Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 19
MSCI Flags Low Free Float, Foreign Caps as Hurdles to Vietnam Market Upgrade
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 19

MSCI Flags Low Free Float, Foreign Caps as Hurdles to Vietnam Market Upgrade

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 19

Summary

  • MSCI said low free-float levels at some Vietnamese companies are raising investability, transparency and price-discovery concerns in its latest market accessibility review.
  • Foreign ownership limits remain another key obstacle, adding to the barriers that could complicate Vietnam’s push to win a market-status upgrade.
  • The review highlights structural market-access issues rather than short-term trading conditions, keeping the focus on reforms needed to make Vietnam stocks more accessible to global investors.

Insights

As US indexes embrace low-float IPOs, is criticism of Vietnam's market a double standard in global finance?
How will Vietnam balance state control with market reforms to finally secure its emerging market upgrade?