MSCI Formally adopts new index rules,Strategy and Metaplanet face potential removal
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MSCI will implement new index eligibility screening rules,Strategy and Metaplanet may face the risk of removal.
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MSCI Finalizes new index rules,Strategy among companies facing delisting risk
PANews October 16 news, according to a report by The Block,MSCI will adopt a new set of rules that could result in being removed from its index. Previously,Strategy 、Metaplanet had consulted on the eligibility of “non-operating companies.” The methodology will be implemented in the MSCI index review and take effect after the 2026 year November index review, and will take effect after the November 30 close. It will screen companies by assessing their operating assets and five financial ratios, replacing the previous interim restriction on companies whose “digital asset holdings account for more than 50%of total assets.”MSCI will announce the final list of affected companies on November 11.MSCI noted that existing index constituent companies will be removed if they fail the eligibility screening in both of the most recent annual reporting periods...https://www.panewslab.com/zh/articles/01a14216-ef85-71b3-a675-7dc2e695aea5
Key points
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MSCI will adopt a new set of index eligibility screening rules.
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The new methodology will assess companies’ operating assets and five financial ratios.
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The new methodology will replace the interim restriction on companies whose digital asset holdings account for more than 50%of total assets.”
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The methodology will be implemented in the 2026 year November index review and take effect after the November 30 close.
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MSCI will announce the final list of affected companies on November 11.
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Existing index constituent companies that fail the eligibility screening in both of the most recent annual reporting periods will be removed.
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Strategy and Metaplanet may be removed from the MSCI index.
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MSCI is preparing to adopt a more comprehensive approach to determining whether companies can remain in its index, rather than relying solely on the proportion of digital assets to total assets. The new approach will examine operating assets and five financial ratios; existing constituents will be removed if they fail the screening in two consecutive annual reporting periods.
Why it matters to readers
The rule will change the eligibility of certain existing index constituents,Strategy and Metaplanet have been named as potentially affected companies.
Beginners should focus on waiting for November 11 the final list; the original text only states that two companies may be removed and does not confirm the outcome.
Risks and unknowns
The final list of affected companies has not yet been announced.
The original text does not confirm whether Strategy or Metaplanet failed the eligibility screening.
The original text does not list the specific names, thresholds, or calculation methods for the five financial ratios.
The original text is truncated at the end, and may be missing subsequent rule details.
The original text provides no evidence of the actual impact of the index adjustment on market prices or capital flows.
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