27 August 2025

The Picks and Shovels Strategy in the Digital Age

In the 1800s, tens of thousands rushed to California, dreaming of gold, but few struck it rich. However, one group thrived regardless: those selling picks, shovels, and supplies to the miners. Levi Strauss built a denim empire, hardware stores flourished, and transport and banking services boomed.

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20 August 2025

Fragile Frontier to Global Growth Engine: 70 Years of APAC Through Investors’ Eyes

The way global investors view the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has changed dramatically over the past seven decades. What began as a fragile, war-torn frontier has become a diverse ecosystem of opportunity and risk, shaping global capital flows and challenging long-held assumptions about growth.

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14 August 2025

APAC’s AI & Tech Boom: Riding the Wave Without Losing Your Balance

Across APAC, the hottest trades of 2025 have a common theme: AI, EVs, and semiconductors. From Taiwan’s chip giants to South Korea’s battery leaders and Japan’s robotics innovators, investors are pouring in, driven not just by earnings reports, but by fear of missing out (FOMO).

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06 August 2025

Asia’s Trade Surveillance Dilemma: Could T+1 and Real‑Time Settlement Erode Oversigh

Across Asia-Pacific, settlement cycles are accelerating in ways that could redefine how markets function. While most regional markets remain on T+2, India has already transitioned to T+1, and China’s cash markets operate at T+0 or T+1, giving it one of the most advanced settlement infrastructures globally.

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30 July 2025

Arbitrage in the Crosshairs: Has the Age-Old Practice Crossed a Regulatory Rubicon?

For centuries, arbitrage has been one of finance’s most celebrated - and often misunderstood - practices. From the early days of cross-border commodity trading to the lightning-fast algorithms of today’s high-frequency desks, it has been hailed as a force for market efficiency: exploiting price discrepancies to bring markets back into alignment.

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24 July 2025

Are Safe Havens Just Self-Fulfilling Prophecies?

When markets tremble and headlines scream uncertainty, investors do what they’ve done for centuries: they run to safety. But what exactly makes an asset “safe”?

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