Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

* Questionable Reduction in Reserve Coverage: Just as the wheels are about to fall off the bus, the China Bank Regulatory Commission (CBRC) - in their infinite wisdom – decided to allow Chinese banks to reduce the minimum NPL coverage ratio from 150% to 120%, and the minimum LLR cover of total loans from 2.5% to 1.5%.* Knee Jerk Reaction Is Silly – At Least For the 2nd Tier Banks:The 2nd tier banks carry the risk of substantially higher capital requirements and inadequate provisions as these…

* Questionable Reduction in Reserve Coverage: Just as the wheels are about to fall off the bus, the China Bank Regulatory Commission (CBRC) - in their infinite wisdom – decided to allow Chinese banks to reduce the minimum NPL coverage ratio from 150% to 120%, and the minimum LLR cover of total loans from 2.5% to 1.5%.* Knee Jerk Reaction Is Silly – At Least For the 2nd Tier Banks:The 2nd tier banks carry the risk of substantially higher capital requirements and inadequate provisions as these…

China Banks – Can You Say Capital Forbearance?

* Risk Increasing Within Tier 2 Banks:  The 2nd tier banks is looking increasingly vulnerable. Tighter asset management regulations are being implemented in March 2018 which should force the sector to abandon their high level of illiquid assets and promote “real” NAV-type products. This risk has now morphed into a size where confidence in the financial system could erode quickly. * Watch Your Insurers: Mainland Chinese insurers have 50%-60% of their investment portfolios exposed to the weakest…

* Risk Increasing Within Tier 2 Banks:  The 2nd tier banks is looking increasingly vulnerable. Tighter asset management regulations are being implemented in March 2018 which should force the sector to abandon their high level of illiquid assets and promote “real” NAV-type products. This risk has now morphed into a size where confidence in the financial system could erode quickly. * Watch Your Insurers: Mainland Chinese insurers have 50%-60% of their investment portfolios exposed to the weakest…

China Financials – The Accident About to Happen

Founder and Strategist, Entext Economics & Strategy

Sean Maher

Founder and Strategist

Entext Economics & Strategy

Entext provides institutional investors with distinctive, actionable asset allocation and thematic research, which typically challenges the market consensus. Our clients range from credit, equity and multi-asset hedge and pension funds to family offices and sovereign funds. 
 
We focus on identifying key inflection points in macro data and relative asset performance amid the 'groupthink'  and confirmation bias that characterizes most investment bank analysis.

Macro Driven Investment Insight

Macroeconomics

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<li> Simultaneous deleveraging in China and protectionism/fiscal expansion in the US would shift the longstanding correlation between US inflation and Chinese growth expectations.</li>
<li>Aggregate debt growth in China exceeded nominal GDP growth by 1.3ppts in 2017 so deleveraging has not yet begun, but looks imminent as regulatory pressure intensifies.</li>
<li>The takeover of Anbang reflects a increasingly comprehensive attempt to remove opaque funding channels and implicit government guarantees that have distorted…</li>
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 Simultaneous deleveraging in China and protectionism/fiscal expansion in the US would shift the longstanding correlation between US inflation and Chinese growth expectations.
Aggregate debt growth in China exceeded nominal GDP growth by 1.3ppts in 2017 so deleveraging has not yet begun, but looks imminent as regulatory pressure intensifies.
The takeover of Anbang reflects a increasingly comprehensive attempt to remove opaque funding channels and implicit government guarantees that have distorted…


Xi and Trump Policy Priorities Imply US Inflation to Diverge From Chinese Growth

* Orchestrated Collapse: The CIRC notified Anbang that it took over the company’s Board and managerial functions for an extendable one year period until the proper controls are installed. In other words, until asset disposals are completed and strategic shareholders have injected enough capital.* Tail Risk: Some of Anbang’s more high profile stakes in mainland China include: China Minsheng Bank (1988.HK); SNS Reaal (SRH.NV); Vivat Holdings (VVT.LN); Delta Lloyd banking unit (DL.BB); and Fidea…

* Orchestrated Collapse: The CIRC notified Anbang that it took over the company’s Board and managerial functions for an extendable one year period until the proper controls are installed. In other words, until asset disposals are completed and strategic shareholders have injected enough capital.* Tail Risk: Some of Anbang’s more high profile stakes in mainland China include: China Minsheng Bank (1988.HK); SNS Reaal (SRH.NV); Vivat Holdings (VVT.LN); Delta Lloyd banking unit (DL.BB); and Fidea…

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Overwhelmingly, and to take a line from our U.S. Compass report, recent declines have corrected the excess. Where many charts appeared stretched and even parabolic in some cases, recent downward pressure on global equities has allowed many stocks to return to solid entry points near various areas of support. In today’s report we review every global sector, highlighting actionable stocks within each.

Overwhelmingly, and to take a line from our U.S. Compass report, recent declines have corrected the excess. Where many charts appeared stretched and even parabolic in some cases, recent downward pressure on global equities has allowed many stocks to return to solid entry points near various areas of support. In today’s report we review every global sector, highlighting actionable stocks within each.

China

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited provides a variety of insurance service in China.  The Company writes property, casualty, and life insurance.  Ping An Insurance also offers financial services.

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China Banks – Can You Say Capital Forbearance?

* Questionable Reduction in Reserve Coverage: Just as the wheels are about to fall off the bus, the China Bank Regulatory Commission (CBRC) - in...

Thomas J. Monaco

China Financials – The Accident About to Happen

* Risk Increasing Within Tier 2 Banks: The 2nd tier banks is looking increasingly vulnerable. Tighter asset management regulations are being...

Thomas J. Monaco

Xi and Trump Policy Priorities Imply US Inflation to Diverge From Chinese Growth

Simultaneous deleveraging in China and protectionism/fiscal expansion in the US would shift the longstanding correlation between US inflation and...

Sean Maher

Anbang Group - Snared

* Orchestrated Collapse: The CIRC notified Anbang that it took over the company’s Board and managerial functions for an extendable one year period...

Thomas J. Monaco

Global Equity Strategy

Overwhelmingly, and to take a line from our U.S. Compass report, recent declines have corrected the excess. Where many charts appeared stretched...

Vermilion Research

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