methodology that is, in effect, a workaround EUV machines that can't be sold to China. 
That could be equivalent to 1.4 nm process by 2031, as per Huawei. Huawei didn't now produce any supporting document, design principle, benchmark, etc 
What Huawei meant to say is: they got an EUV workaround. But for now, it's an announcement. See you in 2031. 


Huawei Is Going to Make 1.4nm Chips! Huawei Didn’t Say That

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

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<li>The SOX is up ~55% since March ’26, on the back of massive earnings. Valuations are  average. Within the SOX, there is a wide divergence in performance and valuations.</li>
<li>Memory sector is, at the same time: highest earnings growth, highest stock performance, and yet the lowest valuations. </li>
<li>Within the big caps, NVDA and TSMC are now abnormally cheap.</li>
</ul>


The SOX is up ~55% since March ’26, on the back of massive earnings. Valuations are  average. Within the SOX, there is a wide divergence in performance and valuations.
Memory sector is, at the same time: highest earnings growth, highest stock performance, and yet the lowest valuations. 
Within the big caps, NVDA and TSMC are now abnormally cheap.


What to Do with Semi Stocks? The SOX Rally Is Not a Crazy Bubble.

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. manufactures integrated circuits based on its proprietary designs.  The Company offers a comprehensive set of integrated circuit fabrication processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-mode, volatile and non-volatile memory and BiCMOS chips.  Taiwan Semiconductor is an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V.

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TSMC (2330): 0.6x PEG and near Monopoly

High growth, near monopoly, hence 0.6 PEG, what's not to like about owning TSMC 2330 TW? Their products are badly needed by the other tech companies.

Henry Soediarko

Dan Loeb Portfolio: Third Point Top Holdings (Q2 2026)

Known for his event-driven and activist investing, Loeb has built Third Point into a prominent multi-strategy investment firm.

Hedge Fund Alpha

Huawei Is Going to Make 1.4nm Chips! Huawei Didn’t Say That

Huawei announces new design methodology to bypass EUV machine restrictions, aiming for 1.4 nm process by 2031. No supporting evidence provided yet.

Nicolas Baratte

What to Do with Semi Stocks? The SOX Rally Is Not a Crazy Bubble.

The SOX index has surged 55% since March on strong earnings. Wide divergence in performance and valuations. Memory sector: high growth but low...

Nicolas Baratte

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This Week in AI (Sep 27-Oct 3): OpenAI Drops Astra for Sol; Sonnet 5.5 Nears Opus at 1/2 the Price

This week in AI: OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra and shipped Sol, Anthropic released Sonnet 5.5 at half Opus's price, and Google launched Gemini 4...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TSMC (2330): 0.6x PEG and near Monopoly

High growth, near monopoly, hence 0.6 PEG, what's not to like about owning TSMC 2330 TW? Their products are badly needed by the other tech companies.

Henry Soediarko

Dan Loeb Portfolio: Third Point Top Holdings (Q2 2026)

Known for his event-driven and activist investing, Loeb has built Third Point into a prominent multi-strategy investment firm.

Hedge Fund Alpha

Huawei Is Going to Make 1.4nm Chips! Huawei Didn’t Say That

​Huawei announces new design methodology to bypass EUV machine restrictions, aiming for 1.4 nm process by 2031. No supporting evidence provided yet.

Nicolas Baratte

What to Do with Semi Stocks? The SOX Rally Is Not a Crazy Bubble.

​The SOX index has surged 55% since March on strong earnings. Wide divergence in performance and valuations. Memory sector: high growth but low...

Nicolas Baratte

Huawei announces new design methodology to bypass EUV machine restrictions, aiming for 1.4 nm process by 2031. No supporting evidence provided yet.

The SOX index has surged 55% since March on strong earnings. Wide divergence in performance and valuations. Memory sector: high growth but low...