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  • Bankers working on Akesobio’s IPO are preparing for a tough allocation process as a flood of retail demand for the Hong Kong listing is set to leave little for institutional accounts, said a source close to the deal.
  • A large positive move in stock prices in the past three weeks has buoyed many market commentators, but equities bankers and investors are concerned that equity valuations still do not reflect the severity of the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. If first quarter results or a worsening of the virus are bad enough to drive markets lower still, sufficient harm could be done to investor sentiment to slam shut a vital issuance window for companies desperate to raise cash.
  • China’s government has won plaudits for its response to the Covid-19 coronavirus. That praise should extend to its capital markets.
  • The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has penalised two Star market companies for failing to make sufficient risk disclosures in their IPO documents. The duo were among the first batch of 25 companies to list on the Star board.
  • Akesobio, a Chinese biopharmaceutical firm, has launched an online-only roadshow for its up to HK$2.58bn ($332.9m) IPO amid numerous country-wide lockdowns globally to combat the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
  • US-listed AMTD International floated on the Singapore Exchange this week, debuting dual-class shares on the southeast Asian bourse through a secondary offering.