MSCI
Investment | 16 Nov 15
Dollar cash outperforms MSCI World year-to-date
If you had invested all your cash in dollars as a euro-based investor this year, you would have earned a better return than if you had emulated the MSCI World. Moreover, equity returns seem to have become completely tied to exchange rate movements.
Middle East | 6 Sep 15
Fund manager Yong Wei Lee sees MENA pick up by year end
With Saudi Arabia now open to foreign investment, fund manager Yong Wei Lee, who runs the Emirates MENA Top Companies Fund, is looking to capitalise on the region’s strong potential.
China’s trading freeze may undermine MSCI inclusion
The recent suspension of trading in 1,300 A-share stocks could delay their much-awaited inclusion in MSCI’s emerging market index, fund houses said.
MSCI says China needs more work before A-shares on-boarded
MSCI has put off a decision to include China A‐shares in its global benchmark emerging markets index until issues related to market accessibility are resolved.
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.