REP 540 Investors in initial public offerings

Released 31 August 2017

This report contains our analysis of the findings from:

  • our inquiries with institutional investors about their approach to investing in an initial public offering (IPO), and with lead managers about the IPO process; and
  • qualitative research on the factors and information that retail investors rely on when investing in an IPO. This market research was conducted by Whereto Research, whose full report is attached to this document.

This report explains how we will use the findings from this project to enhance our regulation of IPOs. It explains how companies, their advisers and other market participants can help investors in IPOs.

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