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ESG Update - October 2011Online Version | Contact Us ESG UpdateFrom MSCI | October 2011» Change Preferences Announcements & UpdatesMSCI ESG IVAIn October, MSCI ESG Research has published MSCI ESG IVA Industry Reports and Methodologies* for the following industries:BiotechnologyCommodity ChemicalsElectric Power – North AmericaGas UtilitiesIntegrated Oil and GasReal Estate Management and DevelopmentRestaurantsRetail - EuropeRetail – North AmericaTextiles, Apparel, and...
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MSCI Blog
AI’s Moment and Insights from Themes PastEnthusiasm for artificial intelligence has boosted the stock prices of many U.S. technology behemoths this year. How does the AI rally compare to previous market shifts, and what lessons might investors in today's largest firms learn from history?
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MSCI Blog
The Doctor Is Making House Calls: Capturing Exposure to TelehealthTelehealth has the potential to reduce inequalities in access to care as well as relieve strain on health systems. We tested an approach that combines natural-language processing and MSCI ESG Ratings screens.
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MSCI Blog
Robust Selection Paid DividendsDividend cuts following the COVID-19 slowdown led to approximately USD 194 billion of lost dividends between February and April 2020. An approach that looked beyond dividend-yield ranking would have avoided some affected companies, based on our analysis.
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MSCI Blog
Could Factors Have Explained Cryptocurrency Risk?As cryptocurrencies rise in popularity as investment vehicles, the need for standardized tools for this market increases as well. We created a multifactor model to measure whether factors important for equity markets were also important for crypto.
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MSCI Blog
Understanding the Industry-Momentum FactorWhen COVID-19 first swept through global equity markets, many factors exhibited unprecedented performance swings. How could institutional investors interpret the industry-momentum factor’s moves in the context of the underlying market dynamics?
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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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MSCI Blog
What Fed monetary policy has meant for factorsAs interest rates in the U.S. started increasing in late 2015, many investors expressed concerns over the impact that rising rates could have on their investments. However, the tone of the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) shifted from “we’re a long way from neutral” in October last year to a more accommodative stance of “we will be patient” early this year, re-emphasizing that expression at the January 2019 Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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MSCI Blog
The Pace of Fast Change: Growth vs. Thematic InvestingInvestors considering thematic investments to gain exposure to firms whose fortunes may not be captured by fundamental growth measures, may ask: What are the key opportunities – and challenges – that distinguish thematic from growth investing?
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MSCI Blog
Retire in Monte Carlo? Simulating retirement outcomesDespite global equity performance, U.S. DC plan participants may be ill prepared to meet retirement-spending needs. We assessed four equity-allocation scenarios — including an equity multifactor allocation and integration of ESG views — to see which performed best.