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Measuring Tax Alpha
Aug 15, 2024The 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
Jul 22, 2024We 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.
Macro Scenarios in Focus: Are US Markets Priced for Perfection?
Apr 2, 2024 Dora Pribeli, Will Baker, Thomas VerbrakenGlobal 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.
Macro Scenarios in Focus: Adapting to the New Normal
Jan 3, 2024 Will Baker, Dora Pribeli, Thomas VerbrakenMarkets seem to be priced for a soft landing, in which inflation returns closer to target levels and recession is avoided. We also consider two potential downside-risk scenarios: a hard landing and a resurgence of inflation.
Macro Scenarios in Focus: Higher Rates for Longer
Oct 5, 2023 Thomas Verbraken, Will BakerHow could higher global rates for longer than expected affect a global portfolio of equities, bonds and real estate? In our new quarterly series, Macro Scenarios in Focus, we consider four potential paths for the global economy and conduct a portfolio stress test.
Labeled Bonds Quarterly Market Overview Q2 2023
Aug 31, 2023We assess the latest trends in labeled bonds, from the overall market to specific bond and issuer characteristics, to identify key developments in the rapidly growing and increasingly diverse labeled-bond market.
Labeled Bonds: Quarterly Market Overview Q1 2023
Jul 14, 2023We assess the latest issuance trends and the overall market by multiple bond and issuer characteristics to identify key developments in the rapidly growing and increasingly diverse labeled-bond market.
Markets in Focus: Looking Beyond the Rate Hikes
Jul 4, 2023 Waman Virgaonkar, Hitendra D Varsani, Juan SampieriInvestors face “sticky” inflation, equity-market concentration and expectations that U.S. interest rates may be higher for longer. We examine recent global-markets trends to help as asset allocators and portfolio managers determine their next move.
Risk’s Rising Role in Investment Strategy
Risk’s Rising Role in Investment Strategy
MSCI sponsors Risk.net survey on the changing role that risk offices play in the evolution of investment strategies.
Liquidity Risk Monitor Reports
Liquidity Risk Monitor Reports
The report demonstrates the movement of select liquidity risk indicators involving U.S. and non-U.S. corporate bonds and bank loans liquidity, and is designed to help you identify strategies for liquidity risk management.
Introducing ESG transparency for hedge fund portfolios
Introducing ESG transparency for hedge fund portfolios
MSCI RiskMetrics® HedgePlatform has integrated MSCI ESG Research to offer investors a range of ESG and climate metrics on hedge funds.
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