DUBAI (Reuters) – MSCI Inc said on Tuesday it would upgrade Kuwaiti equities to its main emerging markets index in 2020, a move that could trigger billions of dollars of inflows from passive funds. The index compiler will include the MSCI Kuwait index in the e... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse, the German stock exchange operator, is planning a major shakeup of the composition of three key indexes later this year that affects technology stocks. Technology shares will now be included in the midcap index MDAX and t... More »
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Overseas investors are pumping billions of dollars into Chinese stocks and the country’s asset managers are rushing to launch index-tracking funds in a fervent build-up to China’s inclusion in MSCI’s widely tracked equity benchmarks. The r... More »
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese stocks slipped further on Friday after the biggest selloff in months the previous day, with fresh government steps to reduce financial risks and a rout in the bond market sapping investors’ confidence. The blue-chip CSI300 Index .C... More »
BOSTON (Reuters) – The rush of money into big index funds has raised concerns about whether they would still prove attractive in a downturn, an issue taking on more importance especially for industry leader Vanguard Group Inc as its passive products soar in sc... More »
MSCI Inc will temporarily ban new companies that deny equal voting rights to shareholders from two market indexes, intensifying a debate over who should police perceived lapses in corporate governance. More »
European shares traded lower on Friday across most exchanges and sectors, failing to get support from subdued sessions in Asia and on Wall Street, and as the euro's rally dims appetite for regional stocks. More »
Investors who place wagers on the direction of interest rates got a new set of U.S.-listed investment products on Wednesday, but their complexity may prove an obstacle to them gaining broad acceptance. More »
The front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a Snap Inc. logo hung on the front of it stands shortly before the company’s IPO in New York, U.S., March 2, 2017. The S&P 500 .SPX will start excluding companies that issue multiple classes of shares, manag... More »
FILE PHOTO – A woman photographs a banner for Snap Inc. on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the morning of the company’s IPO in New York City, NY, U.S. March 2, 2017. MSCI Inc has proposed leaving shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N) and other compan... More »
Cost-cutting U.S. brokerage and asset manager Charles Schwab Corp is making plans to launch what could be its first new exchange-traded funds in nearly four years, a filing with U.S. regulators showed on Friday. More »
FTSE Russell is likely to restrict the inclusion of companies with unequal voting rights in some of its equity indexes, to address investor concerns over falling corporate governance standards, the CEO of the world’s largest index company said. More »
The MSCI logo is seen in this June 20, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration MSCI’s decision to add Chinese shares to a key benchmark is a major milestone, but investors say it will be a long and rocky road ahead before the might of the wo... More »
Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid European and emerging markets equities are more attractive than U.S. equities, and volatility in stock marke... More »
FILE PHOTO – William Ackman, chief executive of Pershing Square walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, New York, U.S. on November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Billionaire investor William Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings Ltd said ... More »
File Photo: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett plays bridge during the Berkshire annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Billionaire Warren Buffett, whose stock picks over several decades have enriched generati... More »
A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Stock exchange operator Nasdaq (NDAQ.O) will replace Denmark’s main C20 CAP index with a new index of 25 companies to ... More »
Media mogul John Malone, known for striking complex deals and running companies with intricate structures, is restructuring two companies he controls using tracking stocks and spinoffs. Liberty Interactive Corp (QVCA.O), which mainly houses Malone’s e-commerce... More »
NEW YORK MSCI will add Alibaba Group, Baidu.com and a dozen other overseas-listed Chinese shares to its emerging market index beginning on Dec. 1, in a move that is expected to draw billions of dollars into the stocks and make MSCI the first indexer to include... More »
HONG KONG MSCI (MSCI.N) will begin to add overseas-listed Chinese shares to its emerging market indexes this month, drawing billions of dollars into such stocks, which could eventually lead to mainland-listed companies finding their way into global equity port... More »
SHANGHAI Chinese investors sold off shares on Tuesday morning after Premier Li Keqiang was quoted on a government website saying that China has the ability to deal with economic risks but did not specifically mention the country’s embattled stock market. Inves... More »
