Overpriced A-share IPOs set for overhaul this year

The process of gaining approval to list in China is open to corruption as a small number of officers have unchecked power over which applicants go first, economist says.

Former chairman of China's CSRC returns to financial regulatory work after spell as a provincial administrator.

China's securities regulator has simplified rules governing the price discovery process for A-share IPOs.

Singapore’s equity market is stirring, but success now hinges on moving beyond the structural reset to solve the harder, "stubborn" gaps in research depth, corporate behaviour, and retail participation; MAS has warned "there's much work ahead".

Despite changes to regulations, Hong Kong IPOs are still set to remain robust this year with six firms already listing this week, according to Frank Bi, Asia head of corporate transactions at law firm Ashurst.

The broker's frozen client accounts are held by an entity suspected to be involved in a fraudulent scheme to create a false or artificial appearance of demand for shares in an IPO, the SFC said.