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 Dec 15th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Techtronic Ind, Link Reit, Jd, HSBC, Wuxi Bio, East Buy.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 15th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Techtronic Ind, Link Reit, Jd, HSBC, Wuxi Bio, East Buy.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Techtronic Ind, Link Reit, Jd, HSBC, Wuxi Bio, East Buy

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Xpeng, Xiaomi, Link Reit

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>The FRTIB has decided to switch its benchmark for the International Stock Index Investment Fund from the EAFE Index to the ACWI IMI ex-USA ex-China ex-Hong Kong Index.</li>
<li>With around US$68bn invested in the I Fund, this will set off churn among the constituent stocks in 2024. One-way trade is around US$28bn with DM outflows and EM inflows.</li>
<li>The benchmark shift could be done over a 4 month period with higher trading during periods where liquidity opportunities arise.</li>
</ul>


The FRTIB has decided to switch its benchmark for the International Stock Index Investment Fund from the EAFE Index to the ACWI IMI ex-USA ex-China ex-Hong Kong Index.
With around US$68bn invested in the I Fund, this will set off churn among the constituent stocks in 2024. One-way trade is around US$28bn with DM outflows and EM inflows.
The benchmark shift could be done over a 4 month period with higher trading during periods where liquidity opportunities arise.


FRTIB Switches Benchmarks: +EM/-DM; US$56bn Trade as Asia EM Benefits & HK Loses Out

Listed Real Estate Asia, KT Capital Group

Jacob Cheng

Listed Real Estate Asia

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>In this original series, we do a deep-dive on 4 HK real estate companies: SHKP, CKA, NWD, LINK REIT, and explain why we think they have an exciting year ahead</li>
<li>We believe the current macro backdrop in US, China and Hong Kong will support our investment thesis in real estate, with each company having additional catalysts to drive re-rating</li>
<li>Depending on investors’ appetite, style and mandate, we discuss multiple trading strategies that can play around these 4 names, including absolute, relative and yield plays</li>
</ul>


In this original series, we do a deep-dive on 4 HK real estate companies: SHKP, CKA, NWD, LINK REIT, and explain why we think they have an exciting year ahead
We believe the current macro backdrop in US, China and Hong Kong will support our investment thesis in real estate, with each company having additional catalysts to drive re-rating
Depending on investors’ appetite, style and mandate, we discuss multiple trading strategies that can play around these 4 names, including absolute, relative and yield plays


HK RE Series (1): Picking the Winners for 2024 with Supportive Macro Backdrop & Company Catalysts

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The heavy decline in EM allocations that started in early 2021 came to an end last October. Since then, a growing number of Global Equity funds are raising allocations.</li>
<li>Taiwan, China &amp; HK, Mexico and Indonesia are at the heart of these moves, but all major countries are still held underweight, on average.</li>
<li>Stock exposures remain heavily skewed to the large caps, with 38% of the EM allocation in 6 key companies.</li>
</ul>


The heavy decline in EM allocations that started in early 2021 came to an end last October. Since then, a growing number of Global Equity funds are raising allocations.
Taiwan, China &amp; HK, Mexico and Indonesia are at the heart of these moves, but all major countries are still held underweight, on average.
Stock exposures remain heavily skewed to the large caps, with 38% of the EM allocation in 6 key companies.


Global Equity Managers Trim EM Underweight, but Remain Bearish

Hong Kong

Link REIT is a real estate investment trust in Hong Kong. The Trust owns and operates shopping centers, parking space facilities and real estate retail space.

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Link REIT (823 HK)

HK Short Interest Weekly: Techtronic Ind, Link Reit, Jd, HSBC, Wuxi Bio, East Buy

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Dec 15th and highlight short interest changes in Techtronic Ind, Link Reit,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Xpeng, Xiaomi, Link Reit

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th and highlight short interest changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

FRTIB Switches Benchmarks: +EM/-DM; US$56bn Trade as Asia EM Benefits & HK Loses Out

The FRTIB has decided to switch investment benchmarks leading to inflows for Emerging Markets and Small Caps at the expense of Developed Markets...

Brian Freitas

HK RE Series (1): Picking the Winners for 2024 with Supportive Macro Backdrop & Company Catalysts

With the current macro in US, China and HK, we do a deep dive on 4 HK RE companies which will have an exciting year ahead, given their company...

Jacob Cheng

Global Equity Managers Trim EM Underweight, but Remain Bearish

A growing number of Global Equity long-only funds are rotating back in, or moving to an overweight stance in Emerging Markets.

Steven Holden

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