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Daily Brief United States: Allstate Corp, Bank Of New York Mellon, Molson Coors Brewing Co B, State Street and more

By | Daily Briefs, United States

In today’s briefing:

  • The Allstate Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – What Is Its Biggest Competitive Advantage? Financial Forecasts
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corp: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers
  • Molson Coors Beverage Company: Initiation of Coverage – Diversification
  • State Street Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers


The Allstate Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – What Is Its Biggest Competitive Advantage? Financial Forecasts

By Baptista Research

  • This is our first report on one of the largest insurance companies, the Allstate Corporation.
  • The company had a mediocre quarterly result and saw a 26% year-over-year increase in total revenues, totaling $13.8 billion.
  • This was fueled by a rise in premiums, investment income, and realized capital gains, with total premiums showing a 9% year-over-year growth to reach $12.5 billion, driven by growth across all segments, especially the auto insurance segment which grew 11% year over year.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers

By Baptista Research

  • This iThis is our first report on a global custodian and asset management behemoth, Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
  • This After a surge in deposit balances following recent market fluctuations, BNY Mellon finished the quarter slightly higher than its starting point.
  • The company’s broader liquidity platform, managing over $1.3 trillion of cash and short-term investments, witnessed growth in most channels.

Molson Coors Beverage Company: Initiation of Coverage – Diversification

By Baptista Research

  • This is our first report on global beverage giant, Molson Coors Beverage Company. has exhibited commendable resilience this quarter, particularly with their premium light brands in the U.S.
  • Their brands, Coors Light and Miller Lite, registered double-digit revenue growth, significantly aided by their first Super Bowl campaign in over three decades.
  • We initiate coverage on the stock of Molson Coors Beverage Company with a ‘Hold’ rating.

State Street Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers

By Baptista Research

  • This is our first report on State Street, a prominent provider of asset servicing and other financial services in the U.S.
  • The company experienced a varied market performance in the second quarter due to continued strength in developed equity markets, weakness in emerging markets, and a subdued market environment.
  • State Street onboarded $1.2 trillion of Assets Under Custody/Administration (AUC/A) primarily through the State Street Alpha platform, underscoring its effectiveness.

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Daily Brief South Korea: Celltrion Inc, LG Energy Solution and more

By | Daily Briefs, South Korea

In today’s briefing:

  • Last Week in Event SPACE: Celltrion, Fast Retailing, Canon, Costa, Chindata
  • ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) – LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu


Last Week in Event SPACE: Celltrion, Fast Retailing, Canon, Costa, Chindata

By David Blennerhassett

  • According to Invest Chosun, Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) plans to submit a merger registration statement to the KRX in July, with Mirae Asset Securities acting as the lead underwriter.
  • Fast Retailing (9983 JP) investors are in a conundrum. The stock is doing well. With one quarter to go, the company just raised its full-year EPS target by 8.3%.
  • Canon (7751 JP)‘s most recent buyback should be done now-ish. They have been ~15-20% of volume over the past month. The Trade would be short Canon vs Ricoh (7752 JP).

ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) – LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu

By Sumeet Singh


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Daily Brief Australia: Neuren Pharmaceuticals and more

By | Australia, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, Chinext, URA, Korea Stocks, NKY


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, Chinext, URA, Korea Stocks, NKY

By Brian Freitas


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Daily Brief Japan: Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix and more

By | Daily Briefs, Japan

In today’s briefing:

  • Nominating Committee Also Has Problems Achieving Only Formal Criteria of Corporate Governance Code


Nominating Committee Also Has Problems Achieving Only Formal Criteria of Corporate Governance Code

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Nominating Committee’s main activity is the selection of individual director candidates, and the Nominating Committee tends to be less involved in issues related to top management appointments, including succession planning.
  • Although most companies have a majority of independent directors as members of the nominating committee, the nominating committee may in fact be a body that approves top management’s proposals.
  • Companies focus only on prime market listing criteria of “committee establishment and committee member composition” and overlook original intent. The problem is that it’s all about achieving the formal criteria.

