Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Macroeconomics

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<li>The recent rollout of a tax-deferred individual pension scheme marks a pivotal moment in the country's preparation for seismic shifts in its demographics.</li>
<li>The transition towards Pillar 3 of the retirement system has important implications for global asset allocators' long-term China investment thesis.</li>
<li>It's still early days, but there are ways to participate in the growth of private pensions. We look at the scale of the opportunities available and the potential beneficiaries.</li>
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The recent rollout of a tax-deferred individual pension scheme marks a pivotal moment in the country's preparation for seismic shifts in its demographics.
The transition towards Pillar 3 of the retirement system has important implications for global asset allocators' long-term China investment thesis.
It's still early days, but there are ways to participate in the growth of private pensions. We look at the scale of the opportunities available and the potential beneficiaries.


China's Fledgling Pensions Market: Are You Positioned to Cash In?

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 109.2% as of Jan 6th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by utilities, real estate, financials and offset by health care, consumer discretionary.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC, Huaneng Power, China Longyuan.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 142 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 109.2% as of Jan 6th.
The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by utilities, real estate, financials and offset by health care, consumer discretionary.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC, Huaneng Power, China Longyuan.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 6th): Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 5 changes for the SSE50 Index that will be implemented at the close on 9 December. Passive selling on a few deletions is pretty large.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.07% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 3.36bn. Index arb activity could add to the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>The adds have dropped over the last few months while the deletes have moved higher. There could be a reversion of that trend till implementation of the changes.</li>
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There are 5 changes for the SSE50 Index that will be implemented at the close on 9 December. Passive selling on a few deletions is pretty large.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.07% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 3.36bn. Index arb activity could add to the impact on the stocks.
The adds have dropped over the last few months while the deletes have moved higher. There could be a reversion of that trend till implementation of the changes.


SSE50 Index Rebalance: In Line with Forecasts; Trades Performing Well

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<li>The review period nearly complete, we see 7 potential adds and 9 potential deletes at the December rebalance. However, there can be a maximum of 5 changes at a rebalance.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.28% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 3.42bn. Index arb activity could add to the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>The potential adds have dropped over the last month while the potential deletes have moved higher over the last couple of weeks.</li>
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The review period nearly complete, we see 7 potential adds and 9 potential deletes at the December rebalance. However, there can be a maximum of 5 changes at a rebalance.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.28% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 3.42bn. Index arb activity could add to the impact on the stocks.
The potential adds have dropped over the last month while the potential deletes have moved higher over the last couple of weeks.


SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Sector Shift as IT and Financials Drop

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingston-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3566:1" rel="noopener">Kingston Financial (1031 HK)</a> announced a privatisation offer from Mrs Chu, the controlling shareholder, at HK$0.30 per share, a 47.8% premium to the undisturbed price. The offer price is final.</li>
<li>Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of disinterested shareholders rejection) and the headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.</li>
<li>The offer is light and the offeror is betting that the grim market conditions will sway the headcount test in its favour. Scheme document despatched by 21 December. </li>
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Kingston Financial (1031 HK) announced a privatisation offer from Mrs Chu, the controlling shareholder, at HK$0.30 per share, a 47.8% premium to the undisturbed price. The offer price is final.
Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of disinterested shareholders rejection) and the headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.
The offer is light and the offeror is betting that the grim market conditions will sway the headcount test in its favour. Scheme document despatched by 21 December. 


Kingston Financial’s HK$0.30 Privatisation Bid from Mrs Chu

China

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. provides financial company. The Company provides securities brokerage services, research consulting services, investment banking and direct investment services, fixed-income services and asset management services.

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China's Fledgling Pensions Market: Are You Positioned to Cash In?

China's aging population has captured investors' attention of late. What opportunities will shifting demographics bring to the fledgling private...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 6th): Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Weichai Power, Tigermed, Pharmaron, Minsheng, Junshi, YOFC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SSE50 Index Rebalance: In Line with Forecasts; Trades Performing Well

There are 5 changes for the index in Dec - all in line with forecasts. There is a big sector skew. Trades have been performing well. Pre...

Brian Freitas

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Sector Shift as IT and Financials Drop

We forecast 5 changes in December as Energy, Industrials and Materials weights increase and IT and Financials drop. One-way turnover will be over...

Brian Freitas

Kingston Financial’s HK$0.30 Privatisation Bid from Mrs Chu

The key risk is the headcount test. Despite the large premium, the offer is underwhelming to peer multiples and historical share prices. A 60% deal...

Arun George

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