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

Event-Driven

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<li>We see 32 potential and close adds and 44 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>We expect 29 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 31 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
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We see 32 potential and close adds and 44 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.
We expect 29 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 31 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March 2025

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

China Cinda Asset Management / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced plans to sell its stakes in its Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to its sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation (CIC).</li>
<li>The previously announced large debt swap program for LGFVs will ease financing conditions for local governments and should improve distressed debt valuations.</li>
<li>China Cinda Asset Management (1359 HK) will benefit from the PBOC's monetary stimulus program and the support of its new major shareholder with a potential recapitalization.</li>
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China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced plans to sell its stakes in its Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to its sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation (CIC).
The previously announced large debt swap program for LGFVs will ease financing conditions for local governments and should improve distressed debt valuations.
China Cinda Asset Management (1359 HK) will benefit from the PBOC's monetary stimulus program and the support of its new major shareholder with a potential recapitalization.


HK/CHINA: China Cinda Asset Management a Beneficiary of AMC Restructuring

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<li>We see 37 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 25 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September.</li>
<li>We expect 32 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 24 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
</ul>


We see 37 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 25 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September.
We expect 32 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 24 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

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Cross Asset Strategy

<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 

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<li>There are 25 adds and 29 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the March rebalance to take the number of index constituents down to 514.</li>
<li>We expect 21 of the 25 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect while we expect 27 of the 29 HSCI deletions to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>Since the start of the year, shares held though Southbound Connect have increased on 22 of the 29 HSCI deletions and there could be some unwinding in the weeks ahead.</li>
</ul>


There are 25 adds and 29 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the March rebalance to take the number of index constituents down to 514.
We expect 21 of the 25 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect while we expect 27 of the 29 HSCI deletions to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.
Since the start of the year, shares held though Southbound Connect have increased on 22 of the 29 HSCI deletions and there could be some unwinding in the weeks ahead.


HSCI Index Rebalance: 25 Adds, 29 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

China

China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd. provides a variety of financial services. The Company offers asset management, banking, securities services, financial leasing, trust services, and investment services. China Huarong Asset Management maintains branch locations throughout China.

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Brian Freitas

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