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Are US indices rallying because of COVID-19? The most common narrative is that “US stocks have been rising despite the pandemic.” Perhaps a more accurate explanation is “US stocks have been rising because of the pandemic”.

Aug 11, 2020

After the fall in Q1, global equities recovered sharply in Q2 as the COVID fear eases and stimulus packages kick in around the world. YTD, China is the best performing emerging market, and the broad CSI 300 index gained 14% in the second quarter. From factor investing perspective, we continue to see the dispersion of a two-speed-economy despite an overall beta pick up. Quality growth new economy stocks continue to be the winner.

Aug 10, 2020

Back to the future. Clues to US policy makers’ long game for the Dollar can be found in the long-term historical relationship between money supply growth, the inflation rate, and nominal GDP growth. Conclusion upfront: We are likely to see a long cycle of aggressive US monetary expansion ahead – to depreciate the Dollar, revive inflation, and boost nominal GDP growth.

Aug 02, 2020

Global equities have been doing well in the past few months right after the sharp sell-off in the first quarter of this year. Intuitively, the rally looks like classic irrational exuberance given all major economies are heading into recession whilst the coronavirus infection has no sign to slow down globally. On the other hand, the forward-looking market movement may suggest that investors have looked beyond the pandemic and already positioning themselves to capture the V-shaped rebound. Combined the solid fundamentals with an appealing valuation, China A-share looks like an exposure that investors should accumulate whenever there is a market dip. If so, the more imminent and value-added question for the investors will be what to own in the onshore market.

Jul 22, 2020

COVID-19 will likely go down in history as – among other things – an accelerant for a range of tendencies are already present prior to the pandemic. AC (after-COVID), these are the four major behavioral changes that are unlikely to revert to life as we knew it BC (before-COVID).

Jul 20, 2020

The international media reckoned a front-page editorial in the China Securities Journal calling for a “healthy bull market” to create “new opportunities in crisis” was responsible for last week’s red-hot run-up in the Shanghai Composite Index. But perhaps there are less “exciting”, but more enduring, explanations for the surge in Chinese stocks.

Jul 12, 2020

Fed bond buying won’t prevent the coming wave of debt defaults. It may have been missed in the midst of the stock market’s bullishness, but debt defaults have already been surging. How does the Fed’s USD 750 billion bond buying programme measure up to the job? And what shall we watch out for?

Jul 07, 2020

Opportunities in quality growth leaders: China and Asia Innovative TechnologyThe world has been put to significant challenges and changes by COVID-19, which redefined economic growth and investment opportunities for investors.After winning the HKEx 2019 Top Performing ETF award with 45.2% return, the Premia New Economy ETF continued to be the rare strategy that scored strong positive YTD performance. What drives the resilience?Rather than just IT and internet, China New Economy and the sister version in Asia Innovative Technology sector leaders cover the major beneficiaries as megatrends opportunities in Urbanisation, Rising middle income class, Consumption upgrade, Aging population and rising need for healthcare, digital transformation in both To-C and To-B space, and technology enabled industrialisation 4.0 unfold.In this presentation, we discussed the two ETF strategies that aim to better capture the emerging growth markets and emerging growth sectors in China and Asia.

Jun 25, 2020

Opportunities in quality growth leaders: China and Asia Innovative TechnologyThe world has been put to significant challenges and changes by COVID-19, which redefined economic growth and investment opportunities for investors.After winning the HKEx 2019 Top Performing ETF award with 45.2% return, the Premia New Economy ETF continued to be the rare strategy that scored strong positive YTD performance. What drives the resilience?Rather than just IT and internet, China New Economy and the sister version in Asia Innovative Technology sector leaders cover the major beneficiaries as megatrends opportunities in Urbanisation, Rising middle income class, Consumption upgrade, Aging population and rising need for healthcare, digital transformation in both To-C and To-B space, and technology enabled industrialisation 4.0 unfold.In this presentation, we discussed the two ETF strategies that aim to better capture the emerging growth markets and emerging growth sectors in China and Asia.

Jun 25, 2020