Hong Kong Raises IPO Profit Minimum in Watered-Down Move

Bloomberg2021-05-20

Bourse raises profit requirement by 60% after banks balked HKEX, SFC vow to step up scrutiny of IPO listing breaches Hong Kong’s exchange backed off from a proposal to double or even triple the ...

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