EVENTS:   Best Equity Short Ideas Conference Call 12 - Zach Shannon/Corto Capital Advisors & Craig Huber/Huber Research Partners & Thomas Beevers /Forensic Alpha & Ed Steele/Iron Blue Financials & Bill Campbell/Paragon Intel - 12 Nov 25   Will AI Deflate the World? Macro Lessons from Three Industrial Revolutions and China - Manoj Pradhan/Talking Heads Macro - 13 Nov 25     ROADSHOWS: Forest Products Sector Equity and Commodity Research With Expertise in Distressed Debt - Kevin Mason /ERA Research   •   London   12 - 14 Nov 25       Buyside to Buyside Forum and Expert Calls across TMT, Consumer, Healthcare and Fintech - Andrew Peters /Revelare Partners   •   London   17 - 19 Nov 25       Fundamental US Healthcare Short Ideas - Dr Elliot Favus /Favus Institutional Research   •   London   17 - 19 Nov 25      

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FinTech & Financials: 2022 investment themes

Financials

Galliano's Financials Research

1. A shift into value in EM banks; cautious on digital banks - top picks are Sberbank, Banco do Brasil and HDFC Bank. Nubank likely to be one of the EM FinTech big negative surprises of 2022.
2. Southern Europe banks, position for the prospect of higher interest rates - highlights BBVA and Banco BPM.
3. Exchanges, competitive pressures are real, but are they priced in - B3 and Singapore Exchange standout.
4. Growth and value in digital payments - highlights Mastercard and, for its deep value, PagSeguro.
5. Digital wealth managers, picking a potential winner - BTG Pactual.

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- 07 January, 2022