iFAST

iFAST
AUA grew 44.5% YoY to another record high of S$14.45b as at 31 December 2020

“Our continuous focus on building a strong integrated digital wealth management platform to better serve global investors has enabled us to face the challenges brought about by COVID-19 from a position of strength and with greater agility,” said Mr Lim Chung Chun, Chairman and CEO of iFAST Corp.

Stay home and stay safe, everyone.

many people missed out on this counter. Some analysts said limited upside when iFast was trading at $1.00...haha....

best is to know the details of the wealth management industry, and the various pain points. then we will know how iFast and its whole ecosystem works.

This EAM (External Asset Management) model is going to shake up the whole wealth industry. It has gained traction in other developed countries (e.g. Switzerland, etc.)... Still nascent in this part of the world.

this is going to be the BIG GAME Changer !!!

Next 20 years will even be more exciting for iFast - CEO interview


A lot of positive developments and upside from here. Sky is the limit for wealth management industry

1. Stock connect in China market => linking all the major stock exchanges (e.g. HKSE, Shenzhen and shanghai)
2. Malaysia Stock brokering business
3. China private fund business
4. DB license in other countries (e.g. Malaysia)
5. Hong Kong eMPF Tender (very big impact if won)..


Celebrating 20 Years: CEO Interview
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mIGg0jnZ_Cg...

iFast
release its unaudited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020 after market trading hours on 5 February 2021.
https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-an...55ba018245

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iFAST
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (“MPFA”) of Hong Kong announced on 29 January 2021 that it has awarded PCCW Solutions Limited (“PCCW Solutions”) with the contract for the design, build and operation of the eMPF Platform. 1 The eMPF Platform aims to standardise, streamline and automate the MPF scheme administration processes to create room for fee reduction and a predominantly paperless experience in the MPF System.

iFAST Corporation Ltd. (“iFAST” or "iFAST Corp" or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) would like to share that the Group had participated in the tender for the eMPF Platform project with PCCW Solutions as their Prime Subcontractor for a category that includes MPF scheme operation services, transformation services and user delivery services (Category C).
https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/iFAST_eMP...eID=646804

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iFast FY2020 Result
Rev $169m (vs 125m)
GP  $85m (vs 65m)
NP  $20m (vs  9m)
Div  1cts (vs 0.9)

Growth in profit was substantially higher than the growth in revenue, showing positive operating leverage and scalability of our business model.

The improvement in the Group’s business shows that the Group continues to be a beneficiary of increased digital adoption in the wealth management industry. The improvements have been seen for both the B2C and B2B businesses.

We believe that the robust growth seen by the Group this year has resulted from our past investments in building up a strong integrated digital wealth management platform. The Group will continue to work hard on various initiatives in all existing markets that the Group operates in to ensure that our medium to long term growth prospects will remain strong.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Group expects further growth in its business performance and also targets to improve its operating margin in 2021.


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(17-01-2021, 12:47 PM)Curiousparty Wrote: Next 20 years will even be more exciting for iFast - CEO interview


A lot of positive developments and upside from here. Sky is the limit for wealth management industry

1. Stock connect in China market => linking all the major stock exchanges (e.g. HKSE, Shenzhen and shanghai)
2. Malaysia Stock brokering business
3. China private fund business
4. DB license in other countries (e.g. Malaysia)
5. Hong Kong eMPF Tender (very big impact if won)..


Celebrating 20 Years: CEO Interview
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mIGg0jnZ_Cg...

iFast' s China Segment is going to take the market by storm in a few years' time!!!


Look out for the China segment, and I have said this many times...It is going to take the market by storm in a few years' time....Look at the explosive growth in AUA for China. We are talking about 170% YoY, and company had confidently guided that the strong momentum is set to continue, leveraging on the foundations which had been laid in the earlier years!!!!

I will not be surprised if the China segment may be spun off in the future when it has grown to a certain size. By then, iFast may have far exceeded the original AUA target of $100bil. Seriously, $100bil is a drop in the ocean, in the rising industry of wealth management in this part of the world!

The Big Boys (behind UBS) knew about the huge upside potential and they have built up their stake. Will not be surprised if they further up their stake to much higher level..

(Previously, I have shared the investment merits of iFast when it was only $1, and no one paid any serious attention...Sigh...)

The AUA of the China operation grew 15.3% QoQ and 170.5% YoY to approximately RMB 1.39 billion (equivalent to S$275 million) as at 31 December 2020.

In summary, 2020 has been a year of strong business momentum for the China operation. The foundation years have laid in place key competencies for the China operation to capture opportunities in the China wealth management space. The Group expects the strong business momentum to carry forth into the future years of operation as the China market embraces standardised investment products such as publicly offered mutual funds.

As China continues to liberate its financial markets, the Group will continue to seek opportunities within the China market to expand its product offerings similar to its core markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong or Malaysia.

LCC has bought back shares again after a long hiatus => Strong vote of confidence.

https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-an...8aca54e26a

Key coming developments:-

1. Stock connect in China market => linking all the major stock exchanges (e.g. HKSE, Shenzhen and shanghai) - PENDING
2. Malaysia Stock brokering business license => Secured and Work in Progress
3. China private fund business license => Secured and Work in Progress
4. DB license in other countries (e.g. Malaysia)=> PENDING
5. Hong Kong eMPF Tender (very big impact if won) => Secured  and Work in Progress

(24-02-2021, 11:11 PM)Shiyi Wrote:

(24-02-2021, 08:22 PM)Curiousparty Wrote: LCC has bought back shares again after a long hiatus => Strong vote of confidence.

https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-an...8aca54e26a

Key coming developments:-

1. Stock connect in China market => linking all the major stock exchanges (e.g. HKSE, Shenzhen and shanghai) - PENDING
2. Malaysia Stock brokering business license => Secured and Work in Progress
3. China private fund business license => Secured and Work in Progress
4. DB license in other countries (e.g. Malaysia)=> PENDING
5. Hong Kong eMPF Tender (very big impact if won) => Secured  and Work in Progress

It's just a transfer of shares from his nominee account to CDP.

(24-02-2021, 11:12 PM)Shiyi Wrote:

(24-02-2021, 11:11 PM)Shiyi Wrote:

(24-02-2021, 08:22 PM)Curiousparty Wrote: LCC has bought back shares again after a long hiatus => Strong vote of confidence.

https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-an...8aca54e26a

Key coming developments:-

1. Stock connect in China market => linking all the major stock exchanges (e.g. HKSE, Shenzhen and shanghai) - PENDING
2. Malaysia Stock brokering business license => Secured and Work in Progress
3. China private fund business license => Secured and Work in Progress
4. DB license in other countries (e.g. Malaysia)=> PENDING
5. Hong Kong eMPF Tender (very big impact if won) => Secured  and Work in Progress

It's just a transfer of shares from his nominee account to CDP.

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