Daily Brief Financials: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Public Financial, National Stock Exchange, Haymaker Acquisition IV, Cryptex Digital Market Cap ETF and more

• Welcome to Curator’s Cut – a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,200+ insights shared on Smartkarma.
• In this cut, we survey the consumer staples sector at historic positioning lows, follow the rotation into (Asian) financials, and assess the sometimes mixed track record of spin-offs. 
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• I summarise the latest spreads and newsflow for the merger arb situations covered across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Chinese ADRs.
• Highest spreads: Skyworth (751 HK), Changhong Jiahua (3991 HK), Z Fin (1168 HK), Tourism Holdings (THL NZ), OFX Group (OFX AU), Cleanaway Waste Management (CWY AU), Atlantic Lithium (A11 AU). 
• Lowest spreads: Kakaku.com Inc (2371 JP), FleetPartners Group (FPR AU), Accent Group (AX1 AU), Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU), Japan Property Management Center (3276 JP), Albis Co Ltd (7475 JP). 

• Insight on SEBI’s new consultation paper on review of Certain Aspects of the Closing Auction Session(CAS) , Market Timings and Settlement Methodology for Derivatives Contracts.
• We discuss the various aspects of the paper presented by SEBI. 
• Finally, we discuss how the impacts the NSE IPO which is opening this week.

• Haymaker Acquisition Corp V is a blank check company formed to effect a business combination with one or more businesses or entities. It intends to acquire and operate a business.
• The management team has a proven track record of business combination success with prior SPACs and extensive experience in industrial, consumer, and consumer-related industries.
• Total assets were $342,493 (Actual, June 30, 2026) and $252,216,395 (As Adjusted, June 30, 2026). Shareholders’ deficit was $(33,605) (Actual).

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• The Cryptex Digital Market Cap ETF is a passive exchange-traded product incorporated in the Cayman Islands. It tracks the Cryptex Digital Market Cap Index by holding market-cap-weighted crypto assets across.
• The Fund holds 19 crypto asset constituents as of September 8, 2026. It intends to stake 26.82% of Portfolio Crypto Assets (ETH, SOL, ADA, HYPE), with a Sponsor Fee of.
• The Fund was incorporated on March 23, 2026, and has no operating history. CTX token price declined 86% from its 52-week high as of August 17, 2026.

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