External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>US Department of Commerce announced new set of export controls on 7 Oct (link) that semiconductors made with US technology for use in advanced computing chips, supercomputers, and advanced semiconductors can only be sold to China with an export licence.</li><li>This first rule targets to 1) tighten existing restrictions on logic IC of 16nm/14nm or below (i.e. FinFET or GAAFET), 2) extends restrictions to memory IC category (DRAM of 18nm or below, and NAND with 128-layer or more), and 3) foreign-owned production facilities located in China will need to apply for approval for related equipment on a case- by-case basis.</li><li>The second rule added China’s memory chipmaker Yangtze Memory and 30 other Chinese entities to “Unverified list”. </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

US Department of Commerce announced new set of export controls on 7 Oct (link) that semiconductors made with US technology for use in advanced computing chips, supercomputers, and advanced semiconductors can only be sold to China with an export licence.This first rule targets to 1) tighten existing restrictions on logic IC of 16nm/14nm or below (i.e. FinFET or GAAFET), 2) extends restrictions to memory IC category (DRAM of 18nm or below, and NAND with 128-layer or more), and 3) foreign-owned production facilities located in China will need to apply for approval for related equipment on a case- by-case basis.The second rule added China’s memory chipmaker Yangtze Memory and 30 other Chinese entities to “Unverified list”. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology - Implications of US’s new chip export restrictions to China

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Biden makes the most definitive statement to date that the US will defend Taiwan.</li>
<li>Texas Instruments hikes dividend, annouces additional buyback. Will other cash rich semiconductor stocks follow suit?</li>
<li>Intel vs. TSMC/UMC Trade Monitor: We look at performance streaks for the pairs. Intel outperforming over the last trading sessions.</li>
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Biden makes the most definitive statement to date that the US will defend Taiwan.
Texas Instruments hikes dividend, annouces additional buyback. Will other cash rich semiconductor stocks follow suit?
Intel vs. TSMC/UMC Trade Monitor: We look at performance streaks for the pairs. Intel outperforming over the last trading sessions.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Biden Says US Will Defend Taiwan, Texas Instruments Gives Hope

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 19th. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in China Power Intl, HKEx, CLP, Geely, JD.com, ENN Energy.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 19th. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short interest changes in China Power Intl, HKEx, CLP, Geely, JD.com, ENN Energy.


HK Short Interest: China Power Intl, HKEx, CLP, Geely

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 12th. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight changes of short interest for Sunny Optical, Xpeng, and Hua Hong Semiconductor.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 12th. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight changes of short interest for Sunny Optical, Xpeng, and Hua Hong Semiconductor.


HK Short Interest: Sunny Optical, Xpeng, and Hua Hong Semiconductor

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for connect holding position as of Aug 12th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly inflows into Tencent, China Mobile and outflows from Meituan and Kuaishou.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for connect holding position as of Aug 12th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight weekly inflows into Tencent, China Mobile and outflows from Meituan and Kuaishou.


Hong Kong Connect Flows: Tencent, China Mobile, Meituan and Kuaishou

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Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited manufactures semiconductors on 200mm wafers for specialty applications. The Company's products are used in the consumer electronic, communication, computing and industrial, and automotive industries.

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China Technology - Implications of US’s new chip export restrictions to China

Since SMIC was included on Entity List in 2020, we believe most Chinese foundries focus on expansion on 28nm and above processes.

CMB International

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Biden Says US Will Defend Taiwan, Texas Instruments Gives Hope

Also: Intel vs. TSMC/UMC Trade Monitor: We look at performance streaks for the pairs. Intel outperforming over the last trading sessions.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

HK Short Interest: China Power Intl, HKEx, CLP, Geely

We highlight short interest changes in China Power Intl, HKEx, CLP, Geely, JD.com, ENN Energy based on latest Hong Kong SFC short aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest: Sunny Optical, Xpeng, and Hua Hong Semiconductor

We highlight changes of short interest for Sunny Optical, Xpeng, and Hua Hong Semiconductor based on the latest HK SFC short aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows: Tencent, China Mobile, Meituan and Kuaishou

We highlight weekly southbound Hong Kong Connect inflows into Tencent, China Mobile and outflows from Meituan and Kuaishou.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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