PA ANALYSIS: Frontier markets – still an asset class?
With a string of countries having been promoted to emerging market status by index provider MSCI in recent years, are frontier markets still a viable asset class?
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Chinese equities overtake the Trump train
China left the US in the dust last month and was the best performing region of the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), while France and Germany crawled behind.
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WMA ditches FTSE in favour of MSCI
The Wealth Management Association has struck a deal with MSCI to provide a series of indices, replacing FTSE as its indexing partner.
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Populism rise could cause big falls in multi-asset portfolios – MSCI
An MSCI report has examined the investment implications of the rise of populism around the world, and found that multi-asset portfolios could lose as much as 11% of their value as a result.
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PA ANALYSIS: Don’t forget the trouble in China
As Brexit fatigue tightens its grip on us all, particularly those who have been writing about it for a living, and the United States gets going with its election, things have been suspiciously quiet on the China front.
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BlackRock launches multi-factor ETF trio
BlackRock has added to its smart beta capability with a triple ETF launch.
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Saudi Arabian stock exchange opens to foreign investors
Saudi Arabia has today opened its $570bn (£367.7bn) Tadawul stock exchange to direct foreign investments for the first time, which is being widely seen as a crucial stepping stone to the kingdom’s entry into the MSCI Emerging Markets index.
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More work needed before China A-shares are included – MSCI
MSCI put off a decision to include China A‐shares in its global benchmark index until issues related to market accessibility are resolved.
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Amundi triple fund launch targets low carbon investments
Amundi is targeting carbon footprint-conscious investors with the launch of three low-emissions investment vehicles.
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Heptagon Capital converts fund to long-only
Heptagon Capital has announced the conversion of its Helicon Fund to a global long-only equity vehicle.
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BlackRock unveils UK real estate ETF
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.
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Shanghai connect worth getting excited about
Designed to provide foreign investors with access to over 550 Shanghai-listed A shares, there are lots of reasons to be excited about the ‘through train’.