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Saurabh Katiyar
Executive Director, MSCI Research
About the Contributor
Saurabh focuses on research that supports new and existing indexes and risk models, including factor, ESG and economic exposure indexes, as well as performance and risk attribution. Previously, Saurabh was a Vice President in Nomura’s Quantitative Equity Strategy team. In this role, he carried out thematic research and financial modelling. He also published quantitative models which helped recommend portfolio allocation. Saurabh graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology with a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering. He is a CFA charterholder.
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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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Alternative Views of Equity-Market Liquidity During COVID-19
Aug 26, 2020 Saurabh Katiyar , Reil Abucay , Chirag GosarInstitutional investors have typically used traded volume as a way to assess market liquidity. Adding alternative measures that gauge market impact and trading costs can provide a more comprehensive view for portfolio managers and traders.
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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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Saudi Aramco’s IPO showed why single-country index providers may sometimes need to include companies (especially larger ones) outside of scheduled reviews, as they work to bridge gaps between a country’s equity index exposure and economic drivers.
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Beware high dividend yield traps
Oct 25, 2019 Jean-Maurice Ladure , Saurabh Katiyar , Ashish LodhDuring 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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Factor investing in Saudi Arabia: size matters
May 7, 2019 Neeraj Dabake , Saurabh KatiyarForeign interest has risen in Saudi Arabia following the easing of foreign-ownership limits. Our analysis shows investors would have benefited by controlling for exposure to small-cap companies.
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Saudi Arabian stocks will be included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI ACWI Index in a two-step process starting in June this year. With the first step of inclusion of the MSCI Saudi Arabian Index coming shortly, we ask how inclusion of this Middle Eastern market would have affected the MSCI EM Indexes.
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The U.S. bull market is now the longest in history, leading the way for strong global equity returns over the 10 years since the financial crisis. What does this mean for valuations? We found that while they are high, they have not reached extreme levels. What’s more, there are distinct valuation characteristics across regions, sectors and factors that may create potential investment opportunities.
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