Vote To Delist Aberdeen Frontier Markets Set For August 18th
Aberdeen Frontier Markets Investment Company Limited (AIM: AFMC), a UK AIM-listed closed-end investment company, has confirmed that a shareholder vote on voluntary de-listing [...]
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Aberdeen to Begin Wind-Up of Frontier Markets Investment Trust
Aberdeen Standard has announced on Wednesday 1st July that it will be voluntarily winding-up its Aberdeen Frontier Markets investment trust (AIM: AFMC) and cancellation of [...]
MSCI: Nigeria, Bangladesh & Lebanon Remain Frontier Markets; Warned on Accessibility Issues
In its Market Classification Review for 2020, index compiler Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced that the equity markets in Nigeria, Bangladesh and Lebanon [...]
FTSE Morocco 15 Index June 2020 Review: Hightech Payment Systems Added; Bank of Africa Removed
In its semi-annual review of the its Morocco Indexes, index compiler FTSE Russell confirmed Hightech Payment Systems’ inclusion in the FTSE CSE Morocco 15 Index, while [...]
FTSE Kenya 15 Index Review June 2020: Uchumi Added; Mumias Sugar Removed
In its semi-annual review of its Kenya Index Series, index compiler FTES Russell confirmed Uchumi Supermarkets’ addition to the FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index, while also [...]
MSCI Frontier Markets Index May 2020 Review: One Addition, Five Deletions
Leading index compiler Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced changes to the MSCI Frontier Market Index in its May 2020 semi-annual review, in particular one [...]
MSCI Frontier Markets Index February 2020 Review: Nigeria’s BUA Cement Added To Index
In its quarterly review for February 2020, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced that there will only be change in its Frontier Markets Index: the inclusion [...]
2019’s Worst Performing Frontier Markets
2019 provided a wide range of results for Frontier Markets. While many ended the year with positive results, a handful of markets did not have much to celebrate as the decade [...]
Frontier Markets: Articles of the Week (25th Nov – 1st Dec)
Compilation of Frontier Market related articles across the web from 25th November 2019 to 1st December 2019. Last week’s edition can be found here. MSCI: Iceland [...]
BMO GAM to Close Emerging Markets ETF in January 2020
BMO Global Asset Management has announced that it will close down the BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Income Leaders UCITS ETF, along with a list of other exchange traded funds, on [...]
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