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Ryoya (Tera) Terasawa joins the firm as head of Japan, while a promotion sees Chitra Hepburn take responsibility for South and Southeast Asia.

Partnership aimed at helping MSCI clients to manage portfolio risks and make better informed investment decisions.

Has the retail property market finally bottomed out? Investor flows and industry experts suggest the sector could be set for a comeback.

A growing list of corporates and investors have committed to pulling their investments from Russia, leaving observers to ponder where the outstanding funds will flow.

After a lacklustre few years thanks in part to over-regulation, Pakistan is cleaning up its image for issuers and investors and betting on simplified IPO rules to catalyse the market. Three IPOs are waiting for approval and more are in the wings, bankers claim.

To qualify for emerging market status in MSCI’s suite of indices, and maybe FTSE's too, Vietnam needs to do more to attract foreign investors. A landmark new securities law comes not before time.

Will the index provider decide to twist or stick as it gears up to announce whether it is putting Vietnam on its watchlist this June?

As global index provider MSCI confirms it will add A-shares to its influential emerging-markets benchmark, experts across the region pitch in on what it means for investors.