Yuan IMF Reserves Entry Seen as More Symbolic Than Game-Changing

  • Aberdeen, Investec say it won't affect investment decisions
  • IMF executive board to vote on SDR addition on Nov. 30

Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes are arranged for a photograph.

Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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For Aberdeen Asset Management Plc and Investec Asset Management Ltd., the yuan’s likely ascension to reserve-currency status next week is more symbolic than game-changing.

The fund managers, which oversee a combined $600 billion, aren’t expecting a rush of investment in China after the International Monetary Fund’s executive board votes on whether to add the currency to its Special Drawing Rights basket on Nov. 30.