Robeco has requested that Taiwan’s regulator delist a China equity product because it could exceed the maximum A-share holding limit.

Robeco has requested that Taiwan’s regulator delist a China equity product because it could exceed the maximum A-share holding limit.
Blackrock is delisting one of its China A-share-focused ETFs from the Hong Kong Exchange because the firm believes the purpose of the underlying index “no longer exists”.
Earnings growth and reforms bode well for China A-shares, which are poised to outperform the major Asian equity markets this year, according to Raymond Chan, Allianz Global Investors’ chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific equities.
Hong Kong’s equity market is likely to see a slowdown in mainland investment next year due to some new regulations and the proposed US tax reform could hit the technology sector, said Victoria Mio, co-head of Asia-Pacific equities and chief investment officer for China at Robeco.
To support market stability, China’s regulator has told mainland fund houses not to yield to redemption pressure on their A-share holdings, according to local media.
The total value of trading over the two Mainland-Hong Kong Stock Connect schemes since the launch of the Shanghai link three years ago has surpassed $1trn.
FSA asked several professionals from asset management firms for their view on the MSCI’s upcoming decision to include China’s A-shares in its emerging market indices.
MSCI’s newest proposal limits the scope of potential inclusion of China A-shares in the company’s equity indices.
For performance reasons, the trend toward physical replication is beneficial for investors in China A-share exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a Morningstar research report.
The June decision on whether China’s A-shares should be included on all MSCI global indices is unlikely to be positive, according to Tim Orchard, Fidelity International’s chief investment officer for Asia Pacific ex-Japan.
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