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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

*Document 15: Recently the China Bank and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued guidance to both banks and insurers on implicit debt of local government financing vehicles (LGFV) via Document 15 – tightening the screws even further;  and*No Let Up In Sight: Coupled with the structural reforms of an increase in risk-based capital minimums for certain state banks, the partial bank Wealth Management Product (WMP) resolution, and the recent reserve requirement ratio (RRR) reduction, these tightening measures should act to contain some of the out of control financial risk within the mainland Chinese financial system.

*Document 15: Recently the China Bank and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued guidance to both banks and insurers on implicit debt of local government financing vehicles (LGFV) via Document 15 – tightening the screws even further;  and*No Let Up In Sight: Coupled with the structural reforms of an increase in risk-based capital minimums for certain state banks, the partial bank Wealth Management Product (WMP) resolution, and the recent reserve requirement ratio (RRR) reduction, these tightening measures should act to contain some of the out of control financial risk within the mainland Chinese financial system.

Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

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).
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Source: Our analysis
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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.
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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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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

* European Insurers Leading Global Insurance Capital Preservation: The ebbing economic tide has significantly exposed the European financial system for what it always was - a low profit, weak capital generating, and highly geared sector which has been dangerously close to loss making for over a decade;* Solvency II Regime Not Capturing Risk:The Corona Crisis and monetary/fiscal response have created a perfect storm for insurers with negative risk-free rates and the spike in credit spreads well above 2008 GFC peak is a harbinger of investment default. The usefulness of Solvency II is being tested as ratios are supported by an Ultimate Forward Rate (UFR) which is increasingly at odds with economic reality, while the Volatility Adjustment (VA) is producing a perverse increase in headline ratios. The current environment introduces third party concerns with ratings agencies, credit defaults, and counterparties. Insurers can exhibit solvency ratio increases if corporate credit spreads rise; and  * Asia-Pacific Insurer Solidarity With Western Peer Likely: Global investors should understand the notion of solidarity in time of financial crisis. Europe’s bank and insurance regulator has each called for widespread dividend deferrals/eliminations of its financial institutions. We also fully anticipate solidarity amongst the Asia-Pacific financials with their Western peer. Whilst many of the Asia-Pacific insurers have already adopted some form of the European Solvency II regime, many have also purchased USD-denominated assets in their desperate search for yield in this low/negative rate environment where the impact of credit default and ratings agency downgrades on their investment portfolios is likely to be outsized and challenge capital ratios. We anticipate similar actions with the Asia-Pacific insurers - particularly in Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and South Korea.

* European Insurers Leading Global Insurance Capital Preservation: The ebbing economic tide has significantly exposed the European financial system for what it always was - a low profit, weak capital generating, and highly geared sector which has been dangerously close to loss making for over a decade;* Solvency II Regime Not Capturing Risk:The Corona Crisis and monetary/fiscal response have created a perfect storm for insurers with negative risk-free rates and the spike in credit spreads well above 2008 GFC peak is a harbinger of investment default. The usefulness of Solvency II is being tested as ratios are supported by an Ultimate Forward Rate (UFR) which is increasingly at odds with economic reality, while the Volatility Adjustment (VA) is producing a perverse increase in headline ratios. The current environment introduces third party concerns with ratings agencies, credit defaults, and counterparties. Insurers can exhibit solvency ratio increases if corporate credit spreads rise; and  * Asia-Pacific Insurer Solidarity With Western Peer Likely: Global investors should understand the notion of solidarity in time of financial crisis. Europe’s bank and insurance regulator has each called for widespread dividend deferrals/eliminations of its financial institutions. We also fully anticipate solidarity amongst the Asia-Pacific financials with their Western peer. Whilst many of the Asia-Pacific insurers have already adopted some form of the European Solvency II regime, many have also purchased USD-denominated assets in their desperate search for yield in this low/negative rate environment where the impact of credit default and ratings agency downgrades on their investment portfolios is likely to be outsized and challenge capital ratios. We anticipate similar actions with the Asia-Pacific insurers - particularly in Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and South Korea. 

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PICC Group is a leading integrated insurance financial group in China. It offers a comprehensive range of insurance products and services, including property and casualty, life, and health insurance, as well as asset management. The company was founded in October 1949 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Thomas J. Monaco

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