HSBC HOLDINGS(HK:00005) Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2026-01-30 07:26Group 1 - HSBC is focusing on rebuilding its investment banking business in Hong Kong to increase its share in the IPO market after missing the 2025 listing boom [1] - Last year, HSBC acted as the lead sponsor for only one of over a hundred listing projects on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange [1] - HSBC's head of corporate and institutional banking, Michael Roberts, emphasized the importance of expanding their presence in the Hong Kong IPO market [1] Group 2 - A plan has been developed to expand HSBC's equity capital markets team in the region by recruiting bankers from China, capitalizing on the trend of Chinese companies listing in Hong Kong [1] - Roberts believes that the trend of Chinese companies moving towards Hong Kong for listings will continue, highlighting Hong Kong as a crucial link between China and the world [1] - He noted that currently, there are more IPOs in Hong Kong than in London, indicating a strategic focus on growth in the highest potential market [1]