AEC: name change to Beyond Securities Pcl, ticker change to BYD, warrant (AEC-W6) ticker change to BYD-W6 effective Monday. Comment: This firm has been on the market for sale for a year. BLA expects to report solid 2Q from higher premium on health insurance sales via bancassurance, investment gains & lower provision yoy, Tabloid. GPSC […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 267 mn AEC – The group is up for sale. SPALI – The co is gaining market share, family members buying it up KBANK – Doesn’t quite matter. It’s a director buying some shares. I wouldn’t be surprised to see banks higher in 6 months. Sell(s) THB 156 mn RS – […]

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Asia Cab in JV with 4 partners, including EA and SCG chemical, to develop 1st Thai EV cab prototype, while EA said its EV plant in on track to COD in 2-3 months. Comment:  EA are going to be the GULF of this industry. You’ve been witnessing the growth of crony capitalism in Thailand over […]

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A wonderful article over at Forbes that highlights the CEO’s of MNCs viewpoints on ASEAN, here’s the introductory paragraph and the link to the rest of the article In early 2015, I interviewed eight C-level executives at leading foreign multinationals as part of a KPMG sponsored report exploring the outlook for multinationals (MNCs) in ASEAN. What did […]

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AEC AEC targets 2015 market share of 4% from 2014’s 2% aided by customer base expansion. It is confident 2015 performance will show a net profit despite the loss in 1Q15 as the capital market recovered. It has seven investment banking deals that will raise revenue. (Thun Hoon, 28/05/15) Comment: It is a tough environment […]

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Notable Transactions Note: All transactions highlighted are above THB 20 mn in value Buy(s) THB 2.2 bn MC – Basically a swap of shareholding between husband and wife CGD – They have the news of their massive property projects going ahead, plus a potential REIT in the future. PICNI – CP Group buying into Picni? […]

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AEC Purchase of AAMC Asset Management approved — AEC says the shareholders approved the purchase of AAMC Asset Management Co., Ltd. It will take 90% for Bt28.12mn. The purchase is being made to expand the variety of the business it is engaged in and create growth opportunities. (Naew Na, 23/06/14) Comment: The regulatory environment in […]

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I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Kishore Mahbubani speak live a few months ago and just came across this article stating his viewpoints on ASEAN. As a region it is doing tremendously well despite all the issues that plague developing  countries, and in my mind as an investment destination is a no-brainer. See below for […]

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If you live in this region it should be of no surprise, ASEAN has already gone through its debt crisis back in ’97-’98 hence the lower debt-to-gdp ratios versus Japan, Europe and the US. The fund flow into the region and certain sectors (hospitals, telecoms and commerce specifically) has been unexpectedly strong and doesn’t look […]

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