Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
Reporters at Bloomberg put together a wonderful article on the current political ongoings in Thailand and the role of the army, see below for a few snippets and a link to the full article “If you look at Thai history, the head of the army is the main key position, but that changed with the […]
Read More →Mr Chanitr said market capitalisation from new IPO securities could beat the SET’s target of 210 billion baht. So far, 190 billion baht in market capitalisation has been added to the two markets from newly listed securities. Here are the facts: IPO’S YTD: 28 on both the MAI & SET worth THB 140 bn (10 […]
Read More →Exciting stuff! Currently the MSEC is operating in the old fashioned way on the floor off an electronic exchange, this new development should be able to boost things along much faster. The Yangon Stock Exchange (YSE), which will replace the Myanmar Securities Exchange Centre (MSEC), will be launched in Myanmar by October 2015. Myanmar’s Deputy […]
Read More →Background Singha Estate Plc (S), formerly RASA, came into the market via a reverse IPO in May 2014, and the stock price has increased substantially from THB ~3 to now THB 8.9 Just this past Friday, the transfer from Rasa to Singha was completed with the Boon Rawd subsidiary Singha Property Management Co and […]
Read More →On Friday the SEC put a suspension on JAS’s stock and its derivatives b/c they have to get their financial statements in order The Supreme Court had reversed the decision of the Central Bankruptcy Court by rejecting the rehabilitation plan and canceling business rehabilitation order issued by the Central Bankruptcy Court. JAS later disclosed in […]
Read More →Mega Lifesciences Plc (MEGA) is a leader in human wellness across global emerging markets. Founded in 1986, it listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand last November. Chief executive Vivek Dhawan discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. Mr Vivek delivers on his brands’ promise. What is Mega’s business model? Mega is a leading player in […]
Read More →While even I at times argue that the SET is expensive and that there are a lot of names that are trading at silly valuations, it is important to look properly into individual names instead of just saying that the entire market is expensive. Here, despite, the context in the article pointing to the fact […]
Read More →The clever research folks of VOX, put out a brief paper analysing the relationship between government popularity and financial crises, not too surprisingly, emerging markets generally have a crash post incredibly popular governments, its a interesting good read, see below for more, enjoy. Our main finding is that ‘political booms’, defined as an increase in […]
Read More →What happened TUF bought King Oscar AS, Norway off a PE fund (The Private Equity Fund Procuritas Capital Investor IV); the deal is expected to be closed by 4Q14;Â Deal size: Not yet announced. TUF bought a 100% stake in MerAlliance, #4 in the smoked salmon market in Europe on the 5th September, deal to be […]
Read More →Last weekend’s Economist poised the question that is on some people’s minds, how long does the military want to stay in charge for? The junta’s moral underpinning is a brand of puritanical paternalism. A clean-up is in full swing intended to purge the informal economy of unregistered labour, smuggling, prostitution, gambling and drug-dealing. There is […]
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