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MSCI Blog
What ESG Ratings Tell Us About Corporate BondsHow did incorporating ESG factors affect the performance of corporate-bond portfolios? Did ESG add insights beyond credit ratings? How did ESG impact risk and performance of investment-grade and high-yield bonds? Short-dated versus long-dated bonds?
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Research Report
Managing Portfolios in a Low-Rates AgeThe low-rate environment of recent years has affected institutional investors across the spectrum, particularly the insurance sector, which has traditionally allocated a large portion of assets to fixed income. Lower returns from fixed income of late has meant some insurers have had to revise their asset allocations toward assets such as equities. While equities can potentially increase long-term performance, their returns have been more volatile than those of bonds, even over longer horizons...
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Research Report
Flooding in the Yangtze River Basin Threatens Mines and Power PlantsChina’s Yangtze River economic belt accounts for nearly half of the country’s total economic output. Since 2020, the Hubei region has experienced record rainfall and historic flooding that has overwhelmed the banks of the river and the massive Three Gorges Dam. We identified 25 facilities in our coverage universe that are located downstream from the Three Gorges Dam and may be exposed to disruption or damage by the floods affecting the Yangtze River Basin.
ESG Products & Services ESG Climate Solutions ESG Ratings
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Research Report
Combining E, S, and G Scores: An Exploration of Alternative Weighting SchemesHow an overall ESG rating is constructed can significantly impact its usefulness. We tested two approaches: equal weighting and backward optimization. Equally weighting E, S, and G pillar scores across sectors showed less financial significance than the stand-alone G pillar score — that is, without E and S scores — over the 13-year study period. Backward optimization showed greater significance than stand-alone G scores but may underestimate the importance of ESG indicators to financial...
ESG Ratings ESG Indexes ESG Products & Services
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MSCI Blog
将 ESG 融入到中国股票的成效如何?过去两年,中国企业的 ESG 评级大幅提升。通过回测,剔除一些 ESG 评级低的股票,能够有助于一批聚焦中国的主动型基金在过去五年半时间内降低风险和提高投资回报。
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MSCI Blog
Would Integrating ESG in Chinese Equities Have Worked?ESG ratings have reflected financial risk and returns in developed-market and emerging-market equities. But was this true in China, where ESG considerations are still in their infancy?
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ESG Ratings: How the Weighting Scheme Affected PerformanceOur recent research suggests that environmental and social issues were more industry specific and tended to show up in financial measures over a longer time frame compared to governance issues. How can E, S and G issues be combined?
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MSCI Blog
Which ESG Issues Mattered Most? Defining Event and Erosion RisksVery different ESG issues can be material for different industries. Our research suggests that risks can be divided into two main types: “event” risks and “erosion” risks to companies’ long-term competitiveness. Which ones mattered most for E, S and G?
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MSCI Blog
Is ESG All About the ‘G’? That Depends on Your Time Horizon.The conventional wisdom has it that governance is the most dominant of the three E, S and G pillars. But our analysis finds different results when looking at contribution to performance over different time horizons.