Global TMT Analyst, Ex-PM, 30 years experience

Neil Campling

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apple-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:666:1" rel="noopener">Apple (AAPL US)</a> iPhone event 'boring', lacks innovation, pushes tech improvements out to 2025. Consumers' reaction? "Meh"</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> Samsung's AI products are only at 30% of consumers' expectations. Meanwhile <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huawei-technologies-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8231:1" rel="noopener">Huawei Technology (40978Z CH)</a> Mate XT takes technology to a new level </li>
<li>Electric Vehicles backlash to regulations mirror setbacks for OEMs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> positioned to win</li>
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Apple (AAPL US) iPhone event 'boring', lacks innovation, pushes tech improvements out to 2025. Consumers' reaction? "Meh"

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) Samsung's AI products are only at 30% of consumers' expectations. Meanwhile Huawei Technology (40978Z CH) Mate XT takes technology to a new level 
Electric Vehicles backlash to regulations mirror setbacks for OEMs. Toyota Motor (7203 JP) positioned to win


Tech Daily. Apple (Boring), Huawei (Wow), Samsung, AI, EVs in Focus

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 analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Industrials (inflows of $3,132 million), Information Technology (inflows of $2,247 million), Health Care (inflows of $1,021 million) led the inflows.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn, Ping An, Hithink.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Industrials (inflows of $3,132 million), Information Technology (inflows of $2,247 million), Health Care (inflows of $1,021 million) led the inflows.
We highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn, Ping An, Hithink.


Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

Research on Tech Companies

Evelyn Zhang

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<li>It'll take another 3-5 years of further development for VR and AR products to reach the level of user experience and reduction in cost necessary for wide commercial adoption. </li>
<li>The emergence of blockbuster AAA content will aid the large-scale adoption of Metaverse hardware, user generated contents are much lower in development cost,  a trend pioneered by Roblox &amp;Epic Games.</li>
<li>A-Share listed companies mainly focus on hardware value chain. China's video game regulator hasn't approved any new titles since July 2021. Leading Chinese companies are focusing on the commercial application.  </li>
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It'll take another 3-5 years of further development for VR and AR products to reach the level of user experience and reduction in cost necessary for wide commercial adoption. 
The emergence of blockbuster AAA content will aid the large-scale adoption of Metaverse hardware, user generated contents are much lower in development cost,  a trend pioneered by Roblox &amp;Epic Games.
A-Share listed companies mainly focus on hardware value chain. China's video game regulator hasn't approved any new titles since July 2021. Leading Chinese companies are focusing on the commercial application.  


Virtual Smoke and Mirror—Vision to Reality

China

Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co., Ltd. researches, manufactures and markets photoelectric parts. The key products are OLPF, IR Cut Filter, IR Filter Housing Assembly, Thermal Diffusion Panel and Cover Glass.

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Zhejiang Crystal Optech A (002273 CH)

Tech Daily. Apple (Boring), Huawei (Wow), Samsung, AI, EVs in Focus

Apple iPhone event boring, profit taking due to valuation. Huawei event the opposite, huge tech advances. Samsung AI products fall short of...

Neil Campling

Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for March and highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Virtual Smoke and Mirror—Vision to Reality

The recent surge in Metaverse have brought VR & AR back into the focus of the market. So is the Metaverse finally ready for prime time or still a...

Evelyn Zhang

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Tech Daily. Apple (Boring), Huawei (Wow), Samsung, AI, EVs in Focus

​Apple iPhone event boring, profit taking due to valuation. Huawei event the opposite, huge tech advances. Samsung AI products fall short of...

Neil Campling

Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for March and highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Virtual Smoke and Mirror—Vision to Reality

The recent surge in Metaverse have brought VR & AR back into the focus of the market. So is the Metaverse finally ready for prime time or still a...

Evelyn Zhang

Apple iPhone event boring, profit taking due to valuation. Huawei event the opposite, huge tech advances. Samsung AI products fall short of...