MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) index

Taiwan or India may catch up with China’s standing in MSCI EM this year, marking a shift into a multipolar emerging markets world.

Since 2000, the MSCI India Index has provided higher risk-adjusted returns versus the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

SINGAPORE (June 21): The inclusion of companies traded on Chinese stock exchanges, known as A-shares, into the US$1.5 trillion ($2.1 trillion) global MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index is “more than a symbolic prize,” says State Street Global Advisors (

SINGAPORE (June 13): HSBC equity strategists say they will expect MSCI to give the green light for 5% of the China A-share market to be included in its Emerging Markets (EM) index starting from June 2017.