As the market is correcting, many shareholders who have pledged their shares are likely to receive margin calls from their respective lenders. They often can’t top up within the tight timelines given…

The EquitiesFirst financing model requires a temporary title transfer of shares during the term of the loan transaction. To provide a deeper understanding of how we operate, this piece discusses our business model, 100% track record in returning the collateral, and the correlation with Time Value of Money.

EquitiesFirst summarizes some of the key factors which have impacted the share price of China Internet companies, including the regulatory headwind, pressure from SEC to delist Chinese companies over US audit demand, and the rising interest rate.

EquitiesFirst examines the opportunities in Malaysia’s share pledge market by analyzing the size of Malaysia’s equity market, the demand for share-backed financing, and the share price performance of 100 unique stocks post share pledging disclosure.

In this report, EquitiesFirst publishes the data on the trends in Thailand’s private credit market by looking at the shift from traditional banks to private credit, private credit sector growth, growth opportunities in margin loans and...

In this piece, we review Asia’s private credit and security-backed financing markets and summarize several key trends and major events. Looking towards 2022, we note eight key trends in Asia’s private credit market and the sector of major cryptocurrencies.