Active funds will have the chance to steal a march on index trackers as major index makers look to c...
Active funds will have the chance to steal a march on index trackers as major index makers look to change their methods of calculation to better reflect the markets. Stoxx has already promised to change from a full-cap to a full-float weighting on 18 September and MSCI will be reviewing its methodology in the last quarter of this year. Stoxx is moving from a full-cap to a full-float weighting, so companies with stock that is cross-held, privately owned or otherwise not available will end up with a lower measured market cap; some companies will drop out of indices entirely. Index tracker...
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