In today’s briefing:
- Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (04 Aug)
- Merger Arb Mondays (04 Aug) – Santos, Joy City, HKBN, Krosaki Harima, Fujitec, Smart Share
- Airtasker Ltd – Australian Marketplace a Standout

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (04 Aug)
- Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.
- Highlight: Currently six pair trade opportunities across three markets and three sectors persist.
- Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.
Merger Arb Mondays (04 Aug) – Santos, Joy City, HKBN, Krosaki Harima, Fujitec, Smart Share
- I summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
- Highest spreads: Mayne Pharma (MYX AU), ENN Energy (2688 HK), Krosaki Harima (5352 JP), Joy City Property (207 HK), Santos Ltd (STO AU), Smart Share Global (EM US).
- Lowest spreads: Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK), Pacific Industrial (7250 JP), ZEEKR (ZK US), New World Resources (NWC AU), Ainsworth Game Technology (AGI AU), Nippon Concept (9386 JP).
Airtasker Ltd – Australian Marketplace a Standout
- Airtasker Limited (ASX:ART) is an online marketplace for local services, connecting people and businesses who need work done with people who want to work.
- ART has reported its Q4 FY25 trading update with key RaaS KPIs accelerating from the positive Q3 FY25 trends.
- Another quarter of positive cash flow was achieved, resulting in a net cash position of $19.1m.
