The resignation of the Indonesia Stock Exchange’s chief executive marked the first tangible consequence of MSCI Inc.’s reform demands, as policymakers rushed to roll out measures aimed at averting a downgrade and restoring confidence.Within hours of Iman Rachman stepping down on Friday, officials said they were preparing additional steps to support the market, including changes to the exchange’s shareholding structure and higher caps on insurers’ capital-market allocations.The moves capped a volatile week f ...

Low free float has already become a flash point in Indonesia, where many of the benchmark Jakarta Composite Index’s biggest members are thinly traded stocks controlled by a handful of wealthy individuals. Investors argue these volatile stocks distort the index, which masks true market performance and heightens the risk of manipulation.In the big business of index compilations, free float is a relatively obscure but crucial metric. Benchmark providers like MSCI and FTSE Russell rely on it to measure how easi ...

Group 1 - Sezzle's shares have shown significant volatility, reflected in a high two-year beta of 4.41 [1] - The company has a high short interest of 10.75% and a small free float, indicating potential market concerns [1]