Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Macroeconomics

<ul>
<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>
</ul>


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?

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>In the spirit of the long-awaited UEFA Euro 2020, we present our inaugural "China Financials: Silver Linings Playbook", which summarizes our views on the names that are best positioned to navigate an environment of progressively slower credit growth, tighter liquidity and rising defaults. </p>
<p><strong>Our screen consists of 100+ stocks in the A/H share universe, as well as a select number of international / non-traditional names that have significant exposures to China's financial system. </strong>We have a preference for larger-cap and liquid names, which are then filtered by our opinions on their fundamentals, value, momentum and recent trading volumes. We also try to make our selections versatile and less vulnerable to single-factor movements.</p>
<p><strong>Each player's position on the pitch and the team formation itself convey incremental information about our thoughts on the sector's performance over a three to six-month horizon. </strong>To the extent possible, we intend to update our ideas on a periodic basis. This provides a feedback loop with our other ongoing research on the industry.</p>
<p><strong>However, our team selections are not investment recommendations. </strong>Instead, they are meant to give structure to our analysis. The playbook allows us to articulate our views on the sector in a timely, concise manner. Our objective is to ensure we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater as sentiments on the sector remain bleak.</p>
<p><strong>With that out of the way, the following is our starting XI.</strong> We will dive deeper into our rationale for our selections in the remainder of this insight (Exhibit 1).</p>
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<p>Source: Our analysis</p>
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In the spirit of the long-awaited UEFA Euro 2020, we present our inaugural "China Financials: Silver Linings Playbook", which summarizes our views on the names that are best positioned to navigate an environment of progressively slower credit growth, tighter liquidity and rising defaults. 
Our screen consists of 100+ stocks in the A/H share universe, as well as a select number of international / non-traditional names that have significant exposures to China's financial system. We have a preference for larger-cap and liquid names, which are then filtered by our opinions on their fundamentals, value, momentum and recent trading volumes. We also try to make our selections versatile and less vulnerable to single-factor movements.
Each player's position on the pitch and the team formation itself convey incremental information about our thoughts on the sector's performance over a three to six-month horizon. To the extent possible, we intend to update our ideas on a periodic basis. This provides a feedback loop with our other ongoing research on the industry.
However, our team selections are not investment recommendations. Instead, they are meant to give structure to our analysis. The playbook allows us to articulate our views on the sector in a timely, concise manner. Our objective is to ensure we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater as sentiments on the sector remain bleak.
With that out of the way, the following is our starting XI. We will dive deeper into our rationale for our selections in the remainder of this insight (Exhibit 1).



Exhibit 1: China Financials | Silver Linings Playbook





Source: Our analysis




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Glut and Famine: China's Monetary Conditions a Notch Tighter in May 
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China Financials: Silver Linings Playbook

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 189 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.5% as of Jul 3rd.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, energy and offset by utilities, consumer discretionary, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea, Ceb Bank.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 189 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.5% as of Jul 3rd.
The average A-H premium changed by 0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, energy and offset by utilities, consumer discretionary, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea, Ceb Bank.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 3rd): China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 185 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.6% as of Jun 26th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 5.5ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, information technology, utilities and offset by communication services, energy.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Midea, Cmoc, Htsc, China Longyuan, Times Electric, Innocare.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 185 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.6% as of Jun 26th.
The average A-H premium changed by 5.5ppt week-on-week, led by real estate, information technology, utilities and offset by communication services, energy.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Midea, Cmoc, Htsc, China Longyuan, Times Electric, Innocare.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 26th): Midea, Cmoc, Htsc, China Longyuan, Times Electric, Innocare

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

<p><em>An H/A Spread Monitor Project offering a brief look at recent changes in H-Share and A-Share spreads, Southbound flow and impact, and where the spreads are trading within their own historical ranges.</em></p>
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<h2>The Nitty-Gritty Details Follow</h2>
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<p>There are five sets of data for now:<br>1.   HK-Shanghai Connect Southbound Turnover and Net Buying vs Indices and HKEx Turnover<br>2.   Top 20 Net Southbound buys and sells over the last 5 days<br>3.   H-Share/A-Share Discounts, Changes in Discount over 1 and 4 wks, Changes in Southbound Flow<br>4.   Southbound Flow as a % of Volume and Float on All Eligible Stocks<br>5.   H-Share/A-Share Sector Discount Ranges and Averages Charted Over the Last 12 months </p>
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<h2>Historical Southbound Flows:  Outright &amp; vs HKEx Turnover</h2>
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<p>Net Southbound outflows continued for the fourth month in a row as stock prices continue to fall (net Northbound flows are, on average, still positive, but the last two weeks have seen several net selling days).</p>
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<p>Note: The charts below show <em>only</em> HK-Shanghai Connect. The HK-Shenzhen Southbound data shows similar patterns in the short time it has been live, and total volumes are on the order of 1/3 the size of HK-Shanghai Connect. </p>
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An H/A Spread Monitor Project offering a brief look at recent changes in H-Share and A-Share spreads, Southbound flow and impact, and where the spreads are trading within their own historical ranges.

The Nitty-Gritty Details Follow

There are five sets of data for now: 1.   HK-Shanghai Connect Southbound Turnover and Net Buying vs Indices and HKEx Turnover 2.   Top 20 Net Southbound buys and sells over the last 5 days 3.   H-Share/A-Share Discounts, Changes in Discount over 1 and 4 wks, Changes in Southbound Flow 4.   Southbound Flow as a % of Volume and Float on All Eligible Stocks 5.   H-Share/A-Share Sector Discount Ranges and Averages Charted Over the Last 12 months 

Historical Southbound Flows:  Outright &amp; vs HKEx Turnover

Net Southbound outflows continued for the fourth month in a row as stock prices continue to fall (net Northbound flows are, on average, still positive, but the last two weeks have seen several net selling days).

Note: The charts below show only HK-Shanghai Connect. The HK-Shenzhen Southbound data shows similar patterns in the short time it has been live, and total volumes are on the order of 1/3 the size of HK-Shanghai Connect. 


data: Bloomberg, Travis Lundy

Quiddity Weekly H/A: Spread Monitor & Southbound Flows [Week to 29 Jun 2018]

China

GF Securities Co., Ltd. provides comprehensive capital market services to corporations, individuals, institutional investors, financial institutions, and government clients in China. Its core business segments include investment banking, wealth management, trading and institution, and investment management, offering services such as equity and debt financing, brokerage, asset management, and investment advisory. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

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A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 3rd): China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 26th): Midea, Cmoc, Htsc, China Longyuan, Times Electric, Innocare

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Midea, Cmoc, Htsc, China Longyuan, Times Electric, Innocare.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Weekly H/A: Spread Monitor & Southbound Flows [Week to 29 Jun 2018]

An H/A Spread Monitor Project offering a brief look at recent changes in H-Share and A-Share spreads, Southbound flow and impact, and where the...

Travis Lundy

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