China's securities regulator reportedly conducted a series of seminars for selected stockbrokers and investment bankers to brief them on the new IPO rules.
More than 200 companies are due to make their debut on the A-share market next year after the authorities resumed IPO activity in the equity market.
The reform plans that China's securities watchdog unveiled at the weekend spell new opportunities for Chinese investors in the long run.
As we approach the turn of the year and prepare to enter 2014, it is worth remembering that it was way back in October 2012 that the last initial public offering took place in China.
Moody's said on Thursday that reopening initial public offerings on the Chinese stock market is positive for banks, insurers and securities companies.
Private equity and venture capital firms have invested in about 20,000 Chinese companies, but they've only cashed out from fewer than 3,000.
Reforms are in the works for IPO on the Chinese mainland stock exchanges, after a nine-month suspension of new issues.
Hong Kong will be the world's third-biggest initial public offering market this year, with up to HK$150 billion ($19.3 billion) to be raised by as many as 80 companies.