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Thomas J. Monaco

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Asia Ex Japan

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Substantial disagreements over the video streamer DouYu International’s strategic direction, prompts ownership re-think at Tencent; </li>
<li>Tencent is allegedly privatizing Douyu near the bottom of the market; and </li>
<li>Unlike the JD.com move, this transaction maximizes shareholder value while getting into regulatory compliance. </li>
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Substantial disagreements over the video streamer DouYu International’s strategic direction, prompts ownership re-think at Tencent; 
Tencent is allegedly privatizing Douyu near the bottom of the market; and 
Unlike the JD.com move, this transaction maximizes shareholder value while getting into regulatory compliance. 


Tencent Holdings – Getting Its House In Order

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<li>Mainland Chinese municipalities and authorities continue to find numerous ways to bone pick the Evergrande carcass without compensation; </li>
<li>Evergrande’s offshore bondholders are now threatening legal enforcement of collateral over the company’s “opaque” debt restructuring process; and </li>
<li>Guangdong province is seeking to segregate Evergrande’s offshore assets in a fire sale to cover what they can of the company’s offshore debt. </li>
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Mainland Chinese municipalities and authorities continue to find numerous ways to bone pick the Evergrande carcass without compensation; 
Evergrande’s offshore bondholders are now threatening legal enforcement of collateral over the company’s “opaque” debt restructuring process; and 
Guangdong province is seeking to segregate Evergrande’s offshore assets in a fire sale to cover what they can of the company’s offshore debt. 


China Evergrande Group – Vultures Circling

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Axis Bank (AXSB.IN) [Axis] has become the frontrunner to purchase Citigroup’s (C.US) India [Citi India] consumer business; </li>
<li>The Citi India transaction would represent a negative adjusted net spread of 41 bp for Axis – intimating a negative return on investment of 1.0%; and </li>
<li>As many customers have hit the exit button, we have already witnessed Citi India's retail loan portfolio decline 6.7% YOY prior to FY 2022 COVID-19 protocols. </li>
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Axis Bank (AXSB.IN) [Axis] has become the frontrunner to purchase Citigroup’s (C.US) India [Citi India] consumer business; 
The Citi India transaction would represent a negative adjusted net spread of 41 bp for Axis – intimating a negative return on investment of 1.0%; and 
As many customers have hit the exit button, we have already witnessed Citi India's retail loan portfolio decline 6.7% YOY prior to FY 2022 COVID-19 protocols. 


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Horta-Osorio Is Out:Credit Suisse Group (CSGN.VX) (“Credit Suisse”) Chairman Antonio Horta-Osório abruptly resigned on January 16, 2022, following breaches of quarantine rules in both Switzerland and the United Kingdom;</li>
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Lehmann Not Lehman:With CEO Gottstein’s alleged resistance to strategic change, we remain cautious that the current strategic direction of Credit Suisse will not be maintained;  and   </li>
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Blunders Could Force Sale:There have been numerous costly high profile blunders at Credit Suisse in 2021. A reversion to the “Bad Old Days” could force a sale.   </li>
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Horta-Osorio Is Out:Credit Suisse Group (CSGN.VX) (“Credit Suisse”) Chairman Antonio Horta-Osório abruptly resigned on January 16, 2022, following breaches of quarantine rules in both Switzerland and the United Kingdom;

Lehmann Not Lehman:With CEO Gottstein’s alleged resistance to strategic change, we remain cautious that the current strategic direction of Credit Suisse will not be maintained;  and   

Blunders Could Force Sale:There have been numerous costly high profile blunders at Credit Suisse in 2021. A reversion to the “Bad Old Days” could force a sale.   


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<li>Evergrande Is Breaking Down More Rapidly Than Banks Have Kept Up; </li>
<li>Minsheng Has Significant Exposure to Evergrande and Other Problem Developers; and </li>
<li>Minsheng Is Not Insolvent, But It Is Getting There Very Quickly. </li>
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Evergrande Is Breaking Down More Rapidly Than Banks Have Kept Up; 
Minsheng Has Significant Exposure to Evergrande and Other Problem Developers; and 
Minsheng Is Not Insolvent, But It Is Getting There Very Quickly. 


China Evergrande Group – More Casualties

Hong Kong

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in Hong Kong. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE China A50 Index. The Fund invests most of its total assets in the equities of member companies of the FTSE China A50 Index. This is a RQFII fund.

CSOP FTSE China A50 (HKD) (2822 HK)

Tencent Holdings – Getting Its House In Order

TENCENT: Substantial disagreements over DouYu’s strategic direction, has caused a re-think at Tencent. Unlike the JD.com move, the Douyu move makes...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – Vultures Circling

EVERGRANDE: Offshore bondholders are now threatening legal enforcement of collateral over the company’s “opaque” debt restructuring process, with...

Thomas J. Monaco

Axis Bank – Lost In The Citi

AXIS: Axis has become the frontrunner to purchase Citi India's consumer business. This deal would result in a negative ROI of 1.0% to Axis.

Thomas J. Monaco

Credit Suisse Group – Lehmann Moment

CREDIT SUISSE: Credit Suisse Chairman Horta-Osório resigned following breaches of quarantine. With the CEO’s resistance to strategic change, we are...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Evergrande Group – More Casualties

EVERGRANDE: Evergrande Is breaking down more rapidly. Minsheng has significant exposure to Evergrande and other problem developers. While Minsheng...

Thomas J. Monaco