China A-Shares Get Closer To MSCI Inclusion

China A-Shares - According to HSBC, the events of the past few weeks mean that it’s highly likely Chinese A-shares will be made part of the MSCI index family this month, when the index compiler makes an announcement on the subject on 15 June.

There have been calls for MSCI to include Chinese A-shares in its global indexes for some time, but the limits placed on domestic equities by the Chinese authorities have, thus far, prevented their inclusion.

However, over the past few weeks, there have been some significant developments which have indicated that the Chinese authorities are now more open to international investment in domestic equity markets.

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