Desh Peramunetilleke

Desh has over 20 years of experience in equities research and prior to joining Jefferies, he was the head of the highly rated Microstrategy product at CLSA for nearly 10 years. He held similar roles with Macquarie in HK and with Deutsche bank both in Sydney and HK. Desh holds a bachelor degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK and an MPhil in numerical forecasting from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Equity Strategy | Thematic

What I am Known For

• Style watch – Our main global product that guides investors on investment styles and strategies
• Dividend watch – A longstanding product on global equity income and buybacks
• MicroEdge – A data-driven regular product that provides periodic market updates and diagnostic screens
• Quantamentals – In-depth thought-pieces that explore topics such as incremental ROIC/Quality/Value, etc
• Top trades – Our long-short product that identifies baskets based on macro and micro factors affecting markets
• Governance watch – Product focused on the ever-growing importance of governance in investing
• Multibaggers – A small-cap product aimed at using quantitative strategies to identify future winners
• Bespoke requests – Analytics focused on portfolio analysis, idea generation, strategy backtesting, etc
• Automated requests – Automated and ad-hoc screens, data, charts etc

How I am Different

• A unique mix of fundamentals and quantitative strategy: Our models and screening processes rely heavily on bottom-up company fundamentals, making them more sustainable and transparent.
• Incorporating macro into micro: We have been quite early to realize that macro factors are dominating equity investing and have fully incorporated various macro and event studies into our research.
• Screens with a view: All our research is distilled into screening ideas, where we use our experience to shortlist stocks beyond our quantitative processes.