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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 160 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 65.7% as of Dec 19th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 2.0ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for BankComm, Anjoy Foods, Cosco Shipping Development, Shanghai Electric.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 160 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 65.7% as of Dec 19th.
The average A-H premium changed by 2.0ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for BankComm, Anjoy Foods, Cosco Shipping Development, Shanghai Electric.


A-H Premium Weekly (Dec 19th): BankComm, Anjoy Foods, Cosco Shipping Development, Shanghai Electric

Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

Equity Bottom-Up

New China Life Insurance / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>APAC investors are welcoming rate cuts, with Hong Kong remaining a buyers' market, according to Colliers.</li><li>KKR &amp; M&amp;G invest $509M in an Aussie Warehouse Portfolio, while PGIM JV acquires Queensland sheds.</li><li>Vanke partners with government insurers for a $220M housing JV, demonstrating state support in the real estate sector.</li></ul>

APAC investors are welcoming rate cuts, with Hong Kong remaining a buyers' market, according to Colliers.KKR &amp; M&amp;G invest $509M in an Aussie Warehouse Portfolio, while PGIM JV acquires Queensland sheds.Vanke partners with government insurers for a $220M housing JV, demonstrating state support in the real estate sector.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (20-Feb-2025): APAC investors love rate cuts, HK is buyers' market: Colliers

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

Ping An Insurance (H) / Equity Derivatives

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Be inspired by sophisticated, live, multi-leg options strategies on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (2318 HK)</a>, executed over the period from 6 to 12 June on the Hong Kong exchange.</li>
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Highlights: Many strategies creatively utilize weekly expiries, sometimes employing options with as little as one or two days to maturity to generate upfront yield or financing.</li>
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Why read: Detailed examples and break-down of complex option strategies provide actionable insights that could inspire similar strategies,</li>
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Be inspired by sophisticated, live, multi-leg options strategies on Ping An Insurance (2318 HK), executed over the period from 6 to 12 June on the Hong Kong exchange.

Highlights: Many strategies creatively utilize weekly expiries, sometimes employing options with as little as one or two days to maturity to generate upfront yield or financing.

Why read: Detailed examples and break-down of complex option strategies provide actionable insights that could inspire similar strategies,


Ping An (2318 HK): Strategic Insights and Top Option Trades

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Hong Kong market quietly broke its downward trend channel last week, however the HSI met strong resistance at 18200 (100 Week Moving Average).</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/picc-property-casualty-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:350:1" rel="noopener">PICC Property &amp; Casualty H (2328 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-petroleum-chemical-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:369:1" rel="noopener">China Petroleum &amp; Chemical (386 HK)</a> broke to new highs relative to MSCI indices.  Sinopec may benefit from stronger RMB in 2H24.
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenzhou-intl-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10415:1" rel="noopener">Shenzhou Intl Group Holdings (2313 HK)</a> had a short-term turnaround from its downtrend.  The company reported growth in sales and better margins in 2Q24.</li>
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Hong Kong market quietly broke its downward trend channel last week, however the HSI met strong resistance at 18200 (100 Week Moving Average).

PICC Property &amp; Casualty H (2328 HK) and China Petroleum &amp; Chemical (386 HK) broke to new highs relative to MSCI indices.  Sinopec may benefit from stronger RMB in 2H24.

Shenzhou Intl Group Holdings (2313 HK) had a short-term turnaround from its downtrend.  The company reported growth in sales and better margins in 2Q24.


Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (SEPTEMBER 3)

Insurance, Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Insurance, Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

KT Capital Group

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

Principal investments and advisory firm

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Ping An L&amp;H: quality-focused restructuring has nearly doubled agent productivity since 2019, pushing NBV to post-Cvoid highs despite a much smaller agency force.</li>
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Ping An P&amp;C: tech integration and enablement is closing the gap vs. market leader in product distribution and customer acquisition.</li>
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Integrated finance and health/senior care strategy presents cross-selling opportunities and differentiated upside not yet priced in.</li>
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Ping An L&amp;H: quality-focused restructuring has nearly doubled agent productivity since 2019, pushing NBV to post-Cvoid highs despite a much smaller agency force.

Ping An P&amp;C: tech integration and enablement is closing the gap vs. market leader in product distribution and customer acquisition.

Integrated finance and health/senior care strategy presents cross-selling opportunities and differentiated upside not yet priced in.


2026 High Conviction: Ping An to Re-Rate if Growth/Recovery Continues

China

New China Life Insurance Company Limited provides life insurance in local and foreign currencies, acts as an insurance agent, provides checks, claims and insurance consulting. The Company's main products include life insurance, accident insurance, health insurance products and services.

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A-H Premium Weekly (Dec 19th): BankComm, Anjoy Foods, Cosco Shipping Development, Shanghai Electric

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for BankComm, Anjoy Foods, Cosco Shipping Development, Shanghai...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Real Estate Tracker (20-Feb-2025): APAC investors love rate cuts, HK is buyers' market: Colliers

Investors in APAC embrace rate cuts, HK remains a buyers' market, with major investments in Aussie warehouse portfolio, housing JV, and data centre...

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Ping An (2318 HK): Strategic Insights and Top Option Trades

Noteworthy options strategies executed on the Hong Kong exchange, utilizing weekly expiries and short-term options for upfront yield or financing....

Gaudenz Schneider

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (SEPTEMBER 3)

Hong Kong market broke its downtrend however it met strong resistance just above 18k. PICC and Sinopec broke to new highs relative to MSCI...

David Mudd

2026 High Conviction: Ping An to Re-Rate if Growth/Recovery Continues

Despite decent share price performance this year, Ping An remains a laggard among other Chinese insurance stocks. It warrants a re-rating if its...

Alec Tseung

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