MSCI Webinar: Current Market Implications - Key indicators through Factors and ESG lens

Global equity markets posted extremely weak performance over the first quarter of 2020, with the MSCI ACWI Index returning -21.3%, erasing most of last year’s gains. We saw a significant recovery in Q2, but what are the factors and market dynamics we are seeing today?

In this webinar, we addressed where we are in the market today from a Factors and ESG lens and analyze key indicators at the mid-point 2020. The topics covered in this webinar are:

• Review Factors and ESG performance across index and models and how behavior has shifted throughout 2020

• Fixed Income Factors and ESG corporate bonds review

• Update MSCI Adaptive Multi-Factor allocation framework

• Evaluating ESG through a Risk Factor Model