Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Stanley has over 20 years of capital markets experience on the buy side and sell side and as a credit analyst. He is the founder of Antler Capital, the culmination of his efforts to deliver differentiated solutions to global investors since 2021.

From 2017 to 2021, he was a Managing Director at CSPI Ratings, a credit rating agency servicing the USD bond market. He also led the firm’s efforts in sustainable finance.

Prior to that, he held various roles at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Nighthawk Capital, CLSA and Fitch Ratings. He was also an advisor at WWF, supporting the organization’s bankable nature solutions program.

Stanley has an honors degree in Finance from the University of British Columbia. He has been a CFA charterholder since 2004.

PICC P&C (2328 HK): Performance Recoupling; Breaking Support at HKD7.25?

China Life (2628 HK): Rally to Top Out at HKD19/Share as Credit Risks Loom Large

Equity Bottom-Up

People's Insurance (PICC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>To build on our earlier work on the insurance space -- and as we search for beta-neutral relative value plays -- we look at PICC Group-H's SOTP valuation.</li>
<li>The group's life and health business has historically traded at a steep implicit discount to China Life-H, perhaps deservedly so. But price dislocations do occur from time to time.</li>
<li>We share our cheat sheet on how we approach these opportunities, which are often good for a quick 10% trade. As usual, we highlight the potential risks as well.</li>
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To build on our earlier work on the insurance space -- and as we search for beta-neutral relative value plays -- we look at PICC Group-H's SOTP valuation.
The group's life and health business has historically traded at a steep implicit discount to China Life-H, perhaps deservedly so. But price dislocations do occur from time to time.
We share our cheat sheet on how we approach these opportunities, which are often good for a quick 10% trade. As usual, we highlight the potential risks as well.


Haitong Securities Co Ltd (A) (600837 CH)

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank (3618 HK)

China International Capital Corporation (3908 HK)

China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., (601601 CH)

Postal Savings Bank of China C (601658 CH)

Chongqing Rural Commercial Ban (601077 CH)

PICC Group / PICC P&C Pair: A Cheat Sheet to Improve Your Batting Average