HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups, sources say

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would proceed with its listing reform to allow confidential filings and a lower market capitalisation requirement, as part of the exchange operator’s plan to increase its international competitiveness, two sources told the South China Morning Post.
The move would be a result of the exchange’s months-long consultations with market participants that began in March, and was expected to be announced by the end of this month, the sources said.
“The exchange...