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Hang Seng Bank chief executive Louisa Cheang Wai-wan. The Hong Kong bank has a track record of employing women in CEO role for almost a decade. Photo: David Wong

Chinese, Hong Kong firms behind in naming female directors, MSCI report says

It found women only accounted for 17.9 per cent of directors in the MSCI All Country Index in 2018 and most of all-male boards were in Asia

14 Jan 2019 - 11:03pm 2

International investors’ interest in mainland-listed companies received a boost after MSCI’s inclusion of some 235 large caps in June last year. Photo: AP Photo

International investors’ appetite for A shares up on MSCI inclusion

11 Jan 2019 - 4:26pm

Investors monitor stock prices at a securities company in Shanghai on September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP

FTSE Russell to add Chinese stocks to its global gauges

27 Sep 2018 - 10:54pm

Investors monitor stock prices at a securities company in Shanghai. Global index compiler MSCI is looking to increase the weighting of Chinese stocks in its indexes. Photo: AFP

MSCI considers quadrupling Chinese stocks’ weightings

26 Sep 2018 - 11:01pm

MSCI president Baer Pettit attends MSCI's A-share inclusion ceremony and press briefing in Central on May 31. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

After MSCI’s questionable upgrades, do its powers need downgrading?

25 Jun 2018 - 10:26pm

China’s MSCI debut gets off to a dismal start as 60pc of the included stocks decline

China’s MSCI debut gets off to a dismal start as most stocks decline

1 Jun 2018 - 11:25pm

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing chief executive Charles Li Xiaojia (left) with MSCI president Baer Pettit. Photo: SCMP

MSCI president expects more Chinese A-share inclusion plans by year end

31 May 2018 - 7:37pm

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index will formally include mainland Chinese stocks from June 1. Photo: Bloomberg

Global investors swoop on Chinese stocks before MSCI inclusion

31 May 2018 - 11:58pm

Forget about the long term, it’s a punter’s market in China. Photo: EPA

The oddest things about China's US$7 trillion stock market

31 May 2018 - 10:46am

An investor reads a newspaper at a securities company in Beijing in June 2017. The inclusion of Chinese stocks in the MSCI indices is expected to attract at least US$18 billion in foreign capital. Photo: AFP

Why foreign investors should heed the call of MSCI’s inclusion of A shares

23 May 2018 - 10:43pm

Global investors are adding shares of Chinese companies involved in distilling liquor, health care and white goods among others. Photo: AFP

Global investors favour Chinese big-caps as MSCI inclusion looms

23 May 2018 - 10:13pm

For global investors, now is precisely the wrong time to overlook China’s market potential

For global investors, now is precisely the wrong time to ignore China

25 Jun 2018 - 5:32pm 5

Anyone buying into A shares today through the Hong Kong stock exchange’s Connect scheme in the expectation of vast inflows following inclusion in the emerging markets benchmark is likely to be sadly disappointed

US$400b? Calm down. MSCI’s no biggie for Chinese markets

21 May 2018 - 7:06am

Fund managers expect greater flow of funds into China’s A shares as a result of their inclusion in MSCI’s indices. Photo: TNS

Canadian funds seek short-selling avenues for Chinese shares

16 May 2018 - 8:15am

Eleven new comers to the MSCI list collectively pulled higher on Tuesday, most of which belong to China’s so-called new-economy sectors such as health care, entertainment, and information technology. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

New-economy sectors pull higher after MSCI list revealed

15 May 2018 - 5:01pm 1

Asian investors could be the first movers after the MSCI inclusion, while European and US institutions may proceed with more caution

US$400 billion tipped to flow into China stocks after MSCI inclusion

15 May 2018 - 3:34pm

The CSI 300 Index, which covers almost all the 232 large-cap stocks picked by MSCI to be added to its indices, rose 1.2 per cent on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Global investors tuck into China stocks as MSCI inclusion nears

9 May 2018 - 6:00am 1

Steven Sun of HSBC Qianhai Securities. Photo: Felix Wong

Bigger stock connect quotas to cater to inflows when MSCI includes China

3 May 2018 - 12:00am 1

About 85 per cent of China’s stock market turnover is accounted for by retail investors. Photo: Imaginechina

China inclusion in MSCI index excites global investors

2 May 2018 - 3:47pm

An investor reacts while keeping an eye on stock price movements in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

Why more foreign institutions are buying Chinese stocks

12 Feb 2018 - 8:00am 1

Citibank said on Tuesday that it expects A shares to fare better than Hong Kong shares this year. Photo: AFP

Hang Seng Index to drop to 29,500 by 2018 year end: Citi

2 Jan 2018 - 11:29pm

A-share firms suspended for more than 50 days will be removed from the MSCI benchmark and reinclusion will not happen for a further 12 months

MSCI warns against prolonged A-share trading suspensions

31 Jul 2017 - 11:00pm

MSCI says capital controls and trading halts are foreign investors’ biggest concerns, and Chinese regulators need to have the determination to open up and allow easier access for international investors. Photo: AP

MSCI: Capital controls, trading halts are foreigners’ worries

3 Jul 2017 - 9:58pm 1

After three previous rebuffs by the world’s most influential indexer of emerging market stocks, China’s domestic A-shares will be included in the MSCI benchmark, starting in 12 months. Photo: AP

Move by MSCI will spur greater reform

26 Jun 2017 - 12:51am 1

Chart of the day: Further room for China A shares to rally after MSCI inclusion

Chart of the day: Further room for China A shares to rally after MSCI inclusion

22 Jun 2017 - 11:34pm

Chinese small tech stocks are likely to offer handsome returns after MSCI included A-shares into its global indexes, says Fidelity. Photo: AFP

Fidelity is bullish on China’s small tech stocks after MSCI nod

22 Jun 2017 - 10:43pm

Global stock benchmark provider MSCI has made a long-awaited decision to add mainland China-listed shares to its widely followed stock indexes. MSCI said that it is including yuan-denominated A-shares of 222 large Chinese companies to its Emerging Markets index. Photo: AP

MSCI’s A-share nod brings Chinese stocks into global mainstream

21 Jun 2017 - 11:18pm

The website of global equity indexes provider MSCI. The indexes provider has announced beginning in June 2018, it will include China A-shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index and the MSCI ACWI Index. Photo: Xinhua

What is the MSCI index, and why does it matter so much to China?

30 Jun 2017 - 2:44pm 1

MSCI, the New York-based index compiler, has said it will include 222 big-capitalisation Chinese stocks into its MSCI Emerging Markets Index and MSCI ACWI Index starting June next year. Photo: Reuters

Chinese stocks climb after being given MSCI nod

21 Jun 2017 - 10:00pm

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