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Ashish Lodh
Vice President, MSCI Research
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Ashish Lodh is a Vice President in the Equity Solutions Research team based in London. He focuses on quantitative research across MSCI equity index solutions including factor and ESG indexes. Previously, he was Deputy Research Director at ERI Scientific Beta where he conducted research in equity multi-factor solutions. Ashish holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in Finance from ESCP in Paris.
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An ‘ESG-First’ Approach to Portfolio Construction
Jan 19, 2021 Jean-Maurice Ladure , Ashish LodhA new administration in the U.S. and ESG-related regulations in Europe may further increase investors’ sustainability focus. We examine an “ESG-first” approach to integrating measurable ESG and climate considerations into portfolios.
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Kuwait’s Move from Frontier to Emerging Market
Dec 14, 2020 Saurabh Katiyar , Ashish LodhKuwait’s reclassification from frontier to emerging market and inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index provides investors exposure to yet another Gulf Cooperation Council member, one that has worked to open its doors to foreign investors.
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How Portfolio-Weighting Schemes Affected Factor Exposures
Oct 15, 2020 Abhishek Gupta , Ashish Lodh , Subhajit Barman -
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How to Describe a Factor
Sep 10, 2020 Abhishek Gupta , Ashish Lodh , Subhajit BarmanHow to define a factor? It’s a challenge for asset owners and wealth managers in evaluating how well factor products meet investment objectives. We found an improved and more robust measure can be formed by combining multiple descriptors.
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Did Value-Factor Exposure Deliver for Value Funds?
Jun 29, 2020 Saurabh Katiyar , Ashish Lodh , Vishad BhalodiaBuilding on previous MSCI research into the nuanced performance of the value factor, including the impact of sectors and other style factors, we look at how exposure to value drove the performance of actively managed value funds.
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We know a lot about the relationship between companies’ ESG characteristics and financial performance. But was there a correlation between ESG scores and cost of capital?
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Beware high dividend yield traps
Oct 25, 2019 Jean-Maurice Ladure , Ashish Lodh , Saurabh KatiyarDuring low interest-rate, high-volatility environments, some investors have turned to high dividend-paying stocks. However, overly simplistic approaches to selecting dividend-paying securities exposed investors to potential “yield traps.” Could these traps have been avoided?
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