Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions, Bixmoor

Bixmoor

Bespoke Research on China and neighbouring regions

Bixmoor specialises in providing bespoke research to business, governments and the financial community on China and neighbouring regions. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients, based on our expertise, our reliability and our determination to find the right solution.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

There is a problem with official statistics in China. Put simply, they cannot be relied upon. From coal consumption, steel or iron ore production, the quality of groundwater, or even the figures for GDP, the official statistics rarely tell the full story. Officials have been found faking the figures and often selling inside information to the highest bidder. Although general trends can sometimes be right, good policies depend on accurate information.

There is a problem with official statistics in China. Put simply, they cannot be relied upon. From coal consumption, steel or iron ore production, the quality of groundwater, or even the figures for GDP, the official statistics rarely tell the full story. Officials have been found faking the figures and often selling inside information to the highest bidder. Although general trends can sometimes be right, good policies depend on accurate information.

Two interesting developments have affected China’s international financial standing in recent months. The first is that the yuan – China’s currency – has over the last year become <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/yuan-s-shrinking-share-erodes-pboc-s-efforts-to-push-global-use" target="_blank">far less used in international payments</a>. A few years ago it represented about 0.5% of all settlements. By last year this had risen to 2.79%, which made it the fourth most active currency in global payments.This coincided with moves to make it a component of the SDR currency basket, and by implication a potential…

Two interesting developments have affected China’s international financial standing in recent months. The first is that the yuan – China’s currency – has over the last year become far less used in international payments. A few years ago it represented about 0.5% of all settlements. By last year this had risen to 2.79%, which made it the fourth most active currency in global payments.This coincided with moves to make it a component of the SDR currency basket, and by implication a potential…

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

We examine interest coverage in the corporate sector for several countries in Asia; given the broad range of interest coverage across Asia by country and by sector, simple averages are hugely misleading.What matters from the perspective of a bank analysis, is how prominently debt-laden companies feature with low levels of interest cover. This is where the analysis can be helpful in considering the outlook for NPL formation and credit costs.<div class="content-highlight"> India stands out in absolute terms, but also in the…</div>

We examine interest coverage in the corporate sector for several countries in Asia; given the broad range of interest coverage across Asia by country and by sector, simple averages are hugely misleading.What matters from the perspective of a bank analysis, is how prominently debt-laden companies feature with low levels of interest cover. This is where the analysis can be helpful in considering the outlook for NPL formation and credit costs. India stands out in absolute terms, but also in the…

Asia - Interest Coverage Data Is Dire for India, and China

China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

A strange thing has happened to the value of CNY/CNH options and NDF pricing.  Despite the increased concern over the RMB, the spread between the spot price and 3M and 1YR options prices have narrowed significantly over the past year.  This implies, if taken at face value, that traders are narrowing their volatility expectations for the RMB.As a simple point of comparison, on June 8, 2015, the market had an implied 3MO and 1 year forward rate of 6.23 and 6.34 based on a spot rate of 6.2056 RMB…

A strange thing has happened to the value of CNY/CNH options and NDF pricing.  Despite the increased concern over the RMB, the spread between the spot price and 3M and 1YR options prices have narrowed significantly over the past year.  This implies, if taken at face value, that traders are narrowing their volatility expectations for the RMB.As a simple point of comparison, on June 8, 2015, the market had an implied 3MO and 1 year forward rate of 6.23 and 6.34 based on a spot rate of 6.2056 RMB…

A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to the CNY/CNH Option

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

In the recent cycle, Shenzhen has been outperforming all other cities in China on house price growth at +59% year-on-year in May according to SouFun-CREIS Index, with strong new home sales volumes at +39% year-on-year on 12-month rolling basis for April. The city enjoys strong corporate fundamentals with many leading firms in technology and telecom sectors based there, and historically limited supply of land and new homes relative to population growth.Yet latest weekly China new home sales GFA…

In the recent cycle, Shenzhen has been outperforming all other cities in China on house price growth at +59% year-on-year in May according to SouFun-CREIS Index, with strong new home sales volumes at +39% year-on-year on 12-month rolling basis for April. The city enjoys strong corporate fundamentals with many leading firms in technology and telecom sectors based there, and historically limited supply of land and new homes relative to population growth.Yet latest weekly China new home sales GFA…

China Property - Likely Turning Point for Shenzhen?

China

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. operates as a commercial bank. The Company provides deposits, loans, wealth management, asset custody, finance leasing, investment banking, and other banking services. China Merchants Bank conducts businesses domestically and internationally.

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Getting the Detail Right in China

There is a problem with official statistics in China. Put simply, they cannot be relied upon. From coal consumption, steel or iron ore production,...

Bixmoor

China's International Financial Position

Two interesting developments have affected China’s international financial standing in recent months. The first is that the yuan – China’s currency...

Bixmoor

Asia - Interest Coverage Data Is Dire for India, and China

We examine interest coverage in the corporate sector for several countries in Asia; given the broad range of interest coverage across Asia by...

Daniel Tabbush

A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to the CNY/CNH Option

A strange thing has happened to the value of CNY/CNH options and NDF pricing. Despite the increased concern over the RMB, the spread between the...

Christopher Balding

China Property - Likely Turning Point for Shenzhen?

In the recent cycle, Shenzhen has been outperforming all other cities in China on house price growth at +59% year-on-year in May according to...

Robert Ciemniak

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