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Daily Brief China: Wharf Real Estate Investment, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, Unisound AI Technology and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Wharf REIC 1997HK: Should We Bet on HK Luxury Retail? Lack of Catalyst & Weak Chinese Spending Power
  • EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-Summer Lull
  • Unisound AI Technology IPO: Speech Recognition AI Unicorn And Developer of LLM UniGPT


Wharf REIC 1997HK: Should We Bet on HK Luxury Retail? Lack of Catalyst & Weak Chinese Spending Power

By Jacob Cheng

  • In this insight, we conducted fundamental analysis on Wharf REIC .  It has a simple business model that it operates key malls in HK including Harbour City and Times Square
  • Macro-Wise, despite Wharf REIC should be seeing a recovery trend in terms of retail sales, the weak Chinese economy could pose concern on Wharf REIC’s retail sales
  • Wharf REIC is also facing several headwinds such as high interest cost and weak office market in Hong Kong.  We view the re-rating potential limited despite attractive valuation

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-Summer Lull

By Simon Harris

  • Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
  • Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
  • We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces

Unisound AI Technology IPO: Speech Recognition AI Unicorn And Developer of LLM UniGPT

By Andrei Zakharov

  • Founded in 2012, Unisound AI Technology is a Beijing-based pioneer in Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The company offers easy-to-deploy AI products and solutions in China. 
  • Unisound AI Technology seeks to raise capital for R&D activities, international expansion, and general working capital purposes. The company chose CICC and Haitong to tap capital markets with HK IPO. 
  • I like growing brand recognition, in-house 60B-parameter LLM UniGPT, high growth in the Smart Life segment, and the opportunity to sell self-developed proprietary AI chips in China.

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Daily Brief Consumer: LG Energy Solution, Molson Coors Brewing Co B, Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix and more

By | Consumer, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) – LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu
  • Molson Coors Beverage Company: Initiation of Coverage – Diversification
  • Nominating Committee Also Has Problems Achieving Only Formal Criteria of Corporate Governance Code


ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) – LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu

By Sumeet Singh


Molson Coors Beverage Company: Initiation of Coverage – Diversification

By Baptista Research

  • This is our first report on global beverage giant, Molson Coors Beverage Company. has exhibited commendable resilience this quarter, particularly with their premium light brands in the U.S.
  • Their brands, Coors Light and Miller Lite, registered double-digit revenue growth, significantly aided by their first Super Bowl campaign in over three decades.
  • We initiate coverage on the stock of Molson Coors Beverage Company with a ‘Hold’ rating.

Nominating Committee Also Has Problems Achieving Only Formal Criteria of Corporate Governance Code

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Nominating Committee’s main activity is the selection of individual director candidates, and the Nominating Committee tends to be less involved in issues related to top management appointments, including succession planning.
  • Although most companies have a majority of independent directors as members of the nominating committee, the nominating committee may in fact be a body that approves top management’s proposals.
  • Companies focus only on prime market listing criteria of “committee establishment and committee member composition” and overlook original intent. The problem is that it’s all about achieving the formal criteria.

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Daily Brief TMT/Internet: Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, Unisound AI Technology and more

By | Daily Briefs, TMT/Internet

In today’s briefing:

  • EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-Summer Lull
  • Unisound AI Technology IPO: Speech Recognition AI Unicorn And Developer of LLM UniGPT


EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-Summer Lull

By Simon Harris

  • Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
  • Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
  • We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces

Unisound AI Technology IPO: Speech Recognition AI Unicorn And Developer of LLM UniGPT

By Andrei Zakharov

  • Founded in 2012, Unisound AI Technology is a Beijing-based pioneer in Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The company offers easy-to-deploy AI products and solutions in China. 
  • Unisound AI Technology seeks to raise capital for R&D activities, international expansion, and general working capital purposes. The company chose CICC and Haitong to tap capital markets with HK IPO. 
  • I like growing brand recognition, in-house 60B-parameter LLM UniGPT, high growth in the Smart Life segment, and the opportunity to sell self-developed proprietary AI chips in China.

