Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

A veteran with 19-year experience in equity research.

Geographical coverage:
* Companies operating in China, but listed in Hong Kong and the U.S.
* Previously China A-share (listed in mainland China).

Equity sector coverage:
* Chinese App / Internet-based consumption in China, e.g., Alibaba, Tencent, etc.
* Previously covered education, transportation, telecom, power, bank, advertisement, hotel, etc.

Research methods:
* Generally bottom-up.
* Talk to related people on the ground.  Talk to readers and independent writers for analyzing a news portal.  Talk to parents and teachers for analyzing a tutoring school. 
* Visit stores and show photos as evidence in notes.
* Do technical analysis when finding a short-seller attacking an equity.

Languages:
* English
* Mandarin Chinese (Official language of China)
* Shanghainese (Language of Shanghai, the most developed city in China)
* Cantonese (Language of Hong Kong and Canton Province, one of the most developed provinces in China)

Overseas Chinese Equities

China Internet Weekly (9Nov2020): New Law on Online Small Amount Lending

Tencent (700 HK): Every Business Line Looks Great in 3Q20, Upgrade to Buy

NetsUnion, State Controlled Monopolist, Poses a Major Risk to AliPay, Alibaba's PayPal

Ant Group IPO - Quick Note - Shanghai Suspends STAR Market Listing

Ant Group (蚂蚁集团) Running Neck and Neck with Tencent in Direct Financial Services

Gravity Works As WeWork Doesn't; Now Plan B

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.

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Shanghai Stock Exchange postponed Ant Group’s IPO.</li>
<li>Four financial authorities warned Ant Group.</li>
<li>We believe Jack Ma’s speech offended the Financial Working Committee.</li>
<li>We also believe it is hard to reach a compromise between Ant Group and the authoritiies.</li>
</ul>


Shanghai Stock Exchange postponed Ant Group’s IPO.
Four financial authorities warned Ant Group.
We believe Jack Ma’s speech offended the Financial Working Committee.
We also believe it is hard to reach a compromise between Ant Group and the authoritiies.


Ant Group (蚂蚁集团): Facing Hostile Authorities After Jack Ma's Speech