Southeast Asia is often lumped together with broad Global Emerging Markets or Asia Pacific, mandating and warranting just a small allocation in portfolios that are pegged to major indices. The resources of large fund managers are typically allocated accordingly, to larger markets like China and India with little attention paid to what’s happening in Southeast Asia beyond the larger index names.
Despite the region being neglected in a global context, the local markets are vibrant with trading activity dominated by local retail investors and institutions. Our focus on events allows us to apply a rigorous analytical process to situations where there are structural changes and filter the noise of local news flow.
Wickhams Hill uses an event-driven approach to complement our fundamental research process. We look for changing situations where there is an informational, analytical, or behavioural advantage.