FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review - December 2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, announces the results of the FTSE China Index Series quarterly review today.

The FTSE China Index Series is reviewed quarterly by the independent FTSE Asia Pacific Index Advisory Committee.  The committee is made up of leading local and international market professionals who approve all index changes and ensure that the index review fully complies with a set of highly transparent and publicly available index rules.

FTSE China indices are widely regarded as a leading measure of the China equities market by domestic and international investors. Nearly 60%  of Assets under Management (AuM) in China Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) issued globally, track a FTSE China index. The most widely followed indices are the FTSE China A50 Index and the FTSE China 25 Index, which are used as the basis of the world’s largest China themed ETFs.

The FTSE China A50 Index represents the 50 largest A-Share companies in China and is tracked by both domestic investors and internationally through a range of QFII investment portfolios. This index sees 1 change approved as a result of the December 2011 review:

The FTSE China 25 Index, a tradable index which captures the largest investable Chinese stocks (H Shares and Red Chips) listed on the Hong Kong Exchange, sees 1 change approved.

Several changes were also approved to other indices in the comprehensive FTSE China Index Series which consists of over 600 indices covering A Shares, B Shares, H Shares, Red Chips, and Hong Kong stocks.  Full details of all inclusions and exclusions for the FTSE China Index Series can be obtained at www.ftse.com/china.  All changes will be made effective after the close of trading on 16 December 2011, with the next review on 6 March 2012.

More information about the FTSE China Index Series including index rules governing the series is available at www.ftse.com/china.

[1]Source: Blackrock