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22.12.25 - 12:18
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Hong Kong world′s No 1 fundraising venue with US$35.4 billion from 106 listings: HKEX (SCMP)
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Funds raised in Hong Kong reached nearly HK$275 billion (US$35.4 billion) from 106 initial public offerings (IPO) as of December 12, helping the city become the world's top listing venue, the stock exchange operator said in a year-end review.
“2025 has been a year of momentum – global investors returned with conviction, and innovation from the Chinese mainland and across Asia kept our markets vibrant,” said Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX).
Four of these......
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22.12.25 - 11:48
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Charles Li halts Hong Kong IPO plan for Micro Connect fund under HKEX Chapter 21 (SCMP)
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Charles Li Xiaojia, former CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), has suspended the initial public offering (IPO) plan of his investment company Micro Connect International Finance (MCIF), according to a letter sent to shareholders.
“This decision stems from our recent recognition that the extended timeline associated with a proposed public listing has begun to outweigh its anticipated benefits, causing delays to MCIF's deployment schedule and impacting Micro Connect's broader......
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20.12.25 - 08:54
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Chinese AI ′tiger′ Zhipu edges towards Hong Kong listing expected to raise US$300 million (SCMP)
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Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu AI has moved a step closer to a Hong Kong initial public offering to raise US$300 million after passing a listing hearing and filing its documents with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on Friday.
The Beijing-based start-up, officially named Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited and marketed overseas as Z.ai, is widely seen as one of China's “new AI tigers”.
The prospectus did not disclose a fundraising target or timetable, but brokers......
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19.12.25 - 09:36
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Tech pivot: Chinese AI, chip start-ups court global investors with Hong Kong listing plans (SCMP)
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More Chinese artificial intelligence firms and chipmakers are turning to Hong Kong for fundraising, testing the appetite of global investors following stellar onshore debuts of graphics processing unit (GPU) developers Moore Threads Technology and MetaX Integrated Circuits.
GigaDevice Semiconductor is a step closer to its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) after passing a listing hearing, according to bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). The company is expected to......
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18.12.25 - 12:30
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HKEX proposes slashing board lot variations to boost liquidity, enhance market efficiency (SCMP)
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The Hong Kong stock exchange has proposed standardising board lot sizes, reducing the number of trading units from more than 40 to eight options in a bid to boost market efficiency and liquidity.
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) was proposing to limit the choices listed companies make regarding their trading unit size, or board lot, from one share to a maximum of 10,000 shares, according to a consultation paper published on Thursday. The options in between are: 50, 100,......
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17.12.25 - 14:18
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Hong Kong exchange amends float rules to strengthen city′s status as global finance hub (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has amended its post-listing public float rules to give companies greater flexibility in managing capital while strengthening market transparency.
The bourse operator will allow listed companies to meet an alternative ongoing public float threshold, requiring at least 10 per cent of issued shares in the listed class and a market value above HK$1 billion (US$128.5 million).
For mainland China-listed firms, or A shares, their Hong Kong shares must represent......
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16.12.25 - 10:48
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Hong Kong under pressure to extend trading hours amid digital asset expansion (SCMP)
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With Nasdaq seeking US regulatory approval to extend its trading hours to 23 hours, some industry players believe local bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will need to consider a similar move for certain products to enhance its competitiveness.
HKEX chief executive Bonnie Chan Yiting did not mention trading hours in her blog on Monday, but she did say the bourse operator would expand into digital currencies and tokenisation over the next decade, which analysts pointed out......
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09.12.25 - 04:36
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Hong Kong launches HKEX Tech 100 Index in pivot towards innovation-driven growth (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has launched its first equity index tracking Hong Kong-listed technology companies, underscoring the city's ongoing shift from a market long dominated by property and finance towards innovation-driven growth.
Unveiled on Tuesday, the HKEX Tech 100 Index tracks 100 large-cap and mid-cap companies spanning artificial intelligence, biotech and pharmaceuticals, electric vehicles and smart driving, information technology, internet and robotics, according to the HKEX......
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23.11.25 - 05:36
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JPMorgan, DBS, Standard Chartered bosses swap deals for sneakers in charity run (SCMP)
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It was rare to see hundreds of regulators, financiers and executives of listed companies – including chairmen and CEOs – come together in Central on Sunday morning without striking deals. Instead, they were taking part in a charity run, raising HK$9.7 million (US$1.2 million).
The top bosses of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), JPMorgan, DBS Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank, KPMG and Wharf (Holdings) were among those who had put on their running shoes to compete in relay races over 388......
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12.11.25 - 04:42
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HKEX invests in HKMA unit, strengthening city′s financial market infrastructure (SCMP)
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Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is making a substantial investment in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)'s CMU OmniClear Holdings, marking a new phase in the development of the city's financial market infrastructure.
The HKEX would invest as much as HK$455 million (US$58.5 million) to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the HKMA's wholly owned subsidiary, while the HKMA's Exchange Fund will retain an 80 per cent share, the city's de facto central bank said in a statement......
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05.11.25 - 05:36
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HKEX rides rising turnover and IPOs to post record profit of US$628 million (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), the operator of Asia's third-largest stock market, on Wednesday reported its best quarterly and nine-month earnings on record on the back of rising turnover and initial public offerings (IPOs).
Net profit for the three months to September rose 56 per cent from a year earlier to HK$4.9 billion (US$628 million), or HK$3.88 per share, beating analysts' estimate of HK$4.7 billion, according to an exchange filing.
It was HKEX's best quarterly profit, exceeding......
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03.11.25 - 01:36
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HKEX to roll out new weekly options, biotech futures amid trading boom (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will launch five new weekly stock options and a Hang Seng Biotech Index Futures contract this month, expanding hedging tools for investors as derivatives trading on the bourse hits record levels, a senior executive said.
The new weekly stock options – tracking CNOOC, China Mobile, AIA Group, Xiaomi and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) – will begin trading on November 10, while the biotech futures contract will debut on November......
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23.10.25 - 15:24
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HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan says geopolitics, economic uncertainty may dim IPO outlook (SCMP)
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) CEO Bonnie Chan Yiting cautioned that the fundraising bonanza in the city, which leads the global initial public offering (IPO) rankings this year, could slow down amid geopolitical and economic risks.
“I would say that we need to be very conscious that the world is still under a lot of stress geopolitically and macroeconomically,” she said at the Bund Summit financial forum in Shanghai on Thursday. “I think it's too early [for the HKEX] to claim......
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22.10.25 - 16:06
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HKEX vets 300 listing applications after city ascends as world′s top IPO market (SCMP)
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Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which topped this year's global rankings as the largest initial public offering (IPO) market, said the city continued to see strong momentum, as it vets hundreds of new listing applications.
Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of HKEX, on Wednesday said at an event in Shanghai that Hong Kong has more than 300 companies in the listing pipeline, which would ensure another strong quarter for fundraising in the city.
“International investors have been......
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22.10.25 - 06:42
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Laopu Gold launches US$350 million share placement as demand, gold prices surge (SCMP)
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Chinese jeweller Laopu Gold is raising HK$2.72 billion (US$350 million) through a new share placement in Hong Kong – its second such fundraising this year – as it looks to build inventory ahead of the peak shopping season amid rising gold prices.
The Beijing-based company planned to issue about 3.7 million new shares at HK$732.49 each, representing a 4.5 per cent discount to Tuesday's closing price of HK$767, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) on......
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