A significant rise in greenhouse gas emissions is being driven by the rebound in global economic activity, said MSCI.

A significant rise in greenhouse gas emissions is being driven by the rebound in global economic activity, said MSCI.
The Hong Kong stock exchange has signed a license agreement with MSCI to launch an index futures product linked to onshore Chinese shares.
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It has partnered with a buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties to develop the indices.
Climate change is among the key factors in Asian institutional investment choices, according to an MSCI survey.
Both firms have also rolled out ESG scores and rating tools for funds and indices.
Of all ESG risks, climate change is the one destined to become a mainstream risk to investment, according to MSCI.
Since the recent inclusion of China A-shares in mainstream indices, global investors have been looking more closely at company ESG ratings.
Chinese equites should be treated as a separate investment “sleeve” as their weighting within EM indices approaches 50%, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.
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