Other Regulations

Guideline No.3 Operation of Publicly-offered Securities Investment Funds—Guideline for Index Funds (“CSRC Guidelines on Index Funds”) issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) specifies the requirements of launching index funds within China, amongst other things, it is required that the index information shall be in Chinese, updated in a timely manner and shall be publicly available for free. Click here for Index Information in Chinese.

中国证券监督管理委员会指数基金指引

由中国证券监督管理委员会（“证监会”）颁布的《公开募集证券投资基金运作指引第3号——指数基金指引》（“指数基金指引”）规定了在中国境内发行指数基金的各项要求，其中包括要求指数信息应采用中文文本及时更新并可供公众免费查询。点击此处查看中文指数信息

In response to feedback from numerous market participants, MSCI has decided to provide information regarding select indexes to help facilitate MSCI’s clients’ determination whether an index qualifies as a “Qualified Index” under Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

MSCI Equity Index Policy regarding United States IRS 871(M) regulations relating to the definition of a "Qualified Index"