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A strong debut last week by jewellery retailer Laopu Gold has put the spring back into the step of Hong Kong’s hitherto lacklustre IPO market. Can it last?

Geopolitics, interest rates and investor appetite will continue to weigh on the city’s bourse, lagging US peers along its IPO recovery journey. Meanwhile, from September, traders will be able to trade during typhoons.

Dealmakers in Asia are looking closely at China tech stocks – in particular spin-offs from giants such as JD.com and Alibaba – to lead a regional capital markets comeback.

The well-known law firm welcomes Nicholas Chua as new partner, bolstering its expertise in banking, capital markets and corporate finance both in Hong Kong and across the region.

From Indonesia’s resource-rich, onshore EV supply chain, to Hong Kong’s suite of sophisticated primary market products, experts assess the opportunity on offer to both regions’ capital markets, following formal signature of a strategic partnership between HKEX and IDX last week.

Recent regulatory revisions by the CSRC aim to encourage mainland companies to seek IPO in Hong Kong.

Eight months into her appointment at the exchange, Seier shared her strategy for attracting international listings and her outlook for the public markets across the rest of 2023.

London will mark the location of HKEX’s second office outside of Asia, after New York. The announcement follows plans to open a European office, shared last year.

The bourse saw a fall of 68% in total IPO proceeds last year compared to 2021, but capital markets have shown signs of recovery.