Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
So the government has come out with the another round of property stimulus measures, and here are the details: On October 22nd, 2019, the Cabinet approved a temporary reduction in transfer fee from 2% to 0.01% and mortgage registration fee from 1% to 0.01% to those home buyers of up to Bt3m/unit. It will last […]
Read More →A few months ago I had a discussion with the research department of a regional sell-side team and one of the junior’s on the team had put together a fantastic internal analysis on the high correlation between Google Trends and tourism visits to Thailand. Now I can’t put up their magic sauce here because its […]
Read More →TET: Please explain the history of MM. MM has a very interesting background and the brands have gone through 3 different ownerships before settling with MM. I joined the organization in 2003 where Au Bon Pain was in the initial stages of expansion and Dunkin’ Donuts was a dying brand with the stores and the […]
Read More →I’ve been traveling throughout the region the below is just compilation of observations and thoughts I’ve had from sitting in a coffee shop, talking to people, and randomly staring at the sky. Naturally do not expect anything but poorly discombobulated rambling. China -> SE Asia. With China wanting to be less of an export manufacturing […]
Read More →I find it rather fascinating that there hasn’t been more talk about the new Sustainable Equity Fund (SEF) which is supposed to be approved the government and then replace the Long Term Equity Fund (LTF) and be enacted next year. So, here’s a quick Q&A about it. What is the LTF? The LTF is an […]
Read More →And there we go, thats 2Q19 earnings for you – 18% for the SET. A lot of it is driven by the decrease in the industrials & petrochemical sector which could be arguable the inventory losses, but it’s a sign of the issues facing the companies listed on the SET and the MAI. The only […]
Read More →So his latest letter is out and this time a lot of the focus on is geopolitics and US politics from discussions between Blackstone and their clients. I’ve put the whole letter below as it isn’t available on Blackstone’s website but one can easily subscribe to this letter’s from there. Enjoy! Plenty to Worry About, […]
Read More →Ever since Bhumjaithai’s leader Anutin begun campaigning, we’ve said two things They’ll be the swing party Thailand will get roads and weed Why the roads? Easy he’s the owner of STEC Plc, why the weed? Well now I’m going to indulge myself in a mix between rumours, facts and my random thoughts and let you […]
Read More →This week has seen several names drop -5% but on the 31st July ORI dropped the sharpest… ORI was the only name in the property sector that had suddenly dropped by -15% 2 days ago, and it made zero sense when comparing the share price performance of PSH, LH, AP, and ANAN during the day. […]
Read More →We’ve been receiving updates from our international custodian regarding the moves made by the BOT and this is the latest. What do we think the impact may be? Perhaps it will reign in some of the strength in the THB but by “ BOT is concerned about the rapid appreciation of the Thai Baht which […]
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