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Research Report
MSCI ESG Issue Brief: Options for Reducing Fossil Fuel ExposureThe debate around climate change shifted dramatically in tone this past year. No longer is the focus primarily on lobbying policy makers around the world to regulate carbon emissions. Rather, there appears to be a social movement in the making, and its targets are the investment committees of the world's major pension funds and endowments.With over 75 asset owners as clients, we at MSCI ESG Research have seen an escalation in investor interest in measuring portfolio exposure and in...
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MSCI Blog
Parallel Benchmarking for Climate AlignmentBroad market-cap weighted indexes might not fully assess climate-objective alignment. We believe that an appropriate parallel benchmark could help illustrate this alignment, improve transparency and allow investors to make more informed decisions.
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MSCI Blog
Climate Stress Tests: Upping the Ante for Banks and InsurersWhen institutional investors and financial supervisors seek to understand climate risk exposures of banks and insurers, they look to climate scenario analysis.
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MSCI Blog
Managing Climate-Transition Risk in Credit PortfoliosCan managers take an active approach to systematically managing exposure of a corporate-bond portfolio to climate-transition risk? We investigate two different approaches to decarbonizing credit portfolios.
ESG Products & Services ESG Climate VaR ESG Climate Solutions
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MSCI Blog
Better Incentives Could Quicken a Return to the OfficeOffice vacancy has reached a record high for properties in central business districts. Forms of compensation to attract people back to offices could include improved mass transit and reduced travel time.
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MSCI Blog
How to Evaluate Climate Metrics and Avoid the Big ConfusionClimate metrics can often be a daunting field, with misunderstanding and confusion rife. We present a two-step toolkit that can help investors identify the most suitable metrics as they look to gauge progress toward their climate-investing goals.
ESG Ratings ESG Climate VaR ESG Governance Metrics ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics ESG Climate Solutions
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Newsletter
Headlines 12Online Version HeadlinesFrom MSCI Barra | Issue 12>> Introducing Barra Extreme Risk - A New Perspective>> MSCI Barra's Extensive Library of Value Added Research>> The Barra Global Equity Model for Fundamental Managers>> Don't Miss Our First Index Replication Webinar Tomorrow>> Lincolnshire County Council Moves to MSCI for UK Benchmark>> Independent Third Party Research Highlights Evolution of Emerging MarketsIntroducing Barra Extreme Risk - A New...
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Newsletter
ESG Update - October 2012Online Version | Contact Us ESG UpdateFrom MSCI | October 2012» Change Preferences Announcements & UpdatesMSCI ESG Research Product UpdatesMSCI ESG Research is pleased to announce that the USA Small Cap coverage is now complete for MSCI ESG Impact Monitor and MSCI ESG IVA.Key highlights include:- Performance improvements to MSCI ESG Manager, including improvements in speed related to opening MSCI ESG IVA and MSCI ESG Impact Monitor company reports.-...
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MSCI Blog
Are Growth and Value Indexes Still in Style?Growth and value indexes were created in the 1980s as finer tools than market-cap indexes to measure the performance of growth and value funds. Are style-specific indexes still a relevant choice to use as benchmarks for these funds?
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Article
Article on ESG Integration across Asset Classes - Fixed IncomeThe world of investment is changing: asset owners and managers are becoming increasingly aware of the potential risk and value impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, and their potential effect on an investment profile.A common motivation for integrating ESG into the investment process is to actively manage key factors that are believed to be important drivers of risk and returns. In this context, ESG factors can be used to select better-managed companies that can...