The outward sure chairman of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) thinks the town will definitely reassert itself as a world-leading location for brand-new share choices, as noting reforms anticipated to be revealed on Friday will definitely usher in much more big bargains.
“It is highly likely that Hong Kong can reach a higher ranking in the initial public offering [IPO] market worldwide, as we have over 100 listing candidates planning to go public, including many big players,” Tim Lui Tim- leung said in his final media rundown as chairman on Thursday.
“If we have a few more mega IPOs like Midea Group in the coming months, Hong Kong can regain a top position in the IPO market.”
The metropolis’s inventory market was the globe’s main Initial Public Offering market 7 instances in between 2009 and 2019, but has really skilled a drought in the previous few years because of the excessive charge of curiosity setting and lowered value determinations of Chinese provides.
With that improve, total funds elevated within the preliminary 9 months of the yr elevated to US$ 7.14 billion in comparison with 2023, based on data put collectively byLondon Stock Exchange Group That raised Hong Kong to fifth on the global IPO league table in September, from thirteenth in June.
The SFC and bourse driver Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing are most definitely to disclose brand-new itemizing reforms on Friday after they have been identified by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in his policy address on Wednesday, Lui said. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching- yu said in a distinct rundown on Thursday that the knowledge will definitely be launched at the moment.
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