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<ul><li>Industry executives attending the World AI Conference in Shanghai expressed concerns about recurring technological issues in the development of large language models (LLMs) and offered possible solutions, as demand for more reliable artificial intelligence (AI) models designed for sector-specific software grows stronger.</li><li>The issues also come as China’s tech titans have kicked off a new round of price cuts for their AI models, extending a fierce price war in an effort not to lead the industry but to gain more users for their cloud businesses — a key resource for AI developers.</li><li>Xu Li, CEO of Chinese facial recognition and AI specialist SenseTime Group Inc.</li></ul>

Industry executives attending the World AI Conference in Shanghai expressed concerns about recurring technological issues in the development of large language models (LLMs) and offered possible solutions, as demand for more reliable artificial intelligence (AI) models designed for sector-specific software grows stronger.The issues also come as China’s tech titans have kicked off a new round of price cuts for their AI models, extending a fierce price war in an effort not to lead the industry but to gain more users for their cloud businesses — a key resource for AI developers.Xu Li, CEO of Chinese facial recognition and AI specialist SenseTime Group Inc.

China’s AI Models Struggle to Bring Transformative Use, Executive Says 

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>China and Hong Kong saw positive ETF flows for the week.</li>
<li>Dividend Yield, Low Volatility and Value strategies have outperformed during the market correction in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>Lufax Holdings jumps after announcement that Ping An will increase stake.  Fufeng slumps after announcing a decline in 1st half profit.</li>
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China and Hong Kong saw positive ETF flows for the week.
Dividend Yield, Low Volatility and Value strategies have outperformed during the market correction in Hong Kong.
Lufax Holdings jumps after announcement that Ping An will increase stake.  Fufeng slumps after announcing a decline in 1st half profit.


The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA/HONG KONG (July 5th)

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>The changes to the Hang Seng family of indices were announced post market close on 21 August - final capping will use closing prices from the close on 1 September.</li>
<li>There are 2 adds for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI</a>, no constituent changes <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI</a>, 1 change for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">HSTECH</a>, 5 changes for the HSIII, and 1 change for the HSBIO.</li>
<li>There are 61 adds and 15 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index and that should lead to 54 additions to Southbound Stock Connect from the open on 7 September.</li>
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The changes to the Hang Seng family of indices were announced post market close on 21 August - final capping will use closing prices from the close on 1 September.
There are 2 adds for the HSI, no constituent changes HSCEI, 1 change for the HSTECH, 5 changes for the HSIII, and 1 change for the HSBIO.
There are 61 adds and 15 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index and that should lead to 54 additions to Southbound Stock Connect from the open on 7 September.


Hang Seng Indexes: US$3.2bn of Flows Post Capping + Stock Connect Changes (Sep 2026)

<ul><li>Death sentence / Caixin Explains: The extreme graft cases dealt a death sentence without reprieve</li><li>Insights /: Currency diversification can coexist with dollar dominance, vice finance minister says</li><li>Corruption /: China investigates two more ex-financial overseers for corruption</li></ul>

Death sentence / Caixin Explains: The extreme graft cases dealt a death sentence without reprieveInsights /: Currency diversification can coexist with dollar dominance, vice finance minister saysCorruption /: China investigates two more ex-financial overseers for corruption

CX Daily: The Extreme Graft Cases Dealt a Death Sentence Without Reprieve 

<ul><li>Pension / Cover Story: China’s pension plan faces prospect for change or going bust</li><li>Exports /China facing container shortage as exporters rush to beat looming U.S. tariffs</li><li>Personnel /Chinese foreign ministry promotes long-time spokesperson to vice minister</li></ul>

Pension / Cover Story: China’s pension plan faces prospect for change or going bustExports /China facing container shortage as exporters rush to beat looming U.S. tariffsPersonnel /Chinese foreign ministry promotes long-time spokesperson to vice minister

CX Daily: China’s Pension Plan Faces Prospect for Change or Going Bust 

China

SenseTime is a leading artificial intelligence software company that researches, develops, and sells AI software platforms. It provides AI technologies across generative AI, traditional AI, and smart auto, enabling digital transformation for enterprises, smart city management, and applications in IoT, Metaverse, smart health, and automotive. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

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China’s AI Models Struggle to Bring Transformative Use, Executive Says

Industry executives attending the World AI Conference in Shanghai expressed concerns about recurring technological issues in the development of...

Caixin Global

The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA/HONG KONG (July 5th)

ETF flows continued to be positive for China during the week and Southbound Connect program continued to show inflows into HK market. Dividend,...

David Mudd

Hang Seng Indexes: US$3.2bn of Flows Post Capping + Stock Connect Changes (Sep 2026)

The Sep rebalance of the HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH, HSIII indices will use 1 Sep closing prices for capping. The round-trip trade across the four indices...

Brian Freitas

CX Daily: The Extreme Graft Cases Dealt a Death Sentence Without Reprieve

Death sentence / Caixin Explains: The extreme graft cases dealt a death sentence without reprieve On Tuesday, a former general manager of China...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: China’s Pension Plan Faces Prospect for Change or Going Bust

Pension / Cover Story: China’s pension plan faces prospect for change or going bust China’s pension plan for employees of state-owned and private...

Caixin Global

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