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Asia’s biggest stock exchanges push back against companies hoarding crypto

More recently, DATs’ purchases have slowed and their share prices have sagged, coinciding with a sharp sell-off in wider digital asset markets

MSCI used its newly launched private assets classification standards in this quarter's analysis of private market performance.

Private capital roars back in Q2 with strongest returns since 2021: MSCI

Across the board, every major private asset class records an improvement on the Q1 return

MSCI's chief research and development officer Ashley Lester says the rate of distributions of private equity funds has fallen to around 7 per cent in the first quarter of 2025.

Investors question valuation and liquidity of private equity holdings, says MSCI executive

[SINGAPORE] Sophisticated asset owners are raising urgent questions on the valuation and liquidity of their private-asset holdings, particularly private equity (PE), where the pressure for exits remai...

Bond markets penalise companies that stay on track for their climate targets, an MSCI analysis shows.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 157: Bond markets penalising decarbonisation; Pictet AM eyes adaptation, water investments

This week in ESG: MSCI analysis finds higher spreads for emissions-cutting firms; Pictet sees megatrends in climate change, power demand

Firms that have put in place climate targets are found to have lower borrowing costs, exhibited by a lower spread in their corporate bonds.

Companies on track with decarbonisation face higher borrowing costs: MSCI

Study finds that issuers that are partially or fully on track in meeting their climate targets have a spread premium of between 6.9 and 11.4 basis points compared with those that are not on track

Citi set its 2026 year-end earnings per share growth for the index at above 11%, which remains below consensus estimates of more than 13%.

Citigroup sets mid-2026 target of 1,150 for MSCI’s global equity index

The brokerage’s expected year-end EPS growth of above 11% for the ACWI falls below consensus estimates

The surging demand for blockbuster share sales—from Hong Kong to Tokyo—highlights the palpable excitement.

Asian markets in full swing as investors shake off trade jitters

From stocks to currencies to credit, the rebound from the depths of the April market turmoil has been impressive

A total of 2.1 trillion yen (S$18.7 billion) worth of shares of Hello Kitty owner Sanrio were traded in May on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, more than double from last month and exceeding 1.7 trillion yen for Toyota.

Hello Kitty owner overtakes Toyota in stock turnover

Shares of Sanrio, which was added to MSCI’s Japan index last month, jumped 12% in May

Asian consumer stocks have also fared better than peers in the US and Europe during the market turmoil, thanks to prompt vows of policy support.

Fidelity, Goldman find tariff haven in Asian consumer stocks

Chinese authorities recently listed 48 measures to expand household spending in catering and healthcare, among others, while South Korea raised its supplementary budget plan to 12 trillion won

In Asia-Pacific, the top issuers of labelled bonds in H1 2024 are Australia at US$12.4 billion, Singapore at US$4.6 billion and India with US$3.2 billion.

Singapore ranks second in Apac for ESG bonds issuance in H1 2024: MSCI

Apac-based issuers lag behind for long-term, cumulative issuance while European issuers dominate the market