Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 17th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Meituan (3690 HK), CCB (939 HK).</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 17th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Meituan (3690 HK), CCB (939 HK).


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 17th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, CCB

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>AH Premia bounce higher. Spread curve torsion is mild given how much AH is widening again. Two weeks in a row we see a big net move.</li>
<li>For a month I thought warning signs were flashing and spreads could widen. They are still widening despite really big net SOUTHBOUND buying.</li>
<li>I expected the right thing to do was hunker down and be flat H/A risk. Hs underperformed As by 3.7% over two weeks so it's tough to be flat enough.</li>
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AH Premia bounce higher. Spread curve torsion is mild given how much AH is widening again. Two weeks in a row we see a big net move.
For a month I thought warning signs were flashing and spreads could widen. They are still widening despite really big net SOUTHBOUND buying.
I expected the right thing to do was hunker down and be flat H/A risk. Hs underperformed As by 3.7% over two weeks so it's tough to be flat enough.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 11 Apr 2025):  Sharp AH Premia Widening

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The NFRA announced to raise the cap for Chinese insurers’ equity asset allocation ratio corresponding to the comprehensive solvency ratio (CSR) by 5% for whose CSR ranging from (150%, 200%), (250%, 300%) and above 350%.</li><li>The financial regulator eased equity investment upside for Chinese insurers to broaden incremental capital injection to the real economy in joint with other efforts to shore up the market sentiment, in our view.</li><li>From a top-down perspective, we reckon the action could bring RMB1.66tn incremental funds to the stock market if the industry expanded the equity allocation to the upper limit of 30% of total insurance funds by end-FY24.</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 NFRA announced to raise the cap for Chinese insurers’ equity asset allocation ratio corresponding to the comprehensive solvency ratio (CSR) by 5% for whose CSR ranging from (150%, 200%), (250%, 300%) and above 350%.The financial regulator eased equity investment upside for Chinese insurers to broaden incremental capital injection to the real economy in joint with other efforts to shore up the market sentiment, in our view.From a top-down perspective, we reckon the action could bring RMB1.66tn incremental funds to the stock market if the industry expanded the equity allocation to the upper limit of 30% of total insurance funds by end-FY24.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.

China Insurance - Raised Cap for Insurer’s Equity Asset Allocation Could Unleash Max. RMB 1.7tn...

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 150 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 86.7% as of April 4th. </li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 1.6ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Joinn Lab, Beigene, Qinhuangdao Port, Sichuan Expressway.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 150 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 86.7% as of April 4th. 
The average A-H premium changed by 1.6ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Joinn Lab, Beigene, Qinhuangdao Port, Sichuan Expressway.


A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 4th): Joinn Lab, Beigene, Qinhuangdao Port, Sichuan Expressway

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<li>AH Premia bounce higher. Spread curve torsion was as expected. Narrow spreads saw Hs suffer more. Wide spreads saw H outperformance. </li>
<li>The last few weeks I said warning signs were flashing and spreads could widen. This week they widened despite big SOUTHBOUND buying.</li>
<li>I expect the right thing to do is hunker down and be flat H/A risk.</li>
</ul>


AH Premia bounce higher. Spread curve torsion was as expected. Narrow spreads saw Hs suffer more. Wide spreads saw H outperformance. 
The last few weeks I said warning signs were flashing and spreads could widen. This week they widened despite big SOUTHBOUND buying.
I expect the right thing to do is hunker down and be flat H/A risk.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 28 Mar 2025):  AH Premia Still Falling; Expect Curve Torsion or AH Widening

China

New China Life Insurance Company Limited provides life insurance in local and foreign currencies, acts as an insurance agent, provides checks, claims and insurance consulting. The Company's main products include life insurance, accident insurance, health insurance products and services.

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New China Life Insurance (601336 CH)

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 17th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, CCB

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, CCB.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A/H Premium Tracker (To 11 Apr 2025): Sharp AH Premia Widening

Significant widening this week, even after a big rebound by Hs on Friday. Some of this may reverse next week, but I think the trade is still to see...

Travis Lundy

China Insurance - Raised Cap for Insurer’s Equity Asset Allocation Could Unleash Max. RMB 1.7tn...

The NFRA announced to raise the cap for Chinese insurers’ equity asset allocation ratio corresponding to the comprehensive solvency ratio (CSR) by...

CMB International

A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 4th): Joinn Lab, Beigene, Qinhuangdao Port, Sichuan Expressway

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Joinn Lab, Beigene, Qinhuangdao Port, Sichuan Expressway.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A/H Premium Tracker (To 28 Mar 2025): AH Premia Still Falling; Expect Curve Torsion or AH Widening

AH Premia were up for the week despite net SB buying. Finally, H/A reflects local market benchmarks. A long trend may now be ending (I'm not clear...

Travis Lundy

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