Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

March 2024 Nikkei 225 Rebal - Look for Zozo, Ryohin Keikaku, and Maybe a Socionext Split

The Biggish Sep 2023 "Wednesday-Thursday Trade" With Added Monday/Friday Flavour

Updated TOPIX Selldown and Index Flows This Week - Initial TOPIX Selldown of Toshiba NEXT Month

Matsui Securities - Rising Average Daily Volume & New Accounts, With Strong July Monthly Figures

Lasertec (6920) - The State of Things May Be Different Than You Think

Sep 2023 Nikkei 225 Review - Not An Easy Rebal 🤨

Japan Post Holdings (6178) Starts Its Bigly Buyback With a Sale from the MOF-Boffins

Japan Post Bank (7182) - The October TOPIX FFW Adjustment

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Today, somewhat earlier than expected), the Nikkei Index Team announced the changes to the Nikkei 225.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lasertec-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4126:1" rel="noopener">Lasertec Corp (6920 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mercari-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27149:1" rel="noopener">Mercari (4385 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitori-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20386:1" rel="noopener">Nitori Holdings (9843 JP)</a> are added. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-sheet-glass-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9013:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Sheet Glass (5202 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsui-e-s-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2402:1" rel="noopener">Mitsui E&amp;S Holdings (7003 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/matsui-securities-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6553:1" rel="noopener">Matsui Securities (8628 JP)</a> removed.</li>
<li>That triggers flows of about ¥480bn a side, and some big, big changes. The announcement helps understand new process better.</li>
</ul>


Today, somewhat earlier than expected), the Nikkei Index Team announced the changes to the Nikkei 225.

Lasertec Corp (6920 JP), Mercari (4385 JP), and Nitori Holdings (9843 JP) are added. Nippon Sheet Glass (5202 JP), Mitsui E&amp;S Holdings (7003 JP), and Matsui Securities (8628 JP) removed.
That triggers flows of about ¥480bn a side, and some big, big changes. The announcement helps understand new process better.


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