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Index provider MSCI surprised markets on Tuesday by once again delaying the inclusion of A-shares in its Emerging Markets index. It conceded that China had made some progress, but said the country still has more work to do to tackle concerns over repatriation and restrictions on launching financial products linked to onshore exchanges. -
National Bank of Abu Dhabi is betting big on India’s fast growing economy, after opening a branch in Mumbai last November. The bank has ambitious plans for south Asia, its chief executive for India told GlobalCapital Asia recently.
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South Korea’s financial authorities announced a new set of capital-control regulations in a bid to provide its financial system with a better buffer against external shocks.
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MSCI has once again highlighted the inability for foreign investors to move money freely in and out of China as a reason for leaving A-shares out of its Emerging Market Index. While the world’s second largest economy has moved quickly to reform other parts of its financial sector, market participants are divided about whether China will budge on capital controls.
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The rise of repo and secondary financing is becoming increasingly important to keeping ABS trading alive, as two major banks restructure their securitization businesses to bring trading, secondary financing and primary financing closer together.
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Pakistan’s equity capital market is set for a big boost from MSCI’s decision to return the country to emerging market status after a seven year hiatus, with bankers expecting foreign investors to pour into stocks.
