By Minny Siu, Richard Mazzochi, David Mu, Jessie Ng and Marina Lauer King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.

siu_mmazzochi_rToday, MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) announced the results of its 2017 Annual Market Classification Review, including its decision on its proposed inclusion of China A-shares in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index and other major global indexes.

This is yet another important breakthrough for China’s equity market and for global investors. Investment funds and financial products tracking these indexes globally will now be mandated to invest in the China A-shares market from June 2018.
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By Minny SiuRichard Mazzochi, David Mu, Jessie Ng and Marina Lauer King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong office.

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Tomorrow, MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) will release the results of its 2017 Annual Market Classification Review. There has been intense market focus on whether China A-shares will be, after the previous 3 attempts, included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.MSCI’s decision will ultimately be based on its Global Investable Markets Indexes Methodology, which includes 18 measures across its market accessibility criteria. If tomorrow’s review supports the inclusion of China A-shares, this would be another significant breakthrough for China’s equity market and attract new mandates from investment funds and financial products rebalancing their asset allocation to include China A-shares.
Continue Reading MSCI’s 2017 Annual Market Classification Review due tomorrow: a recap of what’s at stake for inclusion of China A-shares