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

Rikki Malik

Experienced PM in Asia-focused, long-short, equity hedge funds. Top-down macro overview  generating investment themes and ideas, before moving to sector and stock selection.
The analysis of macro themes can inform your own macro strategy and/or provide a backdrop for your own stock specific research.
All information is from publicly available sources and ideas are based on our own views and analysis.

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NEC (6701.T) – Thesis Playing Out, Market Not Fully Convinced

Sojitz (2768.T) — Japan’s Rare Earth Play

Tactical Trading – Increasing Cyclical Exposure in Japan

2026 High Conviction Idea: Our Basket of Commodity Equities Will Outperform Broad Equity Indices

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The SaaSpocalypse has hurt many software and enterprise companies indiscriminately</li>
<li>NEC is more insulated with its government customers and should benefit from AI deployment</li>
<li>Its higher-margin defence business is growing faster, improving earnings and stability.</li>
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The SaaSpocalypse has hurt many software and enterprise companies indiscriminately
NEC is more insulated with its government customers and should benefit from AI deployment
Its higher-margin defence business is growing faster, improving earnings and stability.


NEC (6701.T) - Has the Baby Been Thrown Out with the Bathwater?

NEC Corp

NEC (6701.T) - Has the Baby Been Thrown Out with the Bathwater?