Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Equity Bottom-Up

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Another Weak Number: Waterdrop (WDH.US) reported a third set of losses since its IPO, coming in at a negative CNY 477 mn  - improving CNY 227 mn (32.5%) QOQ; </li>
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High Cumulative Losses: Cumulative losses since its IPO are over CNY 1.5 bn, and represent about 57% of IPO funds raised. Challenges come from weaker revenues and excessive costs; and    </li>
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Notice” To Online Insurers: The CBIRC's roll out of the internet insurance revision plan aims to scrutinize mainland China’s insurance technology platforms. </li>
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Another Weak Number: Waterdrop (WDH.US) reported a third set of losses since its IPO, coming in at a negative CNY 477 mn  - improving CNY 227 mn (32.5%) QOQ; 

High Cumulative Losses: Cumulative losses since its IPO are over CNY 1.5 bn, and represent about 57% of IPO funds raised. Challenges come from weaker revenues and excessive costs; and    

Notice” To Online Insurers: The CBIRC's roll out of the internet insurance revision plan aims to scrutinize mainland China’s insurance technology platforms. 


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Long Arm of the Law: Mainland China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) has ordered a temporary suspension of updates to apps from November 24, 2021;</li>
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Follow-Up To Other Violations: The temporary suspension come as Tencent Holdings (700.HK) [“Tencent”] was found violating user data security laws on nine apps under the Information Protection Law; and</li>
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Financial Holdco May Be a Forced Issue Too: The long arm of the CBIRC will grab Tencent. The more its relies on Fintech, the more alarming financial regulatory concerns.  </li>
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Long Arm of the Law: Mainland China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) has ordered a temporary suspension of updates to apps from November 24, 2021;

Follow-Up To Other Violations: The temporary suspension come as Tencent Holdings (700.HK) [“Tencent”] was found violating user data security laws on nine apps under the Information Protection Law; and

Financial Holdco May Be a Forced Issue Too: The long arm of the CBIRC will grab Tencent. The more its relies on Fintech, the more alarming financial regulatory concerns.  


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Stadium Levy:Likely Guangzhou City Construction Investment Group has seized the halted China Evergrande Group’s (3333.HK) [Evergrande] stadium project in order to dispose of it;</li>
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Stake Sale:In order to stave off default, Evergrande’s Chairman reduced his family’s stake, raising the equivalent USD 344 mn; and</li>
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Guarantee and Grace Period:Investors are threatening to re-invoke Evergrande’s Jumbo Fortune bond guarantee, and we await the expiry of another 30-day grace period expiry on December 6, 2021.</li>
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Stadium Levy:Likely Guangzhou City Construction Investment Group has seized the halted China Evergrande Group’s (3333.HK) [Evergrande] stadium project in order to dispose of it;

Stake Sale:In order to stave off default, Evergrande’s Chairman reduced his family’s stake, raising the equivalent USD 344 mn; and

Guarantee and Grace Period:Investors are threatening to re-invoke Evergrande’s Jumbo Fortune bond guarantee, and we await the expiry of another 30-day grace period expiry on December 6, 2021.


China Evergrande Group – Levies and Liquidations

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C’mon Guys, Where Have You Been?: S&amp;P issued a scathing report suggesting that China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] “will likely default because the company has lost its main business”;</li>
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Other Pearls:S&amp;P also believes that “Evergrande’s massive debt will catch up with it”; and    </li>
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Ratings Agencies Are More Than Culpable: Wouldn’t you know it, the sleepy, fee hungry ratings agencies are finally starting work on Evergrande after the market embarrasses them once again.</li>
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C’mon Guys, Where Have You Been?: S&amp;P issued a scathing report suggesting that China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] “will likely default because the company has lost its main business”;

Other Pearls:S&amp;P also believes that “Evergrande’s massive debt will catch up with it”; and    

Ratings Agencies Are More Than Culpable: Wouldn’t you know it, the sleepy, fee hungry ratings agencies are finally starting work on Evergrande after the market embarrasses them once again.


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An NDR About Nothing: A competitor held a non-deal roadshow for Tencent Holdings (700.HK) [Tencent]. Management only addressed matters discussed at its challenged 3Q21 results; </li>
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Elephant In The Room:Management continues to avoid any serious discussion of  mainland China’s broad restrictions on FinTech – which represents a growing 30.4% of revenue; and </li>
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Stop The Spin Doctoring:No matter Tencent’s spin, a financial holding company represents significant downside risks as earnings will compress and capital requirements increase.</li>
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An NDR About Nothing: A competitor held a non-deal roadshow for Tencent Holdings (700.HK) [Tencent]. Management only addressed matters discussed at its challenged 3Q21 results; 

Elephant In The Room:Management continues to avoid any serious discussion of  mainland China’s broad restrictions on FinTech – which represents a growing 30.4% of revenue; and 

Stop The Spin Doctoring:No matter Tencent’s spin, a financial holding company represents significant downside risks as earnings will compress and capital requirements increase.


Tencent Holdings – Seinfeld-Ian Roadshow

Hong Kong

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in Hong Kong. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE China A50 Index. The Fund invests most of its total assets in the equities of member companies of the FTSE China A50 Index. This is a RQFII fund.

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