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CFA Institute Research Foundation partnering with MSCI

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:30:50 +0000

The research arm of the CFA Institute, a non-profit organization that aims to promote the standards in ethics, education and professional excellence in global investment industry, is entering a strategic partnership with a leading provider of market intelligence reports. According to the terms of the deal reached with MSCI Inc., the CFA Institute Research Foundation […]

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MSCI introducing Brazilian property index

mschmit — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:44:42 +0000

MSCI Inc. is expanding its range of emerging markets tools by launching a new property index for Brazil. The new index aims to bring transparency and consistent measurement to the Brazilian property market, said an MSCI press release. “Private real asset investing has become increasingly mainstream around the world, particularly in emerging markets like Brazil […]

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MSCI signs licensing deal with Hong Kong Futures Exchange

mschmit — Fri, 29 May 2020 04:57:01 +0000

MSCI Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Ltd. to introduce 37 futures and options contracts in Hong Kong based on a suite of indexes in Asia and emerging markets. The agreement expands on MSCI’s relationship with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., or HKEX, the owner of the […]

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What can institutional investors learn from coronavirus crisis?

mschmit — Wed, 27 May 2020 04:41:27 +0000

As investors begin to digest the extended ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic, certain investment lessons are emerging. For one, investing globally provided diversification opportunities as different regions were impacted by the spread of the virus in different ways, according to a new paper from MSCI Inc. “The coronavirus pandemic started in Asia and gradually spread […]

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MSCI releases new indexes focused on disruptive innovations

mschmit — Tue, 19 May 2020 03:10:49 +0000

The MSCI Inc. is launching a new set of indexes focusing on disruptive innovation, building on the index provider’s megatrend index suite. The new indexes will focus on companies in fields like autonomous technologies, genomics, fintech and next generation internet. The new indexes will use insights from ARK Investment Management, a firm specializing in analyzing […]

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Finding opportunity in hidden bear markets

mschmit — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 04:44:41 +0000

Global shares, represented by the MSCI world index, ended 2019 at an all-time high. Their robust 9.5 per cent per annum return during the 2010s may come as little surprise given both the starting point, which coincided with the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the extraordinary efforts by central banks to prop up […]

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MSCI makes ESG rating tool available to public

mschmit — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 04:41:30 +0000

MSCI is making its ratings on environmental, social and governance issues publicly available off the back of growing interest from numerous stakeholders. This move is part of MSCI ESG Research’s mission to help investors, companies and other industry stakeholders identify the most financially relevant ESG risks and opportunities, through greater transparency and access to ESG […]

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MSCI boosts China A shares as planned in semi-annual index review

mschmit — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:56:43 +0000

In its November, semi-annual index review, MSCI Inc., implemented the third increase in a series of planned increases to China A shares within its emerging markets indexes. Within its China index specifically, MSCI will be adding 204 new constituents, mostly mid-cap companies. The inclusion factor of the existing shares will also be increased. China A […]

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MSCI launches megatrends indexes

mschmit — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 05:56:41 +0000

The MSCI Inc. is launching five thematic indexes to track the performance of what it calls ‘megatrends,’ namely the rise of smart cities, the digital economy, future mobility, disruptive technology and millennials. Institutional investors can use these indexes as investment policy benchmarks, as the basis for passive products or as benchmarks against which to measure […]

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Canada downgraded on foreign room level in MSCI’s 2019 global market accessibility review

mschmit — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 04:25:04 +0000

The Canadian equity market has been downgraded from “++” to “+” on foreign room level, according to MSCI Inc.’s 2019 global market accessibility review. The review is a tool for international institutional investors to track market accessibility for individual countries. It covers various criteria including openness to foreign ownership, ease of capital inflows and outflows, […]

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