Credit Suisse has expanded its China A-share research and analytical capabilities, providing investors with the most comprehensive and best in class analytical tools for A-shares listed in the mainland.

 

HOLT Lens, an analytical platform proprietary to Credit Suisse, has added more than 300 A-share companies to its database, bringing the total to more than 800 A-share companies.  These stocks represent an aggregate market capitalization of US$3.9 trillion. In addition to the CSI 300, HOLT will now provide 100% coverage of all constituent stocks of the Shanghai Stock Exchange 180 and 380 indices, which include the 568 companies that are eligible for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme.

 

In addition, Credit Suisse equity research has also more than tripled  its coverage of domestic China A-shares to now include 130 A-share companies, representing a total market capitalization of about US$1.84 trillion. It plans to further expand its equity research to cover 300 China A-share stocks by 2016.  

 

Nicole Yuen, vice-chairman Greater China and head of Greater China equities said:  “China is an important market for Credit Suisse in the region and we will continue to invest in building the bench of talent and infrastructure to provide best in class products and services to our clients.  By expanding the HOLT database and our Equity research coverage of China’s A-share companies, Credit Suisse aims to offer the leading research product on the A-share market to international investors.”

 

Ernest Fong, head of research, non-Japan Asia said: “The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect is a signification step forward in the liberalization of China’s capital account and renminbi internationalization. The scheme opens up new investment opportunities for both inbound and outbound investors.”