IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) / Event-Driven

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<li>On 6 September, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guotai-junan-securities-co-ltd-5dfaf2c5-76d3-4f34-a77d-118787fd7091" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23752:1" rel="noopener">Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haitong-securities-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5665:1" rel="noopener">Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) (6837 HK)</a> entered a legally binding agreement to merge through absorption and share exchange. </li>
<li>The high-profile merger aligns with the Chinese government’s ambition to reform the brokerage sector and create world-class investment banks. The merger would result in the largest China broker by assets.</li>
<li>In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.</li>
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On 6 September, Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK) and Haitong Securities Co Ltd (H) (6837 HK) entered a legally binding agreement to merge through absorption and share exchange. 
The high-profile merger aligns with the Chinese government’s ambition to reform the brokerage sector and create world-class investment banks. The merger would result in the largest China broker by assets.
In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.


Haitong Securities (6837 HK): Evaluating the Potential Merger with GTJA (2611 HK)

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>The New/Better A-H Premium Tracker has tables, charts, measures galore to track A/H premium positioning, southbound and northbound positioning/volatility in pairs over time, etc.</li>
<li>BIG Net SOUTHBOUND inflow continues. Notable in the past four weeks are US$1.9bn of net flow to Energy Hs and US$2.2bn to Banks in the H side of H/A Pairs.</li>
<li>AH Premia lowish in 52-week range, but still high for many pairs. I continue to expect further "convergence" among spreads, and the recent HA Premium bounce has lost momentum.</li>
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The New/Better A-H Premium Tracker has tables, charts, measures galore to track A/H premium positioning, southbound and northbound positioning/volatility in pairs over time, etc.
BIG Net SOUTHBOUND inflow continues. Notable in the past four weeks are US$1.9bn of net flow to Energy Hs and US$2.2bn to Banks in the H side of H/A Pairs.
AH Premia lowish in 52-week range, but still high for many pairs. I continue to expect further "convergence" among spreads, and the recent HA Premium bounce has lost momentum.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 21 Jun 2024):  AH Premia Stabilising Lower, Can Move A Leg Lower Still

<ul>
<li>The New/Better A-H Premium Tracker has tables, charts, measures galore to track A/H premium positioning, southbound and northbound positioning/volatility in pairs over time, etc.</li>
<li>SOUTHBOUND's buy streak continues unabated. NORTHBOUND was heavy to sell. Only Tech bought. Consumer sold heavily.</li>
<li>AH Premia lowish in 52-week range, but still high for many pairs. I continue to expect further "convergence" among spreads.</li>
</ul>


The New/Better A-H Premium Tracker has tables, charts, measures galore to track A/H premium positioning, southbound and northbound positioning/volatility in pairs over time, etc.
SOUTHBOUND's buy streak continues unabated. NORTHBOUND was heavy to sell. Only Tech bought. Consumer sold heavily.
AH Premia lowish in 52-week range, but still high for many pairs. I continue to expect further "convergence" among spreads.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 14 Jun 2024):  H Underperform A; the More Liquid, the Worse the Performance.

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

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<li>The changes to the CSI All Share Investment Banking &amp; Brokerage Index were announced after market close on 31 May and will be implemented at the close on 14 June.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guosen-securities-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27486:1" rel="noopener">Guosen Securities (002736 CH)</a> will be added to the index while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/northeast-securities-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6022:1" rel="noopener">Northeast Securities (000686 CH)</a> will be deleted from the index.</li>
<li>There is a lot of flow and impact for both stocks and the stocks could outperform/underperform their peers over the next couple of weeks.</li>
</ul>


The changes to the CSI All Share Investment Banking &amp; Brokerage Index were announced after market close on 31 May and will be implemented at the close on 14 June.

Guosen Securities (002736 CH) will be added to the index while Northeast Securities (000686 CH) will be deleted from the index.
There is a lot of flow and impact for both stocks and the stocks could outperform/underperform their peers over the next couple of weeks.


CSI All Share IB & Brokerage Index Rebalance: Couple of Large Flow & Impact Names

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China International Capital Corporation / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-international-capital-corporation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1071:1" rel="noopener">China International Capital Corporation (3908 HK)</a> is a laggard among the Chinese securities companies. With the rebound in HSI and Shanghai Composite, such divergence should narrow.</li>
<li>The investment banking business should recover following the rebound in the secondary market and equity valuations. HK's IPO funds raised are forecast to double in 2024.</li>
<li>At 0.4x 12-month P/B, the market has deeply discounted CICC's earnings outlook. However, as earnings recovery will be fast, its share price will react rapidly.</li>
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China International Capital Corporation (3908 HK) is a laggard among the Chinese securities companies. With the rebound in HSI and Shanghai Composite, such divergence should narrow.
The investment banking business should recover following the rebound in the secondary market and equity valuations. HK's IPO funds raised are forecast to double in 2024.
At 0.4x 12-month P/B, the market has deeply discounted CICC's earnings outlook. However, as earnings recovery will be fast, its share price will react rapidly.


China

Guotai Junan Securities Co.,Ltd. provides financial services. The Company offers corporate finance, fixed income securities, asset management, risk management, and other services. Guotai Junan Securities Company serves clients throughout China.

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Guotai Junan Securities (2611 HK)

Haitong Securities (6837 HK): Evaluating the Potential Merger with GTJA (2611 HK)

In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.

Arun George

A/H Premium Tracker (To 21 Jun 2024): AH Premia Stabilising Lower, Can Move A Leg Lower Still

The Quiddity AH Monitor shows that while AH Premia have spent weeks "bouncing" off multi-year lows, the rebound impetus is slowing. There's room...

Travis Lundy

A/H Premium Tracker (To 14 Jun 2024): H Underperform A; the More Liquid, the Worse the Performance.

AH Premia up on the week, with Hs underperforming their As by 0.7% on average, 1.2% on liquid pairs. Securities Selection Alpha +0.45% on the week...

Travis Lundy

CICC (3908 HK): Soon to Be Its Time

CICC is a laggard among Chinese securities companies. With the market rebound, its earnings and share price are set to improve rapidly. Its 0.4x P...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Haitong Securities (6837 HK): Evaluating the Potential Merger with GTJA (2611 HK)

In this note, we evaluate the potential share exchange ratio and the risks to satisfying the conditions for implementing the potential merger.

Arun George

A/H Premium Tracker (To 21 Jun 2024): AH Premia Stabilising Lower, Can Move A Leg Lower Still

The Quiddity AH Monitor shows that while AH Premia have spent weeks "bouncing" off multi-year lows, the rebound impetus is slowing. There's room...

Travis Lundy

A/H Premium Tracker (To 14 Jun 2024): H Underperform A; the More Liquid, the Worse the Performance.

AH Premia up on the week, with Hs underperforming their As by 0.7% on average, 1.2% on liquid pairs. Securities Selection Alpha +0.45% on the week...

Travis Lundy

CSI All Share IB & Brokerage Index Rebalance: Couple of Large Flow & Impact Names

Guosen Securities will be added to the index while Northeast Securities will be deleted. There is decent flow on both stocks and 4x ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

CICC (3908 HK): Soon to Be Its Time

​CICC is a laggard among Chinese securities companies. With the market rebound, its earnings and share price are set to improve rapidly. Its 0.4x P...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CICC is a laggard among Chinese securities companies. With the market rebound, its earnings and share price are set to improve rapidly. Its 0.4x P...