Index provider MSCI increased its pressure on Chinese regulators to push through sensitive market access reforms on Wednesday, stating it will not include more Chinese stocks until its concerns over hedging and other problems are addressed.
The inclusion of so-called A shares into MSCI’s flagship emerging markets index in 2018 was expected to bring in more than $100bn in foreign investments this year. MSCI has gradually increased their weighting throughout 2019.
The company completed its final scheduled adjustment at the close of trading on Tuesday, with the weighting reaching 4 per cent in the emerging markets index, an influential benchmark tracked by global investors managing about $1.9tn.