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Fact Sheet
MSCI USA IMI Future Megatrends Select Index (USD) (NET)PDF
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Research Report
2014 ESG Trends to WatchAs we close out a year in which investors have turned cautious on some Emerging Market economies, when the share price of coal producers has tumbled due to weakening demand, and as political fights over the government's fiscal position shut down the US government for the first time in 17 years, which ESG themes will intersect with key market trends next year? In this annual edition of our ESG Trends to Watch, we explore some of the most pressing questions that our clients are asking, heading...
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Research Report
Is Your Portfolio Positioned for Shifts in Risk Aversion?This article examines how stock exposures to the Volatility factor, as defined in the Barra Global Equity Model 2 (GEM2), can be used to understand how a portfolio is positioned for changes in risk aversion. In a previous note “The Volatility Factor and Risk Aversion,” presented in the Q1 2012 newsletter, we explained how returns to the Volatility factor can provide a measure of investors’ risk appetite. Now we extend this analysis and show how specific groups of stocks,...
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China Through an ESG LensChinese domestic investors and issuers are moving fast to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their decision making, prodded by strong regulatory initiatives to promote ESG practices and disclosure. At the same time, economic and technological transformations in China are driving shortages of skilled talent, higher consumer expectations for product safety, increased climate awareness and raised expectations for shareholder rights.
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Understanding MSCI’s Climate MetricsWith no “one fits all” solution, to help investors identify the most suitable climate metrics, we take an in-depth look at MSCI ESG Research’s climate metrics in terms of what they measure, how they are calculated and their potential use cases.
ESG Climate VaR ESG Government Ratings ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics ESG Climate Solutions
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Research Report
Investment Trends in Focus: Five Key Themes for 2024
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Executive Summary: Tobacco: A Practical Guide For Institutional InvestorsWhile tobacco screening is one of the oldest available SRI screens, it remains very relevant today. There continue to be announcements from large investors adopting policies focused on avoiding exposure to companies with tobacco involvement given the significant health and societal costs. In September 2018 Tobacco Free Portfolios announced the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge in collaboration with UNEP FI, PSI, PRI, AXA, BNP Paribas, Natixis and AMP Capital. The pledge encourages the finance...
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Methodology
MSCI ESG Leaders Select Sustainability Indexes MethodologyPDF
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Research Report
The Crisis of Affordability in Real EstateTwo-thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050, yet, as of the end of 2015, we found that housing for people in the middle of the income pyramid is unaffordable in most cities and countries that we studied. We estimated that the potential affordable housing market catered for this population segment is significant: $502 billion annually by 2020. This market is fueled by high potential monthly rents (greater than $ 1,000 in the main markets) and by creditworthy...
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Fact Sheet
MSCI Iceland IMI Index (USD) (NET)PDF