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Thomas J. Monaco

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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

Equity Bottom-Up

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”Restricted Default”: After missing two bond coupon payments, Fitch Ratings referred to China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] as being in “restricted default”;</li>
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Civil Litigation: Mainland Chinese creditors have filed 367 civil lawsuits with an aggregate claims value of USD 13.2 bn for overdue payments, as they compete with offshore bondholders; and</li>
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Bank Risk: Shenjing Bank (2066.HK) has CNY 129.4 bn exposure to Evergrande, implying stated NPLs of 24.4%. Other bank creditors: China Minsheng, China Zheshang, Shanghai Pudong, and Citic Trust.</li>
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”Restricted Default”: After missing two bond coupon payments, Fitch Ratings referred to China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] as being in “restricted default”;

Civil Litigation: Mainland Chinese creditors have filed 367 civil lawsuits with an aggregate claims value of USD 13.2 bn for overdue payments, as they compete with offshore bondholders; and

Bank Risk: Shenjing Bank (2066.HK) has CNY 129.4 bn exposure to Evergrande, implying stated NPLs of 24.4%. Other bank creditors: China Minsheng, China Zheshang, Shanghai Pudong, and Citic Trust.


China Evergrande Group – Bank Fallout Coming

Shimao Property Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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Liquidity Crisis:Shimao’s ability to cover short-term liquidity needs are very real, as it does not have the wherewithal to bridge the short-term funding gap;  </li>
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Other Nuggets From Auditor: PWC suggests material valuation concerns exacerbate fundamental risks; and</li>
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Left Holding The Bag:We have very little confidence that HSBC Holdings Plc (5.HK) and Bank of Communications (3328.HK) have marked their Shimao financings as NPL. Watch your bank risk.</li>
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Liquidity Crisis:Shimao’s ability to cover short-term liquidity needs are very real, as it does not have the wherewithal to bridge the short-term funding gap;  

Other Nuggets From Auditor: PWC suggests material valuation concerns exacerbate fundamental risks; and

Left Holding The Bag:We have very little confidence that HSBC Holdings Plc (5.HK) and Bank of Communications (3328.HK) have marked their Shimao financings as NPL. Watch your bank risk.


Shimao Property Holdings – Here We Go Again

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Default: On December 6, 2021, several investors appear to have confirmed that China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] does not have the financial wherewithal to cover grace period payments;</li>
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Fire Brigade Called: Evergrande established a risk-management committee (RMC) to assist in "mitigating and eliminating the future risks", in addition to Guangdong Province disseminating a team to Evergrande; and</li>
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Intensified Bank Risk: Shenjing Bank (2066.HK) has CNY 129.4 bn exposure to Evergrande, implying stated NPLs of 24.4%. Other bank creditors: China Minsheng, China Zheshang, Shanghai Pudong, and Citic Trust.</li>
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Default: On December 6, 2021, several investors appear to have confirmed that China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] does not have the financial wherewithal to cover grace period payments;

Fire Brigade Called: Evergrande established a risk-management committee (RMC) to assist in "mitigating and eliminating the future risks", in addition to Guangdong Province disseminating a team to Evergrande; and

Intensified Bank Risk: Shenjing Bank (2066.HK) has CNY 129.4 bn exposure to Evergrande, implying stated NPLs of 24.4%. Other bank creditors: China Minsheng, China Zheshang, Shanghai Pudong, and Citic Trust.


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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

China Yangtze Power Co, Ltd. / Event-Driven

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<li>There are 5 changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX)</a> as a part of the December rebalance. One-way turnover is 6% and the one-way trade is CNY 3.3bn.</li>
<li>There is same way flow on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhangzhou-pientzehuang-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15709:1" rel="noopener">Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600436 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-telecom-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34045:1" rel="noopener">China Telecom (601728 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanan-optoelectronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4436:1" rel="noopener">Sanan Optoelectronics Co (600703 CH)</a> around the time of the SSE50 inclusion.</li>
<li>With active futures contracts traded on the CFFEX, there will be cash and carry positions and the rebalancing could add to the impact on the inclusions and exclusions.</li>
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There are 5 changes to the SSE50 Index (SSE50 INDEX) as a part of the December rebalance. One-way turnover is 6% and the one-way trade is CNY 3.3bn.
There is same way flow on Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (600436 CH), China Telecom (601728 CH) and Sanan Optoelectronics Co (600703 CH) around the time of the SSE50 inclusion.
With active futures contracts traded on the CFFEX, there will be cash and carry positions and the rebalancing could add to the impact on the inclusions and exclusions.


SSE50 Index Rebalance: 5 Changes and Same Way Index Flow

*Kaisa Defaults: On November 4, 2021, Kaisa Group Holdings (1638.HK) [Kaisa], which provided a guarantee on a wealth management product (WMP), disclosed that it had missed a payment - citing that “it is facing unprecedented liquidity pressure due to a challenging property market and rating downgrades”.  While the 25th largest developer by home sales in mainland China may not appear to be significant, Kaisa does have the second largest level of short-term debt due (USD 3.2 bn) after China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] without any meaningful plan for repayment; and*We Await Evergrande’s Next Payments: We await official word on whether Evergrande’s Scenery Journey met its coupon payment of USD 82.5 mn due November 6, 2021, and we look toward the 30-day grace period expiry on a third set of bond interest payments of USD 148 mn due November 10, 2021.

*Kaisa Defaults: On November 4, 2021, Kaisa Group Holdings (1638.HK) [Kaisa], which provided a guarantee on a wealth management product (WMP), disclosed that it had missed a payment - citing that “it is facing unprecedented liquidity pressure due to a challenging property market and rating downgrades”.  While the 25th largest developer by home sales in mainland China may not appear to be significant, Kaisa does have the second largest level of short-term debt due (USD 3.2 bn) after China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) [Evergrande] without any meaningful plan for repayment; and*We Await Evergrande’s Next Payments: We await official word on whether Evergrande’s Scenery Journey met its coupon payment of USD 82.5 mn due November 6, 2021, and we look toward the 30-day grace period expiry on a third set of bond interest payments of USD 148 mn due November 10, 2021.   

China

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. operates in commercial banking businesses. The Bank provides deposit, loan, settlement, discount, financial bond issuance, government bond underwriting and trading, letter of credit, bank guarantee, and other related financial services.

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China Minsheng Banking H (1988 HK)

China Evergrande Group – Bank Fallout Coming

EVERGRANDE: Fitch declared Evergrande in “restricted default”. 367 civil actions have been filed, as they compete with offshore bondholders. Most...

Thomas J. Monaco

Shimao Property Holdings – Here We Go Again

SHIMAO PROPERTY: Shimao, in our view, does not have the wherewithal to bridge the short-term funding gap. Further, the auditor suggests that...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – Fire Sale

EVERGRANDE: Several investors appear to have confirmed that Evergrande failed to cover grace period payments. Shenjing Bank has CNY 129.4 bn...

Thomas J. Monaco

SSE50 Index Rebalance: 5 Changes and Same Way Index Flow

There are 5 changes to the SSE50 Index at the Dec rebalance and there are stocks that have over 1.5 days of ADV to trade. With CFFEX traded futures...

Brian Freitas

China Evergrande Group – Kaisa Rolled

EVERGRANDE: Kaisa missed a bond payment, and has the second largest level of short-term debt due. We await official word Evergrande’s Scenery...

Thomas J. Monaco

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