Wall Street channeled billions to blacklisted China firms: U.S. probe

BlackRock and MSCI focus of congressional panel investigation

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Wall Street financial institutions, including BlackRock, have steered billions of dollars into blacklisted Chinese companies via index funds, according to a congressional probe.  © Reuters

JACK STONE TRUITT, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Major U.S. financial institutions helped steer billions of dollars into Chinese companies blacklisted for their association with China's military or alleged human rights abuses, a congressional committee investigation has found.

A report released Thursday, compiled by a House committee in charge of crafting strategies to counter China, found that $6.5 billion was funneled last year through index funds to 63 Chinese companies blacklisted or red-flagged by the U.S. government.

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