This decision has broad support from international institutional
investors with whom MSCI consulted, primarily as a result of the positive
impact on the accessibility of the China A market of both the Stock Connect program and the loosening by the local Chinese stock exchanges of pre-approval requirements that can restrict the creation of index - linked investment vehicles
globally.
This discussion and the ultimate resulting «collaboration score» has a significant
impact on management's evaluation of
investors and their compensation and, just as important, helps form the basis of a more constructive review process for all
investors globally.