Funds raised from new share sales in Hong Kong jumped 220 per cent in the first nine months of 2025, strengthening the local stock exchange’s grip on the top spot in the global rankings, while analysts predicted that the initial public offering (IPO) market would continue to pop well into next year. A total of…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEX’s) latest listing rules on distributing shares in popular initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to draw more institutional investors and family offices but curb retail participation, according to industry players. The rules, which came into effect on August 4, mandate that IPO candidates allocate at least 40 per cent…
Hong Kong’s vast lead over Singapore as a listing venue appears unassailable, with even the Southeast Asian city’s home-grown companies heading north to raise funds, but the city state remains determined to improve its allure, according to bankers and analysts. IFBH, a Singapore-incorporated Thai firm that is the world’s second-largest bottler of coconut water, started…
Hong Kong can become a multicurrency bond hub and Beijing’s recently announced measures to expand the Bond Connect scheme will further enhance the city’s role as a prime destination for debt issuance, analysts said. Earlier this month at the Asian Financial Forum, People’s Bank of China (PBOC) governor Pan Gongsheng spoke about increasing the “asset…