Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Athaporn served as Head of Research for UOB and ANZ in Thailand and was an award-winning telecoms analyst at UBS in 2010 (AsiaMoney Thailand category) and Regional Strategist for DMG in Singapore. Prior to that, he also served as Kasikornbank credit analyst and scholar. He has a total work experience of 22 years, of which 19 were in research and 9 in research management roles. He started his career as an engineer for PTT and currently manages family investments. He holds an MBA from Stern (NYU) and CFA Charter since 2006.

Apart from IPO Radar, which focuses on future listings, MCorp Review also performs financial advisory services for TKC Services and provides 11 other on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely:

1) Snippets (news-driven);
2) Sathorn Series (financial services);
3) Silicon Stories (technology); 
4) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin series);
5) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative);
6) Thai Media Spotlight;
7) Political Pit Stop; 
8) Telecom Review; 
9) Thai Macro Watch (read-through from foreign events);  
10) Small Cap Diary; and
11) Property Grid

There are also 3 limited-time series driven by specific events or locations, namely:
1) Thai Corona Crisis;
2) South Series; and
3) Mechanics and Details (deal forensics).

Three of a Kind: Jeans, Glasses, and Cameras

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Thailand has generally been sideways down on weak bank results and higher NPLs, ignoring the positive vibes on Macron's first round win. Not much is happening these days, but it's good not to take your hand off the steering wheel. Political developments often affect market sentiments. In this review, we look at three issues that popped up recently. One is the pending French election in view of the first round's results. The other two are more local in nature.Pen vs Macaroni. So Macron was won…

Thailand has generally been sideways down on weak bank results and higher NPLs, ignoring the positive vibes on Macron's first round win. Not much is happening these days, but it's good not to take your hand off the steering wheel. Political developments often affect market sentiments. In this review, we look at three issues that popped up recently. One is the pending French election in view of the first round's results. The other two are more local in nature.Pen vs Macaroni. So Macron was won…

Political Update: France, Member Fees, Submarines