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Research Report
Indexing Change: Understanding MSCI Thematic IndexesThematic investing is a top-down approach that has become increasingly popular with both institutional and retail investors, whether in terms of investment philosophy or product development. In this paper, we review the concept of thematic investing and discuss the differences between it and the factor and ESG investment processes. We then lay out how we model various themes in order to build a rule-based index methodology that represents the performance of companies exposed to a certain trend.
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Research Report
Funds and the State of European Sustainable FinanceESG Climate Solutions ESG Fund Ratings
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MSCI Blog
2019 Emerging Real Estate TrendsFor real estate investors, 2019 may be a year of adjusting to rapid changes arising from a variety of sources, including environmental, social and governance-related (ESG) risks; geopolitical uncertainty; and disruptive technology.
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Case Study
Helping to make sustainable investing scalableA multi-employer pension trust sponsored by a leading global advisory firm was looking to offer a new fund option to their Defined Contribution Scheme that incorporated ESG factors in a simple investment strategy.
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Case Study
Flexible technology elevates client offeringsAn American multinational investment bank sought to change the outside perception of the firm to appeal to Millennials and to attract new assets by focusing on ESG investment strategies.
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Research Report
Women on Boards: Progress Report 2017MSCI ESG Research has reported annually on the state of women’s representation on corporate boards of directors since 2014, continuing the work begun by GMI Ratings in 2009. Over the course of 2018, we will provide a suite of analysis as part of the MSCI ESG Corporate Gender Diversity Series. In this paper we provide an update on the advancement of women on the boards and in the executive suites of large global companies. Overall progress has been slow, even lagging the business-as-usual rate...
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Research Report
Assessing Control: Measuring And Assessing The Alignment Between Economic Exposure And Voting Power At Controlled CompaniesWhere the controlling owners of a company have voting power that is disproportionate to their economic exposure, the company’s minority investors face some degree of increased risk. MSCI ESG Research’s ownership model enhances the ability of minority investors to assess ownership-related risks or benefits across two dimensions; it measures the level of control, and illuminates the motivations of the controlling entities. We extend this model by adding a third dimension, by measuring the...
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Webcast
MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes: A Primer for Corporate IssuersView the MSCI ESG Research's Corporate Communications webinar recording for an overview of the MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes. The MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes are designed for investors seeking exposure to companies with strong sustainability profiles. The indexes have relatively low tracking error to the underlying parent benchmark and are reconstituted annually. The family of MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes includes the MSCI World ESG Index, MSCI EM ESG Index, and the MSCI...
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MSCI Blog
Investment Risks in Carbon-Dependent IndustriesCarbon-intensive industries have been the primary focus of attention for investors looking to reduce carbon-related risks in their portfolios. But these particular industries are only part of the picture. Institutional investors may want to look beyond the usual suspect carbon-intensive industries to better understand the end-to-end risks.
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Case Study
Innovative product creation drives client acquisitionA leading global asset manager headquartered in Europe was looking for an ESG index that would provide data on historical market changes to help in their research development of ESG strategies as well as help increase their ESG visibility in the marketplace to win client mandates.