SFC, ICAC crack down on IPO sponsors

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission and its anti-corruption watchdog teamed up for an investigation that led to the arrest of three former members of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s IPO vetting team. While the issue has put the spotlight on SFC’s and HKEX’s often tumultuous relationship, market watchers say any impact on the city’s equity capital markets will be limited. Rashmi Kumar reports.