The Complete ASEAN Investor’s Portal of Market Information ASEANHC The Complete ASEAN Investor’s Portal of Market Information
Market Data for All Listed ASEAN Companies One platform for viewing all stocks traded on ASEAN exchanges. Prices, charts, fundamental information, company profiles, news flow and more for retail investors. Advanced market information for professional investors such as in depth company comparisons across different countries and sectors, ownership information, management backgrounds, etc. Written and video content relevant to investing in ASEAN. Future expansion into investor relations for listed companies and additional services for professional investors.
Why be Excited About ASEAN? Fastest Growing Market in the World A population of over 600 million people with excellent demographics and rapidly developing middle class. Enormous range of investment opportunities from banking, manufacturing, agriculture, services, and tourism. Continued economic and social integration. The ASEAN community is initiating free trade agreements, travel and immigration incentives, and policy cooperation to support the development of all member countries. A proposed link between the different stock exchanges in the region would benefit the capital markets of all members. Its location between the two largest populations in the world, China and India, as well as its historical role as a bridge between the East and West offers no limit of economic opportunities.
ASEAN Capital Markets Today Rapid Growth in Market Capitalization and Investor Interest but a lack of market information and transparency makes investing difficult. Market information remains fractured across ASEAN where data on listed companies is only available on local websites. Often it is still necessary to use multiple local websites to gain basic information on a single company in one country. High fees and information limited to individual markets remain obstacles for investors. Brokerages are expanding services to ASEAN Markets increasing demand for information on the companies here. Not long ago only trading in Singapore was easily accessible but Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia can now be traded through OCBC, CIMB, and POEMS (who recently announced trading of Vietnam shares). May require more than one slide
Scale of ASEAN Market Stock Market Capitalizations of member countries of Singapore $692bil, Thailand $517bil, Indonesia $479bil, Malaysia $397bil, Philippines $128bil, Vietnam $126bil, Laos $1.2bil, Cambodia $443mil, Myanmar $393mil Individually small compared to other exchanges but combined capitalization of over $2.3 trillion would rank among the top 10 in the world. Market capitalization is growing in line with the rapid GDP growth in the region May require more than one slide
Building the Platform With the objective of making information on the ASEAN capital markets as accessible as those of North America and Europe. We first have to gather securities data from these markets. Price data (15 min delayed) can be obtained economically through agreements with data vendors. Fundamental data procurement will likely vary by country. It will be obtained either by agreements with local firms, international data providers, or in some cases our own research. Charting applications can be obtained from firms such as TradingView. Newsflow would be gathered using a program designed to search the web for mentions of the specific company. In depth, premium data will be gathered often through local sources that I used during my experience analyzing equites.
Monetization Basic Membership $9.95/month. Access to real time prices, charts, financial ratios, market screener, company profile, news flow. Content and forum. Professional Membership $49.95/month In depth information on insider transactions, comparison between companies, advanced screener, alerts, ownership and management, social media. Sector and other economic data. Advertising, Investor Relations, Market and Trading Reports No membership required for viewing basic stock information such as price, company profile, volume, basic chart. Our membership based revenue model aims to generate potentially unlimited growth of recurring income.
Example of an Equity Profile Page Company (Exchange, Country) (Most recent price) (Add to watchlist) (Alert) Key Data: (Day range) (52 wk range) (volume) (dividend) etc Company Snapshot Premium Features Chart (links to advanced chart) News Profile Financials Analyst Estimates Premium Research
Challenges Fundamental Data Language Expansive, reliable market information is our main objective and selling point. Given most of these markets lack quality data initially developing a process to determine that ours meets expectations is essential. In SE Asia there is growing of skilled, driven work force suited well to data procurement work at relatively low salaries compared to other regions. By using local data gathering and web development employees as well as input and partnerships with global experts in this space we will ensure that our platform is top level. Language In order to best provide information to a global audience our language will be English Looking forward we aim to develop a Chinese Mandarin focus as well. Rising wealth and an interest in diversifying investments among over 1.6 billion speakers means they need information in their language. Early stages of demand set for decades of growth Most ASEAN capital markets are small and relatively off the radar compared to North American and European markets. This means at the moment we have a lack of competitors. As global capital allocation shifts further to Asia, ASEAN will be a huge recipient of investment flows. Market information is essential for that to happen. ASEANHC will be at the forefront of filling that need. May require more than one slide
Project Schedule and Milestones 1) Data Procurement 3 months 2)Website ready to display stock data 6 months 3) Advertising and basic memberships generating revenue 12 months 4) Premium Data Ready, Platform Completed 18 months