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<Research>UBS: If AIA Share Price Falls to HKD69, Extreme Bear Case May Be Fully Priced In
UBS issued a research report examining the impact of "State Council Decree No. 837" on Hong Kong's insurance sector and AIA (01299.HK). The broker noted that insuranc...
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<Research>UBS: If AIA Share Price Falls to HKD69, Extreme Bear Case May Be Fully Priced In
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UBS issued a research report examining the impact of "State Council Decree No. 837" on Hong Kong's insurance sector and AIA (01299.HK)  0.000 (0.000%)    Short selling $713.46M; Ratio 12.939%   . The broker noted that insurance products combine protection and savings/investment functions, underlying insurance funds adopt global multi-asset allocation, and participating products feature profit-sharing mechanisms. As such, the specific impact of the new regulation on insurance business from Mainland Chinese visitors (MCVs) to Hong Kong remains subject to further regulatory clarification.

Based on discussions with legal experts, UBS expected regulatory focus to place less emphasis on “look-though” the underlying assets, but more on the compliance of source/flow of funds, making undeclared cross-border investments and other irregular activities easier to detect.

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UBS said current discussions with insurance intermediaries indicate stable frontline operations. Moreover, a series of recent cross-border regulatory measures have not explicitly mentioned insurance, and the regulatory rules governing insurance purchases by MCVs remain unchanged.

To quantify downside risks, the broker assumed an extreme but unlikely bear-case scenario: a complete suspension of AIA Hong Kong’s new business from MCVs starting from 2H26, and a reduction in the CAGR of local value of new business for FY2025-30 to 5% from the baseline forecast of 10%.

Under this extreme assumption, UBS estimated a discount of HKD12 per share to its fair value. Factoring in weak Hong Kong equity market conditions, an additional HKD1.5 per share discount would apply. The broker added that if AIA’s share price falls to HKD69 (vs the market price of HKD82 as of May 31), it may have fully priced in expectations under the above extreme bear-case scenario.

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(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-06-09 16:25.)

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