Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We expect to see a strong start to the week for China financials names, with sentiments buoyed by upbeat consumer spending data over the new year holiday.</li>
<li>Early signs point to relatively loose conditions in the interbank market as trading resumes across the board on Monday. The central bank's easing bias will likely continue.</li>
<li>We see more momentum for the sector ahead of Q4 earnings (brokers &gt; insurers &gt; banks). Stock selection will become more important thereafter.</li>
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We expect to see a strong start to the week for China financials names, with sentiments buoyed by upbeat consumer spending data over the new year holiday.
Early signs point to relatively loose conditions in the interbank market as trading resumes across the board on Monday. The central bank's easing bias will likely continue.
We see more momentum for the sector ahead of Q4 earnings (brokers &gt; insurers &gt; banks). Stock selection will become more important thereafter.


China Financials Weekly: Jan 30 | A Bubbly Opening

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 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 106.3% as of Jan 20th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by financials, consumer staples, energy and offset by health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua, CSSC Offshore, Huaxin Cement, China Oilfield, CICC, China Life.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 106.3% as of Jan 20th.
The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by financials, consumer staples, energy and offset by health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua, CSSC Offshore, Huaxin Cement, China Oilfield, CICC, China Life.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 20th): Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua

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?

Equity Bottom-Up

China Life Insurance Company / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The Chinese insurance sector has mounted a strong turnaround on hopes that it will be an early beneficiary of the pivot towards reopening. China Life-H has led the rally.</li>
<li>We have seen some resistance at HKD15/share, but there is still potential for a 30% gain in a blue-sky scenario. We also expect its A/H premium to narrow further.</li>
<li>That said, we believe HKD19/share is as far as the stock will go this year, as credit risks in the insurer's investment portfolio are back in the spotlight. </li>
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The Chinese insurance sector has mounted a strong turnaround on hopes that it will be an early beneficiary of the pivot towards reopening. China Life-H has led the rally.
We have seen some resistance at HKD15/share, but there is still potential for a 30% gain in a blue-sky scenario. We also expect its A/H premium to narrow further.
That said, we believe HKD19/share is as far as the stock will go this year, as credit risks in the insurer's investment portfolio are back in the spotlight. 


China Life (2628 HK): Rally to Top Out at HKD19/Share as Credit Risks Loom Large

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 6th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Tencent, Baba, Cm Bank, Bidu, Meituan, HSBC, Differ Gp Auto, Li Auto-W.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 6th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Tencent, Baba, Cm Bank, Bidu, Meituan, HSBC, Differ Gp Auto, Li Auto-W.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Baba, CMB, Bidu, Meituan, HSBC, Differ, Li Auto

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China Life Insurance Company Ltd. offers a wide range of life, accident, and health insurance products and services.

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China Life Insurance Company (2628 HK)

China Financials Weekly: Jan 30 | A Bubbly Opening

We expect a strong start to the week for the China financials space, after a new year holiday that confirms investors' hopes for a speedy recovery...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 20th): Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Baba, CMB, Bidu, Meituan, HSBC, Differ, Li Auto

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 6th and highlight short interest changes in Tencent, Baba, CMB, Bidu,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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China Financials Weekly: Jan 30 | A Bubbly Opening

We expect a strong start to the week for the China financials space, after a new year holiday that confirms investors' hopes for a speedy recovery...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 20th): Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

China Life (2628 HK): Rally to Top Out at HKD19/Share as Credit Risks Loom Large

China Life has been a star as investors embrace the reopening trade. We believe the rally still has legs, but as the dust settles, it may remain a...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

HK Short Interest Weekly: Tencent, Baba, CMB, Bidu, Meituan, HSBC, Differ, Li Auto

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 6th and highlight short interest changes in Tencent, Baba, CMB, Bidu,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM