Beijing will vet IPOs more closely, 'severely punish' securities fraud, and also increase supervision of listed companies to ensure they give better dividends and don't 'worship money'
High interest rates, sticky inflation and geopolitical tensions have seen share sales by Asia-Pacific companies touch their lowest levels since 2012
The logistics unit’s launch would make it the first to be split off since the Chinese e-commerce giant announced its restructure six months ago
Arm's debut will likely encourage other tech companies to move forward with their IPOs, but it does not likely signal a return to the frothy market of 2021, market analysts say
The more than 300-page document mentioned "PRC" 130 times and "China" 222 times, as it outlined risks and uncertainties emanating from the ongoing chip war between Beijing and the West
The China Securities Regulatory Commission reportedly met legal chiefs and told them to avoid downbeat descriptions of the country’s business environment
But the listing is set to be opposed by some US lawmakers over claims the company uses cotton produced by Uyghur forced labour
No Chinese firm has listed in US or Hong Kong under the new exhaustive rules, frustrating firms and investment bankers
Chip designer Arm is looking to raise $8-$10 billion on Nasdaq, setting the stage for this year's largest initial public offering
SoftBank has reportedly picked Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Mizuho Financial Group to lead the US listing.
Chinese firms raised $71.2 billion, putting them far ahead of the $17.3 billion raised by US companies' listings and European firms' $16.4 billion from IPOs this year
Relentless Covid lockdowns have been blamed for denting investors’ appetite for Chinese assets with HK IPO issues falling to 9-year lows