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MSCI is pleased to announce the launch of High Yield Fixed Income Climate Paris Aligned Indexes to help investors implement net-zero strategies in their portfolios. The indexes are designed to minimize the exposure to the physical and transition risks of climate change and increase target exposure to sustainable investment opportunities.

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Tariffs Raise the Specter of Stagflation: Three Macro Scenarios
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Tariffs Raise the Specter of Stagflation: Three Macro Scenarios

Apr 22, 2025 Monika Szikszai, Lokesh Gupta, Thomas Verbraken, Rick Bookstaber

Economists have cut growth forecasts and raised inflation expectations since the U.S. tariff announcement on April 2. For multi-asset-class investors, the key question is how shifting macroeconomic expectations could affect asset prices. 

How Tariffs Could Impact Equity Markets: Building Scenarios
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How Tariffs Could Impact Equity Markets: Building Scenarios

Apr 7, 2025 Thomas Verbraken, Abhishek Gupta

Tariff risks are at center stage for investors. To help manage the uncertainty, this blog post shows how revenue-exposure data and a scenario-analysis framework enable equity investors to translate targeted industry assumptions into potential portfolio-level impacts.

Scenario Analysis: Tariffs and a Strong US dollar
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Scenario Analysis: Tariffs and a Strong US dollar

Mar 4, 2025 Thomas Verbraken, Monika Szikszai, Rick Bookstaber

Monetary policy, strong U.S. growth and global uncertainty could lead to U.S.-dollar strength. We highlight this scenario, using the MSCI Macro-Finance Model, to help multi-asset-class investors assess the potential impact of tariffs and a stronger U.S. dollar on their portfolios. 

Macro Scenarios in Focus: Structurally Higher Inflation and Rates
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Macro Scenarios in Focus: Structurally Higher Inflation and Rates

Jan 14, 2025 Rick Bookstaber, Dora Pribeli, Thomas Verbraken

Inflation has eased recently, but secular trends like surging debt levels, deglobalization, aging populations and supply-chain disruptions could keep it elevated in the longer run, along with rates. This scenario poses challenges for multi-asset-class investors.

How Asset Owners Are Redefining the Total Portfolio Approach
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How Asset Owners Are Redefining the Total Portfolio Approach

Nov 12, 2024 Henry Fernandez, Ashley Lester, Rick Bookstaber, Julia Giguere-Morello

Attendees at the MSCI Institutional Investor Forums in the U.S. and Canada agreed that the investment megatrends they see underscore the need to centralize risk in investment decision-making, making a total portfolio approach increasingly attractive.

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Measuring Tax Alpha

Aug 15, 2024

The concept of tax alpha can help a wealth manager explain a client’s after-tax performance. In a new article in the Journal of Wealth Management, we propose two frameworks for the after-tax calculation used to measure tax alpha. 

MSCI ESG Ratings and Cost of Capital
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MSCI ESG Ratings and Cost of Capital

Jul 22, 2024

We found a strong historical correlation between a company’s MSCI ESG Rating and its cost of capital in both equity and debt markets. Firms assessed as the most resilient to financially material sustainability-related risks financed themselves more cheaply. 

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Macro Scenarios in Focus: Are US Markets Priced for Perfection?

Apr 2, 2024 Dora Pribeli, Will Baker, Thomas Verbraken

Global forecasters have recently suggested that the world economy is headed for a soft landing. Our latest market stress test looks at how this and other, less benign scenarios could affect a multi-asset-class portfolio in the coming months. 

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