RWR Report: The Presence of Sanctioned Russian Companies in the U.S. Capital Markets
Posted Friday, March 4, 2022 at 9:31am
As the Biden Administration continues to emphasize the importance of using economic and financial tools to penalize the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and allied countries have implemented a wide range of sanctions and other penalties targeting Russian companies and leaders. Within this mix, capital markets sanctions have been leveraged in an unprecedented fashion, now targeting select state-owned companies and ...
MSCI Adds 69 Chinese Companies to Equity Indexes, Including Companies Targeted by the U.S. Government for Ties to the Chinese Military
Posted Friday, December 3, 2021 at 9:48am
Starting November 30, U.S. investors with international holdings benchmarked against certain MSCI indexes gained exposure to several additional Chinese companies that have been sanctioned or designated by the U.S. government, presently or in the past, due to various human rights and national security concerns, including ties to the Chinese military. This comes as a result of a periodic index review that took place earlier this month by ...
Chinese Company Linked to Hypersonic Test is Present in Major Investment Indexes
Posted Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 1:20pm
In the aftermath of reports last week that China successfully tested a hypersonic missile, scrutiny of the Chinese military contractors reportedly involved in that system’s development shows that at least one of these companies, Tianjin Phytium Information Technology (Phytium Technology), is 31.5% owned by another entity, China Greatwall Technology Co. (China Greatwall), that is publicly-traded and included in many of the world’s largest ...