JPMorgan Chase & Co. is considering reducing the weight of China and India in its GBI-EM Global Diversified index, a benchmark for local-currency developing-nation debt.
The proposed amendments aim to broaden the range of developing-nation debt and one suggestion includes lowering the cap on individual countries from 10% to 8.5%.
The changes, if implemented, could impact major bond sellers in emerging markets like Indonesia, Mexico, Malaysia, China, and India, benefiting countries like Brazil, South Africa, Poland, and Colombia.
JPMorgan's index revisions could influence global investment flows, affecting funds for developing-nation debt, while the bank is also considering a new frontier local markets index covering 21 markets across 20 currencies.