China’s trading freeze may undermine MSCI inclusion
The recent suspension of trading in 1,300 A-share stocks could delay their much-awaited inclusion in MSCI’s emerging market index, fund houses said.
The recent suspension of trading in 1,300 A-share stocks could delay their much-awaited inclusion in MSCI’s emerging market index, fund houses said.
MSCI has put off a decision to include China A‐shares in its global benchmark emerging markets index until issues related to market accessibility are resolved.
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.
Designed to provide foreign investors with access to over 550 Shanghai-listed A shares, there are lots of reasons to be excited about the ‘through train’
In a bid to take advantage of growing interest in single-country ETFs, the Blackrock passive arm has launched its eighth such product, tracking the MSCI France index.
According to Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management, its range of core-ETFs has attracted over £475m this year.
MSCI is to remove the MSCI Korea and MSCI Taiwan indices from its review list for potential reclassification as developed markets.
UAE and Qatar will only see modest investment initially after being reclassified as emerging markets, says a leading asset manager.
The United Arab Emirates has been granted permission by the Global Forum on Tax Transparency to move on to the second phase of becoming a fully fledged forum member.
The MSCI indices of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are to be upgraded to emerging market status from May next year.
MSCI is preparing to announce the results of its annual classification review next week which will reveal whether the United Arab Emirates and Qatar will finally be upgraded to emerging market status.
Index and portfolio analytics provider MSCI has appointed Tae Jong Um as its head of Korea, responsible for driving the companys development in the country.