MSCI

MSCI Inc.
Public
Traded as NYSE: MSCI
S&P 500 Component
Founded 1969
Headquarters 7 World Trade Center
Manhattan, New York City, United States
Key people
 Henry A. Fernandez, CEO,
Kathleen Winters, CFO,
Baer Pettit, President]
Services stock market indexes
portfolio analytics
Revenue IncreaseUS$1.07 billion (2015)[1]
IncreaseUS$403.89 million (2015)[2]
DecreaseUS$223.64 million (2015)[3]
Total assets IncreaseUS$3.14 billion (2015)[4]
Total equity DecreaseUS$901.48 million (2015)[5]
Number of employees
 3300
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MSCI Inc. (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International and MSCI Barra), is an Global provider of equity, fixed income, hedge fund stock market indexes, and multi-asset portfolio analysis tools. It publishes the MSCI BRIC, MSCI World and MSCI EAFE Indexes. The company is currently headquartered at 7 World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

History

In 1968, Capital International published indices covering the global stock market for non-U.S. markets. In 1986, Morgan Stanley licensed the rights to the indexes from Capital International and branded the indexes as the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indexes.[6] By the 1980s, the MSCI indexes were the primary benchmark indexes outside of the US before being joined by FTSE, Citibank and Standard & Poor's.[7] After Dow Jones started float weighting its index funds, MSCI followed.[7] In 2004, MSCI acquired Barra, Inc., to form MSCI Barra.[8] In mid-2007, parent company Morgan Stanley decided to divest from, and perhaps spin off, MSCI.[9] This was followed by an initial public offering of a minority of stock in November 2007.[10] The divestment was completed in 2009.[11] The company is headquartered in New York City.[12]

Some companies in MSCI's peer group includes Glass Lewis, Factset, Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute and Standard & Poor's.

Acquisitions

MSCI formally acquired both RiskMetrics Group, Inc.[13] and Measurisk[14] in 2010, as well as Investment Property Databank in 2012.[15] In 2013 MSCI acquired Investor Force from ICG Group (formerly Internet Capital Group) in 2013.[16] In August 2014, MSCI acquired GMI Ratings.[17]

Indices

The MSCI global equity indexes have been calculated since 1969 and include MSCI World[18] and MSCI EAFE.[19] Initially, the company used eight factors in developing its indexes: momentum, volatility, value, size, growth, size nonlinearity, liquidity and financial leverage.[20]

References

  1. ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSCI/financials?p=MSCI
  2. ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSCI/financials?p=MSCI
  3. ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSCI/financials?p=MSCI
  4. ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSCI/financials?p=MSCI
  5. ↑ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MSCI/financials?p=MSCI
  6. ↑ Frank J. Fabozzi; Harry M. Markowitz. The Theory and Practice of Investment Management. 160.
  7. 1 2 Gastineau, Gary L. (2002-02-14). The Exchange-Traded Funds Manual. John Wiley & Sons. p. 35. ISBN 9780471218944. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Lawrence Carrel. ETFs for the Long Run: What They Are, How They Work, and Simple Strategies. John Wiley. p. 94.
  9. ↑ "Morgan to take MSCI public". Investment News.
  10. ↑ "MSCI Barra Spinoff Provides Look At Indexers' Inner Workings". Seeking Alpha. September 17, 2007.
  11. ↑ "FAQ". MSCI, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  12. ↑ Giang Nguyen (April 28, 2016). "Frontier Vietnam Eyes Step Up to Emerging-Market Big Leagues". Bloomberg.
  13. ↑ AARON LUCCHETTI (March 2, 2010). "MSCI Seizes RiskMetrics in Union of Niche Firms". Wall Street Journal.
  14. ↑ "MSCI Scores Measurisk From JPMorgan". Forbes. July 15, 2010.
  15. ↑ "People moves: IPD co-founder, former CEO leave MSCI", realestate.ipe.com, 18 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Lozada, Aaron. "MSCI completes acquisition of Investor Force". SNL News. SNL Financial LC. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  17. ↑ Mara Stein (March 11, 2016). "Battle to Grade ESG Investments Heats Up". Wall Street Journal.
  18. ↑ Robert R. Johnson; Gerald R. Jensen & Luis Garcia-Feijoo (2015). Invest with the Fed: Maximizing Portfolio Performance by Following Federal Reserve Policy. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 165.
  19. ↑ V S Somanath. International Financial Management. p. 288.
  20. ↑ Drake, Pamela Peterson; Fabozzi, Frank J. (2012-10-01). Analysis of Financial Statements. John Wiley & Sons. p. 292. ISBN 9781118331910. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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