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.

Overview #50 — A New Japan Meets a Nervous Dollar

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

Sojitz (2768 JP) Vs. Denka (4061 JP): Quant Pair Trade Across Industries

Sojitz – Non-Resource Pivot in Motion, Valuation Discount Persists

Tactical Trading – Increasing Cyclical Exposure in Japan

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

Natural Gas: The Bridge Fuel, The Breakout Trade - A Basket of Asian Gas Companies

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Sojitz is Japan’s strategic gateway to a non‑Chinese rare earth supply</li>
<li>Earnings base continues to move away from the resources business and its inherent volatility</li>
<li>The company's discount to its larger peers will narrow as the market appreciates the changes</li>
</ul>


Sojitz is Japan’s strategic gateway to a non‑Chinese rare earth supply
Earnings base continues to move away from the resources business and its inherent volatility
The company's discount to its larger peers will narrow as the market appreciates the changes


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

Sojitz Corp

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