So, Factor Investors, Why So Defensive? Part 1 - Perspectives episode 60
So, Factor Investors, Why So Defensive? Part 1
Concerns over corporate leverage in China, and nervousness about inflation and the direction of interest rates were just a few of the reasons behind the shift toward defensive factors in the third quarter. We analyze the third quarter from three continents, with MSCI’s Hitendra Varsani, Mark Carver and Shuo Xu.
MSCI Perspectives episode 60
So, Factor Investors, Why So Defensive? Part 1(26:05)
九月 30, 2021
MSCI Perspectives: Episode 60
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Featuring:
- Mark Carver, Managing Director & Global Head Of Equity Factor Products And Equity Portfolio Management, MSCI
- Hitendra Varsani, Executive Director, Global Solutions Research, MSCI
- Shuo Xu, Vice President, Research, MSCI
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