Landmark move enhances access to China’s markets
MSCI’s inclusion of China A large cap shares in its emerging markets (EM) index presents exciting new investment opportunities. Gary O’Brien, head of custody product at BNP Paribas Securities Services, Asia Pacific, breaks down how they can be captured.

The long-awaited inclusion of China A Large Cap shares in MSCI’s EM indexes is finally here. In the first stage of a two-step process, more than 222 shares listed on Chinese exchanges are now available to offshore investors.
Until 1 June 2018, China A-shares were traded only on local exchanges. The MSCI’s move delivers a new range of diversity for investor portfolios while allowing a flood of foreign funds into Chinese markets with estimates of inflows ranging from an initial $20 …
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