Investment Strategy

New York – September 16, 2026 -- Active ETFs have moved into the mainstream of adviser portfolios, with 71% of surveyed advisers planning to increase their use over the next two years, according to MSCI Inc.'s (NYSE: MSCI) ETF Intelligence Survey 2026, which polled 450 advisers across the U.S. and Europe.

Already, 87% of respondents hold active ETFs, and the shift is displacing incumbent fund structures rather than simply adding new options. Fifty-eight percent of advisers say a new active ETF allocation from a manager they already use would most likely replace an existing mutual fund or UCITS holding.

Taiyuan – – September 15, 2026 -- China's STAR Market and ChiNext boards together hosted 2,019 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of RMB36.48 trillion as of August 31, 2026, as Beijing accelerates a registration-based IPO system geared toward technological innovation.

Politburo Signals Deeper Capital-Market Overhaul

At a July 30, 2026 meeting, China's Politburo endorsed further capital-market reforms designed to balance the interests of companies raising funds with those of investors. Deng Zhouyu, head of research at Shanxi Securities, called the moment a systemic shift in which traditional growth engines are receding while new industrial bases gain the capacity to channel funding into the real economy.