Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Victor Galliano is an experienced equity banks analyst, having covered Latin America banks and non-bank financials for over 12 years, as well as more recently covering the Italian banks. He has worked in sell side equity research for 30 years in a career spanning Barclays, HSBC, BBVA LatInvest, Barings and NatWest.
Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.
The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Financials & FinTech research

Japanese Banks – We Clip Our Key Positive Picks in the Big-Caps and Mid-Caps

Japanese Banks – 2026 High Conviction Ideas

Japanese Midcap Banks – Hachijuni (8359 JP) Is Our Top Pick

Japanese Midcap Banks – Iyogin Holdings (5830 JP) Is Our Top Pick

[Japan Buybacks] - Japan Bank Metrics, Cross-Holdings and Banks Part 1

Hokkoku Financial Holdings (7381 JP): Full-year FY03/25 flash update

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We incorporate our scorecard into this report covering ten Japanese midcap banks and we also introduce trailing twelve month return trends for the midcaps</li>
<li>Iyogin Holdings remains a buy, which tops pre-provision returns and has large strategic cross-holdings; Hokuhoku Financial and Hachijuni Bank are also buys with these occupying the top three scorecard rankings</li>
<li>We add Hirogin Holdings to the buy list; it is deep value among the peer group, with its premium earnings and dividend yield and its attractive ROE to PBV ratio</li>
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We incorporate our scorecard into this report covering ten Japanese midcap banks and we also introduce trailing twelve month return trends for the midcaps
Iyogin Holdings remains a buy, which tops pre-provision returns and has large strategic cross-holdings; Hokuhoku Financial and Hachijuni Bank are also buys with these occupying the top three scorecard rankings
We add Hirogin Holdings to the buy list; it is deep value among the peer group, with its premium earnings and dividend yield and its attractive ROE to PBV ratio


Japanese Midcap Banks – Introducing the Scorecard and Quarterly Return Trends