How Different are Frontier Markets?

Case Study: Comparing & Contrasting the Frontier Markets in new Barra Global Equity Model (GEM3)

MSCI is launching a new Barra Global Equity Model (GEM3) in January 2012 that covers Frontier market securities in addition to emerging and developed markets captured in the MSCI ACWI IMI, a global equity index consisting of developed and emerging market countries.

In this webinar Executive Director and Head of Equity and Applied Research for the Americas, Frank Nielsen and Applied Researcher, Srinivas Maloor will compare and contrast the risk characteristics of frontier equity markets relative to emerging and developed markets.

Agenda Topics Include:

• Risk management at the Board level
• Asset allocation performance and risk
• Stress testing
• Positioning of the typical plan relative to benchmarks
• BarraOne risk reports