Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Gold has compounded ~8–9% annually over two decades, with structural drivers — central bank demand, energy transition, and supply discipline — supporting a constructive long-term outlook</li>
<li>Gold equities historically show 1.5–2.5x beta to bullion with correlations of 0.6–0.8, amplifying upside in bull cycles and underperforming in downturns.</li>
<li>The sector has already seen a sharp run-up, but positioning, fundamentals, and macro tailwinds suggest this rally may still have legs.</li>
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Gold has compounded ~8–9% annually over two decades, with structural drivers — central bank demand, energy transition, and supply discipline — supporting a constructive long-term outlook
Gold equities historically show 1.5–2.5x beta to bullion with correlations of 0.6–0.8, amplifying upside in bull cycles and underperforming in downturns.
The sector has already seen a sharp run-up, but positioning, fundamentals, and macro tailwinds suggest this rally may still have legs.


Asia’s Gold Miners: High-Beta Plays for Gold’s Next Surge

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ganfeng-lithium-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26795:1" rel="noopener">Ganfeng Lithium (1772 HK)</a> is looking to raise upto US$152m via a primary placement of 40m shares. There is also a concurrent CB offering for ~HKD1.3bn along with the placement.</li>
<li>The company intends to use the proceeds towards repayment of loans, capacity expansion and construction, replenishment of working capital and other general corporate purposes.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Ganfeng Lithium (1772 HK) is looking to raise upto US$152m via a primary placement of 40m shares. There is also a concurrent CB offering for ~HKD1.3bn along with the placement.
The company intends to use the proceeds towards repayment of loans, capacity expansion and construction, replenishment of working capital and other general corporate purposes.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Placement - Past Deals Record Isn’t Great but Deal Is Small

Wanguo International Mining / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wanguo-international-mining" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5596:1" rel="noopener">Wanguo International Mining (3939 HK)</a> is looking to raise upto US$96m via a 2.1% stake sale, while Prominent Investment Holding is looking to pare down another 0.7%, to raise US$32m.</li>
<li>The company intends to use the proceeds towards funding the expansion of its Gold Ridge Mine in the Solomon Islands, along with other business development purposes.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Wanguo International Mining (3939 HK) is looking to raise upto US$96m via a 2.1% stake sale, while Prominent Investment Holding is looking to pare down another 0.7%, to raise US$32m.
The company intends to use the proceeds towards funding the expansion of its Gold Ridge Mine in the Solomon Islands, along with other business development purposes.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Wanguo Gold Group Placement - Industry Momentum Strong, Stock Run-Up Quite a Bit, but Deal Is Small

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The prospect of jumbo US rate cuts is juicing asset markets</li>
<li>Overseas Capital is starting to move into domestic Chinese equities</li>
<li>The Precious metals ETFs are breaking out -looking at laggards</li>
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The prospect of jumbo US rate cuts is juicing asset markets
Overseas Capital is starting to move into domestic Chinese equities
The Precious metals ETFs are breaking out -looking at laggards


Overview #32 – International Money Starts to Flow to Chinese Domestic Markets

<ul>
<li>How did our major investment themes do so far in 2025?</li>
<li>Review of the performance of the major markets and asset classes we focus on </li>
<li>We revisit our outlook for each of those asset classes for H2 25</li>
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How did our major investment themes do so far in 2025?
Review of the performance of the major markets and asset classes we focus on 
We revisit our outlook for each of those asset classes for H2 25


China

Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Ltd. explores, mines, and produces gold.  The Company holds interest in properties in eastern China.

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Asia’s Gold Miners: High-Beta Plays for Gold’s Next Surge

Gold has shown consistent growth over two decades, while gold equities historically amplify bullion's performance but may still have room to run.

Rahul Jain

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Placement - Past Deals Record Isn’t Great but Deal Is Small

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd is looking to raise up to US$152m via a primary placement of around 40m shares. There is also a concurrent CB offering...

Akshat Shah

Wanguo Gold Group Placement - Industry Momentum Strong, Stock Run-Up Quite a Bit, but Deal Is Small

Wanguo Gold Group Ltd (WGG, 3939.HK) is looking to raise upto US$96m via a 2.1% stake sale, while Prominent Investment Holding is looking to pare...

Akshat Shah

Overview #32 – International Money Starts to Flow to Chinese Domestic Markets

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the Chinese breakout and laggards in the precious metal space

Rikki Malik

Mid-Year Themes Review - Part II

Investor focus on hard assets ramps up. Overnight news that the Pentagon will take a US$400M stake in MP Materials is another boost for the rare...

Rikki Malik

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Asia’s Gold Miners: High-Beta Plays for Gold’s Next Surge

​Gold has shown consistent growth over two decades, while gold equities historically amplify bullion's performance but may still have room to run.

Rahul Jain

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Placement - Past Deals Record Isn’t Great but Deal Is Small

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd is looking to raise up to US$152m via a primary placement of around 40m shares. There is also a concurrent CB offering...

Akshat Shah

Wanguo Gold Group Placement - Industry Momentum Strong, Stock Run-Up Quite a Bit, but Deal Is Small

Wanguo Gold Group Ltd (WGG, 3939.HK) is looking to raise upto US$96m via a 2.1% stake sale, while Prominent Investment Holding is looking to pare...

Akshat Shah

Overview #32 – International Money Starts to Flow to Chinese Domestic Markets

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the Chinese breakout and laggards in the precious metal space

Rikki Malik

Mid-Year Themes Review - Part II

Investor focus on hard assets ramps up. Overnight news that the Pentagon will take a US$400M stake in MP Materials is another boost for the rare...

Rikki Malik

Gold has shown consistent growth over two decades, while gold equities historically amplify bullion's performance but may still have room to run.