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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Management Shake-up: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.US) [Alibaba] announced that long-time CFO Maggie Wu will be stepping down in April 2022;</li>
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Restructure: Alibaba also announced that it will be reorganizing its international and domestic e-commerce businesses; and</li>
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Further Pressure:Just last month, Alibaba reduced its revenue growth forecast. The formation of a financial holding company will cause earnings to compress while capital requirements increase.</li>
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Management Shake-up: Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.US) [Alibaba] announced that long-time CFO Maggie Wu will be stepping down in April 2022;

Restructure: Alibaba also announced that it will be reorganizing its international and domestic e-commerce businesses; and

Further Pressure:Just last month, Alibaba reduced its revenue growth forecast. The formation of a financial holding company will cause earnings to compress while capital requirements increase.


Alibaba Group Holding – Palace Intrigue

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Surprise Exchange Filing: In a surprise exchange filing, China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] is planning to “actively engage” with offshore creditors on a restructuring plan; </li>
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Ending Grace Period:Another Evergrande test comes on December 6, 2021, when the 30-day grace period ends on two USD bond coupon payments; and</li>
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Kaisa Risk:Kaisa Group Holdings (1638.HK) faces a potential USD 400 mn default a day after the Evergrande payments are due. </li>
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Surprise Exchange Filing: In a surprise exchange filing, China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] is planning to “actively engage” with offshore creditors on a restructuring plan; 

Ending Grace Period:Another Evergrande test comes on December 6, 2021, when the 30-day grace period ends on two USD bond coupon payments; and

Kaisa Risk:Kaisa Group Holdings (1638.HK) faces a potential USD 400 mn default a day after the Evergrande payments are due. 


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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

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.

CSOP FTSE China A50 (HKD) (2822 HK)

Alibaba Group Holding – Palace Intrigue

ALIBABA: Alibaba announced that long-time CFO Maggie Wu will be stepping down in April 2022, and that it will be reorganizing its international and...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande – Pre-Announcement?

EVERGRANDE: In an exchange filing, Evergrande is planning to “actively engage” with offshore creditors on a restructuring plan. A 30-day grace...

Thomas J. Monaco

Waterdrop – Still Bleeding

WATERDROP: Waterdrop reported losses of CNY 477 mn - improving CNY 227 mn or 32.5% linked quarter and bringing cumulative losses since its IPO to...

Thomas J. Monaco

Tencent Holdings – Regulatory Squeeze

TENCENT: Long Arm of the Law: Mainland China’s MIIT has ordered a temporary suspension of updates to apps from November 24, 2021. This is not...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – Levies and Liquidations

EVERGRANDE: Authorities have seized Evergrande's stadium project. The Chairman reduced his family’s stake, but we await the outcome of a bond...

Thomas J. Monaco