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Daily Brief Financials: Wharf Real Estate Investment, Allstate Corp, Bank Of New York Mellon, State Street and more

By | Daily Briefs, Financials

In today’s briefing:

  • Wharf REIC 1997HK: Should We Bet on HK Luxury Retail? Lack of Catalyst & Weak Chinese Spending Power
  • The Allstate Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – What Is Its Biggest Competitive Advantage? Financial Forecasts
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corp: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers
  • State Street Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers


Wharf REIC 1997HK: Should We Bet on HK Luxury Retail? Lack of Catalyst & Weak Chinese Spending Power

By Jacob Cheng

  • In this insight, we conducted fundamental analysis on Wharf REIC .  It has a simple business model that it operates key malls in HK including Harbour City and Times Square
  • Macro-Wise, despite Wharf REIC should be seeing a recovery trend in terms of retail sales, the weak Chinese economy could pose concern on Wharf REIC’s retail sales
  • Wharf REIC is also facing several headwinds such as high interest cost and weak office market in Hong Kong.  We view the re-rating potential limited despite attractive valuation

The Allstate Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – What Is Its Biggest Competitive Advantage? Financial Forecasts

By Baptista Research

  • This is our first report on one of the largest insurance companies, the Allstate Corporation.
  • The company had a mediocre quarterly result and saw a 26% year-over-year increase in total revenues, totaling $13.8 billion.
  • This was fueled by a rise in premiums, investment income, and realized capital gains, with total premiums showing a 9% year-over-year growth to reach $12.5 billion, driven by growth across all segments, especially the auto insurance segment which grew 11% year over year.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers

By Baptista Research

  • This iThis is our first report on a global custodian and asset management behemoth, Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
  • This After a surge in deposit balances following recent market fluctuations, BNY Mellon finished the quarter slightly higher than its starting point.
  • The company’s broader liquidity platform, managing over $1.3 trillion of cash and short-term investments, witnessed growth in most channels.

State Street Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Other Drivers

By Baptista Research

  • This is our first report on State Street, a prominent provider of asset servicing and other financial services in the U.S.
  • The company experienced a varied market performance in the second quarter due to continued strength in developed equity markets, weakness in emerging markets, and a subdued market environment.
  • State Street onboarded $1.2 trillion of Assets Under Custody/Administration (AUC/A) primarily through the State Street Alpha platform, underscoring its effectiveness.

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Daily Brief Health Care: Neuren Pharmaceuticals, Celltrion Inc and more

By | Daily Briefs, Healthcare

In today’s briefing:

  • Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, Chinext, URA, Korea Stocks, NKY
  • Last Week in Event SPACE: Celltrion, Fast Retailing, Canon, Costa, Chindata


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, Chinext, URA, Korea Stocks, NKY

By Brian Freitas


Last Week in Event SPACE: Celltrion, Fast Retailing, Canon, Costa, Chindata

By David Blennerhassett

  • According to Invest Chosun, Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) plans to submit a merger registration statement to the KRX in July, with Mirae Asset Securities acting as the lead underwriter.
  • Fast Retailing (9983 JP) investors are in a conundrum. The stock is doing well. With one quarter to go, the company just raised its full-year EPS target by 8.3%.
  • Canon (7751 JP)‘s most recent buyback should be done now-ish. They have been ~15-20% of volume over the past month. The Trade would be short Canon vs Ricoh (7752 JP).

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Daily Brief Quantitative Analysis: TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jul 14th): Quanta Computer and more

By | Daily Briefs, Quantitative Analysis

In today’s briefing:

  • TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jul 14th): Quanta Computer, Inventec, Lite-On Tech, Walsin Lihwa, ASE


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jul 14th): Quanta Computer, Inventec, Lite-On Tech, Walsin Lihwa, ASE

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jul 14th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD15.0bn.
  • We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
  • We highlight short interest changes in Quanta Computer, Inventec, Lite-On Tech, Walsin Lihwa, ASE, Lotus.

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