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<ul><li>Exports / In Depth: As China’s exports surge, tariff hikes loom </li><li>Surveillance /: Chinese legal scholars call to scrap residential surveillance measure exploited for forced confessions</li><li>Corruption /: Another Taiping Life executive caught up in China’s crackdown on graft</li></ul>

Exports / In Depth: As China’s exports surge, tariff hikes loom Surveillance /: Chinese legal scholars call to scrap residential surveillance measure exploited for forced confessionsCorruption /: Another Taiping Life executive caught up in China’s crackdown on graft

CX Daily: As China’s Exports Surge, Tariff Hikes Loom 

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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.

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<ul><li>The NAFR announced Life and P&amp;C premium income of all registered insurers in Sep, showing trends that: 1) the liability side of the sector continued to improve, despite recent regulatory tightening on channels, products and agent behaviour.</li><li>Personal life reversed a negative monthly YoY from -0.2% in 8M23 to +0.9% in 9M23 (Fig 1), and P&amp;C strengthened growth to +5.9% YoY in 9M23 (vs +3.2% YoY in 8M23), driven by an upward auto growth of 6.9% YoY in 9M23; 2) total investment assets expanded to RMB27.2tn in 9M23, up 8.5% from 12M22, with allocation in bonds increased to 44.0% in 9M23 (vs 43.6% in 8M23), and in stocks and equity funds down to 12.8% (-0.1pct from 8M23, Fig 15).</li><li>We believe the upward trend in long-term yields, evidenced by GCNY10 staying above 2.7% since mid Oct (Fig 18), will continue to benefit investment returns and asset performances of the sector, to serve as a shore-up for the sector’s valuation.</li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

The NAFR announced Life and P&amp;C premium income of all registered insurers in Sep, showing trends that: 1) the liability side of the sector continued to improve, despite recent regulatory tightening on channels, products and agent behaviour.Personal life reversed a negative monthly YoY from -0.2% in 8M23 to +0.9% in 9M23 (Fig 1), and P&amp;C strengthened growth to +5.9% YoY in 9M23 (vs +3.2% YoY in 8M23), driven by an upward auto growth of 6.9% YoY in 9M23; 2) total investment assets expanded to RMB27.2tn in 9M23, up 8.5% from 12M22, with allocation in bonds increased to 44.0% in 9M23 (vs 43.6% in 8M23), and in stocks and equity funds down to 12.8% (-0.1pct from 8M23, Fig 15).We believe the upward trend in long-term yields, evidenced by GCNY10 staying above 2.7% since mid Oct (Fig 18), will continue to benefit investment returns and asset performances of the sector, to serve as a shore-up for the sector’s valuation.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.

<ul><li>Rate /: China needs more than monetary stimulus to bolster flagging economy, analysts say</li><li>Kissinger /: Kissinger meets China Defense Chief in pursuing closer ties</li><li>Consumption /Chart of the Day: China’s consumer spending data show sluggish housing growth</li></ul>

Rate /: China needs more than monetary stimulus to bolster flagging economy, analysts sayKissinger /: Kissinger meets China Defense Chief in pursuing closer tiesConsumption /Chart of the Day: China’s consumer spending data show sluggish housing growth

CX Daily: China Needs More Than Monetary Stimulus to Bolster Flagging Economy, Analysts Say

<ul><li>Chinese insurance companies’ overseas investments remained flat in 2022, and only half of them made profits on the investments, a recent survey showed.</li><li>Foreign investments in 2022 by Chinese insurers totaled $83.2 billion, about the same as in 2021. The funds were invested mostly in Hong Kong and the U.S., according to the survey of 52 Chinese insurance companies.</li><li>The average return on investments was 1.32%, with a median of 0.22%. Returns were lower than insurers’ returns of 3.76% on total investments at home and abroad. About 54% of the insurers made money on the investments, down 19 percentage points from 2021, the survey showed.</li></ul>

Chinese insurance companies’ overseas investments remained flat in 2022, and only half of them made profits on the investments, a recent survey showed.Foreign investments in 2022 by Chinese insurers totaled $83.2 billion, about the same as in 2021. The funds were invested mostly in Hong Kong and the U.S., according to the survey of 52 Chinese insurance companies.The average return on investments was 1.32%, with a median of 0.22%. Returns were lower than insurers’ returns of 3.76% on total investments at home and abroad. About 54% of the insurers made money on the investments, down 19 percentage points from 2021, the survey showed.

Only Half of Chinese Insurers Made Money Abroad Last Year

<ul><li>Hong Kong /In Depth: Hong Kong targets young talent, tech sector in post-Covid push</li><li>Soccer /: Accused of bribery, South Korean soccer star detained in China</li><li>Talk show /Trending in China: Chinese comedian canceled for PLA pun</li></ul>

Hong Kong /In Depth: Hong Kong targets young talent, tech sector in post-Covid pushSoccer /: Accused of bribery, South Korean soccer star detained in ChinaTalk show /Trending in China: Chinese comedian canceled for PLA pun

CX Daily: Hong Kong Targets Young Talent, Tech Sector in Post-Covid Push

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China Insurance – 9M23 Monthly

We believe the upward trend in long-term yields, evidenced by GCNY10 staying above 2.7% since mid Oct, will continue to benefit investment returns

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CX Daily: China Needs More Than Monetary Stimulus to Bolster Flagging Economy, Analysts Say

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Only Half of Chinese Insurers Made Money Abroad Last Year

Chinese insurance companies’ overseas investments remained flat in 2022, and only half of them made profits on the investments, a recent survey...

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CX Daily: Hong Kong Targets Young Talent, Tech Sector in Post-Covid Push

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