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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.

The bank sees issuers across tech, consumer, healthcare and electric vehicle (EV) supply chain as likely to drive IPO activity in 2023.

With the government pushing reform across its domestic capital controls, India seems to be riding high amid capital market uncertainty. Will 2022 see it become the destination of choice for international investment?

FinanceAsia talks to SGX head of global sales and origination, Pol de Win, on the exchange’s efforts to become a venue of choice when global markets recover.