External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Taiwan insurer is emerging market subset, coming to the offshore USD bond market since Sep’24 with new issue premium ahead of the full adoption of IFRS.</li><li>Despite the tightened credit spread compared with the levels when we first put out our trade ideas in Jul’25, we continue to prefer SHIKON 6.95 06/26/35 for over NSINTWs for 20bps yield pick-up.</li><li>We also continue to prefer FUBON 5.45 12/10/35 with a yield pick-up of 10bps.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Taiwan insurer is emerging market subset, coming to the offshore USD bond market since Sep’24 with new issue premium ahead of the full adoption of IFRS.Despite the tightened credit spread compared with the levels when we first put out our trade ideas in Jul’25, we continue to prefer SHIKON 6.95 06/26/35 for over NSINTWs for 20bps yield pick-up.We also continue to prefer FUBON 5.45 12/10/35 with a yield pick-up of 10bps.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

CMBI Fixed Income - Taiwan Lifers: An emerging subset with new premium

Chief Economist, Aletheia Capital

Dr. Jim Walker

Chief Economist

Independent and original Asian investment research

Aletheia Capital

Aletheia Capital (HK) Ltd. (previously known as Asianomics) combines the extensive knowledge of its experienced team with technology and regulatory changes to disrupt Global Markets business in Asia. The firm is completely independent with no conflicts of interest either on Investment Banking advisory or Capital Markets execution.

<ul><li data-start="0" data-end="156">United States shows deepening slowdown with weak ISM manufacturing, falling employment, and declining private payrolls, signaling rising recession risk.</li><li data-start="157" data-end="277">India and China exhibit relatively constructive economic prospects, contrasting with softness in advanced economies.</li><li data-start="278" data-end="428" data-is-last-node="">Asian indicators are mixed, with Indonesia struggling on trade and Hong Kong retail sales recovering gradually but remaining below pre-COVID levels.</li></ul>

United States shows deepening slowdown with weak ISM manufacturing, falling employment, and declining private payrolls, signaling rising recession risk.India and China exhibit relatively constructive economic prospects, contrasting with softness in advanced economies.Asian indicators are mixed, with Indonesia struggling on trade and Hong Kong retail sales recovering gradually but remaining below pre-COVID levels.

Walker’s Weekly: Dr. Jim's Summary of Key Global Macro Developments - 5 Dec 2025

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Guangdong Tianyu Semiconductor / Equity Capital Markets

Guangdong Tianyu (GT) was founded in 2009, and is the largest domestic PRC SiC epitaxal wafer manufacturer both in terms of revenue and sales volume, as of 2024. It specializes in the design, research and development, and manufacture of various types of silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers. Its core product is the SiC epitaxial wafer, which serves as the key raw material for the production of power semiconductor devices. As a third-generation semiconductor material, SiC offers significant performance advantages over traditional silicon, making it highly suitable for applications operating in high-voltage, high-temperature, and high-frequency environments. Silicon carbide epitaxial wafers are used to produce high-efficiency power semiconductors for electric vehicles, renewable energy and industrial applications.

Guangdong Tianyu Semiconductor (2223725D CH)

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangdong-tianyu-semiconductor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46068:1" rel="noopener">Guangdong Tianyu Semiconductor (2223725D CH)</a> raised around US$224m in its HK IPO.</li>
<li>It was founded in 2009, and is the largest domestic PRC SiC epitaxal wafer manufacturer both in terms of revenue and sales volume, as of 2024.</li>
<li>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Guangdong Tianyu Semiconductor (2223725D CH) raised around US$224m in its HK IPO.
It was founded in 2009, and is the largest domestic PRC SiC epitaxal wafer manufacturer both in terms of revenue and sales volume, as of 2024.
We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


Guangdong Tianyu IPO Trading: Weak Insti and Retail Demand

Equity Research Analyst - Long-Short

Raj S, CA, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

Futu Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, offers an online brokerage platform that enables individual investors to trade in listed stocks. Futu Holdings serves customers in the United States, China, and Hong Kong.

<ul>
<li>FUTU’s platform is already scaled and profitable, with strong client growth, sticky assets, and expanding yields from cash and margin balances.</li>
<li>Crypto optionality is real but not fully in consensus. The full license could transform revenue mix in 2026-27 significantly, with margin upside.</li>
<li>At 20x FY2 P/E, even though its peak of its range, we think the valuation doesn’t reflect the potential impact on revenues from crypto. We believe consensus is 10-15% short.</li>
</ul>


FUTU’s platform is already scaled and profitable, with strong client growth, sticky assets, and expanding yields from cash and margin balances.
Crypto optionality is real but not fully in consensus. The full license could transform revenue mix in 2026-27 significantly, with margin upside.
At 20x FY2 P/E, even though its peak of its range, we think the valuation doesn’t reflect the potential impact on revenues from crypto. We believe consensus is 10-15% short.


FUTU: Strong Traction Expected from Crypto Regulatory Push in HK and ASEAN

<ul>
<li>FUTU's risk-reward is asymmetric:  Structurally low valuation, active consensus upgrades and a near-term catalyst (HK crypto VATP license), which can boost further upgrades (2026e) sets up a compelling long entry.</li>
<li>HK-VATP enables FUTU to expand its crypto related revenues, product offerings and margins, and remove third-party dependency. With crypto &lt;2% assets, this new earnings leg is entirely absent from consensus.</li>
<li>FUTU’s pullback to ~15.6x FY2 P/E puts it at the bottom of a ~15x-25x - reasonable valuation band. With upgrades and catalysts ahead, it stands as a strong rerating candidate.</li>
</ul>


FUTU's risk-reward is asymmetric:  Structurally low valuation, active consensus upgrades and a near-term catalyst (HK crypto VATP license), which can boost further upgrades (2026e) sets up a compelling long entry.
HK-VATP enables FUTU to expand its crypto related revenues, product offerings and margins, and remove third-party dependency. With crypto &lt;2% assets, this new earnings leg is entirely absent from consensus.
FUTU’s pullback to ~15.6x FY2 P/E puts it at the bottom of a ~15x-25x - reasonable valuation band. With upgrades and catalysts ahead, it stands as a strong rerating candidate.


2026 High Conviction Idea - FUTU US - 3Q25 Beat and Bottom-Of-Range Valuation Creates Strong Upside

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