Index

The MSCI EMU ESG Filtered Min TE Index is based on the MSCI EMU Index, its parent index, which captures large and mid cap stocks across Developed Markets in the EMU region

Index

The MSCI EMU Low Carbon SRI Leaders Index is based on the MSCI EMU Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap securities across Developed Markets in the EMU. The index aims to represent the performance of companies that have low carbon transition risk than that of the broad market and have high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The Index excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. Constituent selection is based on the...

Low Carbon SRI

Index

The MSCI World Low Carbon SRI Leaders Index is based on the MSCI World Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap stocks across Developed Markets countries. The index aims to represent the performance of companies that have low carbon transition risk than that of the broad market and have high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The Index excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. Constituent selection is based on the...

Low Carbon SRI

Index

The MSCI Europe Low Carbon SRI Leaders Index is based on the MSCI Europe Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap stocks across Developed Markets (DM) countries in Europe. The index aims to represent the performance of companies that have low carbon transition risk than that of the broad market and have high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The Index excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. Constituent selection is...

Low Carbon SRI

Index

The MSCI Emerging Markets Low Carbon SRI Leaders is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap stocks across Emerging Markets (EM) countries. The index aims to represent the performance of companies that have low carbon transition risk than that of the broad market and have high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The Index excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. Constituent selection...

Low Carbon SRI

Research Report

The 2008 financial crisis put global markets into a volatile “risk-on / risk-off” swing.  When investors worry about recession or deflation, their risk aversion goes up and they shift to low-risk assets, thus hurting risky assets like equities. In contrast, when investors expect a recovery or inflation, their risk aversion goes down and they shift into high-risk assets.  This binary attitude results in a high degree of correlation among global markets and may point to a...

Research Report

US investors are bracing themselves for the potential expiration of the 2003 Bush dividend tax cut.  To help portfolio managers prepare for this potential change in the US tax code, this Market Report uses the rich factor structure of the Barra US Equity Model to examine these issues: (1) what effect the initial tax cut had on dividend-paying stocks, (2) the impact of this policy on the overall stock market, and (3) the change in dividend policies of the issuing firms. 

Research Report

MSCI have collaborated with Ulster University for the last six years to produce the Northern Ireland Commercial Property report. This unique report provides the only performance measurement analytics on the Northern Ireland market, and provides comparison with its European and Global peers.

Real Assets

Research Report

This paper describes BIM303, a new version of the Barra Integrated Model (BIM). This new version incorporates the latest Barra equity models, includes several new and updated Barra fixed income models, and completes the history of the private equity and private real estate components. Other local models that form the complete BIM are the same as those in BIM301, the previous integrated model. BIM303, like BIM301, comes in versions for multiple horizons: Short, Long, and Extra Long.

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