High Risk, Publicly Traded Companies. Demonstrating the risk exposure of Chinese and Russian companies in the international capital markets.

As demonstrated below, Chinese and Russian companies carry unique risk exposure, often on account of their closeness to the governments of the countries in which they are domiciled.  In other cases, their corporate governance track records suffer for other reasons.  In many cases, their global transactions and corporate profiles are saddled with exposure to reputational risk of various types from national security issues to human rights concerns.

It is also the case that many of these same companies are not just carrying out foreign investment and otherwise present in the global trading system, they are also listed on prominent stock exchanges and, to varying degrees, accessible and integrated into the stock portfolios of U.S. and global individual and institutional investors.  The risk factors described below demonstrates the need for greater diligence. 

As demonstrated below, Chinese and Russian companies carry unique risk exposure, often on account of their closeness to the governments of the countries in which they are domiciled.  In other cases, their corporate governance track records suffer for other reasons.  In many cases, their global transactions and corporate profiles are saddled with exposure to reputational risk of various types from national security issues to human rights concerns.

It is also the case that many of these same companies are not just carrying out foreign investment and otherwise present in the global trading system, they are also listed on prominent stock exchanges and, to varying degrees, accessible and integrated into the stock portfolios of U.S. and global individual and institutional investors.  The risk factors described below demonstrates the need for greater diligence.