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MSCI delays China A shares inclusion in indices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... Global index provider MSCI has delayed including mainland China-listed equities, known as A shares, in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Over recent months Chinese authorities have introduced significant improvements in the accessibility of the China ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... impact on emerging markets equities has already played out. "The energy and materials sector weights in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are now only at 13%, down from 38% at the peak of the commodity boom and almost on par with the MSCI World Index," ...

Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... million to bring its market capitalisation up to $361 million. At the other end of the spectrum the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Fund (IEM) lost $112 in net flows taking the market capitalisation to $375 million. It should be noted that flows in this ...

GBST partners with MSCI for after-tax services

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... solution to the benefit of the many MSCI-benchmarked investors in Australia. MSCI Indices, such as MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, MSCI Asia and MSCI Europe are widely used indices for global equities benchmarks by Australian superannuation funds ...

ETF inflows defy choppy markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... taking their totals funds to $30 million and $62 million. In international equities strategies the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF dominated with net inflows of $52 million (11%) taking its total to $456 million. "Investors must be looking for a turnaround ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... into global indices will likely boost foreign flows. The country currently represents around 25% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and about 2% of the MSCI World Index. But the percentages could grow to 40% and 14% respectively when Yuan-denominated ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... liberalising the financial markets would be stymied - take two steps backward at worst, it won't be included in the MSCI emerging markets index now... and other combinations and permutations to that effect. But that will happen only if the Politburo ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... - Eagles Well, not quite yet Virginia but, if recent reports are confirmed there'll be a new kid in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soon - as soon as tomorrow, Wednesday, 10 June (our time) - and it's name is the Shanghai "A" shares index. On this day ...

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... quality of individual businesses has led to a portfolio significantly different from its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. As of March 2015, Harding Loevner reported US$42 billion ($55 billion) assets under management.

Fund managers: Tide turning in emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... markets and now is looking like a good entry point for long-term investors. According to Rainmaker data, the MSCI Emerging Markets index has achieved an annual return of just 3.88% in the three years to 30 June including dividends and in spite of favourable ...