27 Nov 2019 MSCI, the New York-based index provider, on Tuesday added 204 China A shares to bring the China country weight to 33.7 per cent, or a third, in 4 Sep 2019 Previously, this $50 billion worth of assets mirrored an index that excluded China — the MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index. The FRTIB 10 Oct 2019 “The FRTIB's decision to track this MSCI index constitutes a decision to invest in China-based companies, including many firms that are 23 Oct 2019 Investment Board (FRTIB), urging him to reverse a decision to shift the Thrift Savings Plan's (TSP) International (I) Fund Index to the MSCI All
27 Nov 2019 The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) said last week fund to the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S.A. Investable Market Index, 25 Oct 2019 global markets, the head of index provider MSCI Inc told CNBC on Friday. letter to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB.). 29 Oct 2019 The FRTIB administers the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement The TSP currently tracks another MSCI index that represents 58% of the The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board issued a public response to criticism the agency has been getting over its recent decision to change the underlying index tracked by the TSP’s I Fund. History of the Controversy . The hoopla all began when it was announced that a change was coming to the I Fund in 2020.
26 Nov 2019 It will now track the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Investable Market (MSCI ACWI ex-US IMI) Index instead of its current index, the MSCI EAFI
MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI Index, which represents 99% of the international equity market, is a more representative benchmark and better fulfills the intent of Title 5 U.S.C. Section 8438(b)(4)(A). Specifically, it provides participants with greater investable access to the international equity market The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) decided in 2017 to shift almost $50 billion of U.S. government pensions to mirror the MSCI All Country World Index Ex-U.S. ( MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S “The FRTIB’s decision to track this MSCI index constitutes a decision to invest in China-based companies, including many firms that are involved in the Chinese Government’s military, espionage, human rights abuses, and “Made in China 2025” industrial policy, and therefore poses fundamental questions about the Board’s statutory and fiduciary responsibilities to American public servants who invest in federal retirement plans,” the Senators wrote.
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) decided in 2017 to shift almost $50 billion of U.S. government pensions to mirror the MSCI All Country World Index Ex-U.S. ( MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S “The FRTIB’s decision to track this MSCI index constitutes a decision to invest in China-based companies, including many firms that are involved in the Chinese Government’s military, espionage, human rights abuses, and “Made in China 2025” industrial policy, and therefore poses fundamental questions about the Board’s statutory and fiduciary responsibilities to American public servants who invest in federal retirement plans,” the Senators wrote.