MSCI China A-share review

After competing an annual review, the global index provider said it would form a working group with the China Securities Regulatory Commission to resolve concerns and issues highlighted by international institutional investors during its consultation. “The concerns include, but are not limited to, the quota allocation process, capital mobility restrictions and beneficial ownership of investments,” […]

A share on MSCI to erode product differentiation

Axa Investment Managers and M&G Investments recently echoed these views and said passive funds in particular are likely to lose distinction as they all realign their portfolios to include A-shares.  A-share inclusion would have a “knock-on effect for the passive investment industry”, said Matthew Vaight, global and Asian emerging markets fund manager at M&G. “Over […]

HEAD-TO-HEAD: BlackRock Asian Dragon vs Investec Asian Equity

Further easing measures are expected as current economic indicators in China have not improved, AXA Investment Managers and Schroder said recently. Separately, Schroder’s recently cautioned on the overheating in China’s market while BlackRock said it would prefer a selective investment approach following the surge in A- and H-shares. In India, managers like Franklin Templeton said they expect Indian markets to rise as […]

What drives China’s A-shares?

Investing in cheap, high momentum or low volume equities, tactics that deliver a premium in developed and many emerging markets, does not show the same result in China’s A-share market, said Sunny Ng, head of portfolio strategists for Asia ex-Japan at State Street.  According to State Street research into A-Shares, which was in the Journal […]

BlackRock lists China A-share ETF

The iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF was listed on 13 April. It gives both institutional and retail investors access to China’s A-share equity market. The fund will invest in large and mid-cap companies and track the MSCI China A International Index. Despite the more accommodating nature of the A-shares market seen in the past […]

Franklin Templeton feeder fund launches in Malaysia

The Templeton Global Equity Fund will invest in the Luxembourg-registered FTIF Templeton Global Fund (the target fund), which in turn deploys its assets into global companies.  “The launch of the [feeder fund] in Malaysia is timely, given the growing sophistication of local investors who better understand the benefit of diversifying investments geographically and have become more confident […]

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