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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>UBS Group AG managed to exceed the revenue and earnings expectations of Wall Street.</li>
<li>The total pretax profit after these adjustments was $1.1 billion, of which $2 billion came from the UBS subgroup and a loss of $0.8 billion from the Credit Suisse subgroup.</li>
<li>Furthermore, UBS Group's financing division kept up its great performance, reporting its best second quarter and best first half ever.</li>
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UBS Group AG managed to exceed the revenue and earnings expectations of Wall Street.
The total pretax profit after these adjustments was $1.1 billion, of which $2 billion came from the UBS subgroup and a loss of $0.8 billion from the Credit Suisse subgroup.
Furthermore, UBS Group's financing division kept up its great performance, reporting its best second quarter and best first half ever.


UBS Group AG: Will The Strategic Alliance With Numarics Provide A Competitive Edge? - Major Drivers

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<li>This is our first report on UBS Group AG, one of the largest banking service companies.</li>
<li>The company delivered a decent result in the last quarter driven by strong flows across Global Wealth Management and Asset Management.</li>
<li>The company will continue to prioritize a capital-light and client-focused Investment Bank model while managing activities outside its strategic focus.</li>
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This is our first report on UBS Group AG, one of the largest banking service companies.
The company delivered a decent result in the last quarter driven by strong flows across Global Wealth Management and Asset Management.
The company will continue to prioritize a capital-light and client-focused Investment Bank model while managing activities outside its strategic focus.


UBS Group AG: Initiation of Coverage – The Credit Suisse Acquisition & Other Drivers

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

Santander Bank Polska SA / Index Rebalance

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<li>In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for the STX Europe 600 and EUROSTX Indices for the March 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>There is roughly one more month left to the base date. At present, I see around 3 ADDs/DELs in the June 2023 review.</li>
<li>Separately, STX Europe 600 members <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/credit-suisse-group-ag-f4b24f0c-c294-40b3-b491-759f0cb277e9" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27915:1" rel="noopener">Credit Suisse (CSGN SW)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vantage-towers-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35602:1" rel="noopener">Vantage Towers (VTWR GR)</a> could possibly get deleted in the next few months triggering intra-review index changes.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for the STX Europe 600 and EUROSTX Indices for the March 2023 Rebalance.
There is roughly one more month left to the base date. At present, I see around 3 ADDs/DELs in the June 2023 review.
Separately, STX Europe 600 members Credit Suisse (CSGN SW) and Vantage Towers (VTWR GR) could possibly get deleted in the next few months triggering intra-review index changes.


Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Jun 23: Three ADDs/DELs Likely

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for the STX Europe 600 and EUROSTX Indices for the March 2023 Rebalance.</li>
<li>STX Europe 600 members <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/credit-suisse-group-ag-f4b24f0c-c294-40b3-b491-759f0cb277e9" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27915:1" rel="noopener">Credit Suisse (CSGN SW)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vantage-towers-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35602:1" rel="noopener">Vantage Towers (VTWR GR)</a> could possibly get deleted in the next few months triggering intra-review ADDs.</li>
<li>Separately, I see 3 more ADDs and DELs for the STX Europe 600 index in the regular review in June 2023.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for the STX Europe 600 and EUROSTX Indices for the March 2023 Rebalance.
STX Europe 600 members Credit Suisse (CSGN SW) and Vantage Towers (VTWR GR) could possibly get deleted in the next few months triggering intra-review ADDs.
Separately, I see 3 more ADDs and DELs for the STX Europe 600 index in the regular review in June 2023.


Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Jun 23: Credit Suisse, Vantage Towers, and 3 Regular Changes

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>On 17 March (after market close), Meritz Financial Group (138040 KS) announced a share buyback program worth 400 billion won, which represents 5.4% of its market cap.</li>
<li>Given the relative large size of this deal, it should have a positive impact on its share price, especially on a relative basis against its competitors. </li>
<li>The collapse of SVB Financial and uncertain investors' reactions on the purchase of Credit Suisse by UBS will likely add to the global investors' negative sentiment on the financial sector. </li>
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On 17 March (after market close), Meritz Financial Group (138040 KS) announced a share buyback program worth 400 billion won, which represents 5.4% of its market cap.
Given the relative large size of this deal, it should have a positive impact on its share price, especially on a relative basis against its competitors. 
The collapse of SVB Financial and uncertain investors' reactions on the purchase of Credit Suisse by UBS will likely add to the global investors' negative sentiment on the financial sector. 


Meritz Financial Group: A Large Share Buyback Amid Global Financials Uncertainties

Switzerland

UBS Group AG provides financial services to private, corporate and institutional clients. The Company offers investment banking, retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, as well as holistic wealth management planning and asset management services. UBS also offers securities services such as fund administration and third-party fund management.

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UBS Group AG (UBSG VX)

UBS Group AG: Will The Strategic Alliance With Numarics Provide A Competitive Edge? - Major Drivers

UBS Group AG managed to exceed the revenue and earnings expectations of Wall Street. The total pretax profit after these adjustments was $1.1...

Baptista Research

UBS Group AG: Initiation of Coverage – The Credit Suisse Acquisition & Other Drivers

This is our first report on UBS Group AG, one of the largest banking service companies. The company delivered a decent result in the last quarter...

Baptista Research

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Jun 23: Three ADDs/DELs Likely

The top 5 Potential ADDs have strong positive momentum and the top 5 potential DELs have strong negative momentum. This could continue over the...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Jun 23: Credit Suisse, Vantage Towers, and 3 Regular Changes

Currently, Gerresheimer AG (GXI GR) and Loomis AB (LOOMB SS) are the highest-ranked non-constituents and could be favourites to become intra-review...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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UBS Group AG: Will The Strategic Alliance With Numarics Provide A Competitive Edge? - Major Drivers

UBS Group AG managed to exceed the revenue and earnings expectations of Wall Street. The total pretax profit after these adjustments was $1.1...

Baptista Research

UBS Group AG: Initiation of Coverage – The Credit Suisse Acquisition & Other Drivers

This is our first report on UBS Group AG, one of the largest banking service companies. The company delivered a decent result in the last quarter...

Baptista Research

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Jun 23: Three ADDs/DELs Likely

The top 5 Potential ADDs have strong positive momentum and the top 5 potential DELs have strong negative momentum. This could continue over the...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Jun 23: Credit Suisse, Vantage Towers, and 3 Regular Changes

Currently, Gerresheimer AG (GXI GR) and Loomis AB (LOOMB SS) are the highest-ranked non-constituents and could be favourites to become intra-review...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Meritz Financial Group: A Large Share Buyback Amid Global Financials Uncertainties

On 17 March (after market close), Meritz Financial Group (138040 KS) announced a share buyback program worth 400 billion won, which represents 5.4%...

Douglas Kim