MSCI Again Rejects A-Shares for Emerging Markets Index

(Hong Kong) – MSCI Inc. has again decided not to include China’s A-shares in its Emerging Markets Index and says it will work with the country’s securities regulator to resolve issues about market accessibility that worry investors.

The global index provider said on June 10 it will hold off adding A-shares, an idea that was raised in March 2014 but rejected three months later, due to investor concerns about the government’s restrictions on cross-border capital flows and vague rules regarding beneficial ownership of investments.