Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.</li>
<li>The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.</li>
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PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.
The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.
In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.


China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Equity Bottom-Up

East Money Information / Equity Bottom-Up

<p>East Money is the most actively traded A-share stock in 2020. It just reported its 1H2021 results. Unlike the traditional broker, it has a strong leverage on its online information platform which is well reflected in its latest financial results. As an unconventional broker and a member stock of the MSCI China A50 index, we think investors should follow the company closely.</p>

East Money is the most actively traded A-share stock in 2020. It just reported its 1H2021 results. Unlike the traditional broker, it has a strong leverage on its online information platform which is well reflected in its latest financial results. As an unconventional broker and a member stock of the MSCI China A50 index, we think investors should follow the company closely.

East Money 1H21: The Most Active A-Share that Beat the Market

Forensic Analyst

Jason Yap, CFA

Forensic Accounting

<div>A pandemic fuelled retailed trading frenzy and strong market performance in 2020 enabled <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/futu-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27858:1" rel="noopener">Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU US)</a> to benefit from unprecedented growth in paying client additions and trading activities.  A recent USD1 trillion selloff of China offshore equities and a shift in investor sentiment however, compounded by escalating regulatory scrutiny, has led to concerns whether the high growth seen in 2020 and early 2021 would persist in coming quarters.  We lay out 4 hypotheses for a potential negative re-rating focused on growth declines, continued investments, regulations, and licensing concerns. </div>

A pandemic fuelled retailed trading frenzy and strong market performance in 2020 enabled Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU US) to benefit from unprecedented growth in paying client additions and trading activities.  A recent USD1 trillion selloff of China offshore equities and a shift in investor sentiment however, compounded by escalating regulatory scrutiny, has led to concerns whether the high growth seen in 2020 and early 2021 would persist in coming quarters.  We lay out 4 hypotheses for a potential negative re-rating focused on growth declines, continued investments, regulations, and licensing concerns. 

Futu Holdings - An Inflection Point Imminent?

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

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<li>Hindenburg Research published a short-selling report accusing the company and its Chairman &amp; CEO of evading sanctions, fabricating revenue, market manipulations, etc.</li>
<li>One area that could warrant more attention is the acquisitions Freedom carried out over the past 18 months, where numerous target companies were personally invested by its Chairman &amp; CEO.</li>
<li>In Kazakhstan, it's difficult to have full visibility into these target companies’ shareholders and for whom exactly Freedom was providing liquidity.</li>
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Hindenburg Research published a short-selling report accusing the company and its Chairman &amp; CEO of evading sanctions, fabricating revenue, market manipulations, etc.
One area that could warrant more attention is the acquisitions Freedom carried out over the past 18 months, where numerous target companies were personally invested by its Chairman &amp; CEO.
In Kazakhstan, it's difficult to have full visibility into these target companies’ shareholders and for whom exactly Freedom was providing liquidity.


Freedom Holding: A Kazakh Scam Being Uncovered?

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jf-wealth-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36805:1" rel="noopener">JF Wealth Holdings (9636 HK)</a> was listed on 10th March 2023, its one-year lockup will expire on 9th Sept 2023.</li>
<li>The firm had raised around US$129m in its Hong Kong IPO, at the bottom end of its indicative price range.</li>
<li>JF Wealth (JFW) is an online investment decision-making solution provider in China, focusing on the online investor content services market.</li>
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JF Wealth Holdings (9636 HK) was listed on 10th March 2023, its one-year lockup will expire on 9th Sept 2023.
The firm had raised around US$129m in its Hong Kong IPO, at the bottom end of its indicative price range.
JF Wealth (JFW) is an online investment decision-making solution provider in China, focusing on the online investor content services market.


JF Wealth Lock-Up - At Least US$465m to Be Unlocked, Needs Some Selling to Improve Its Liquidity

United States

UP Fintech Holding Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides online securities brokerage services. Up Fintech Holding serves customers in China.

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China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US...

Sumeet Singh

Futu Holdings - An Inflection Point Imminent?

Strong retail participation and market performance enabled Futu Holdings to benefit from strong growth. Given a shift in investor sentiment, we...

Jason Yap, CFA

Freedom Holding: A Kazakh Scam Being Uncovered?

Freedom Holding has been acquiring companies that were personally invested by its Chairman & CEO. This is another area that should warrant more...

Alec Tseung

JF Wealth Lock-Up - At Least US$465m to Be Unlocked, Needs Some Selling to Improve Its Liquidity

JF Wealth Holdings (9636 HK) was listed on 10th March 2023, its one-year lockup will expire on 9th Sept 2023. The firm had raised around US$129m in...

Clarence Chu

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China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US...

Sumeet Singh

East Money 1H21: The Most Active A-Share that Beat the Market

We highlight the strong set of results for East Money. As an unconventional broker and a member stock of the MSCI China A50 index, we think...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Futu Holdings - An Inflection Point Imminent?

Strong retail participation and market performance enabled Futu Holdings to benefit from strong growth. Given a shift in investor sentiment, we...

Jason Yap, CFA

Freedom Holding: A Kazakh Scam Being Uncovered?

Freedom Holding has been acquiring companies that were personally invested by its Chairman & CEO. This is another area that should warrant more...

Alec Tseung

JF Wealth Lock-Up - At Least US$465m to Be Unlocked, Needs Some Selling to Improve Its Liquidity

JF Wealth Holdings (9636 HK) was listed on 10th March 2023, its one-year lockup will expire on 9th Sept 2023. The firm had raised around US$129m in...

Clarence Chu