MSCI: Record Assets Meet Weak Market Phase

MSCI is one of the most important data and index providers in the financial world. The company develops benchmarks such as the MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, and MSCI ACWI, provides risk and portfolio analyses, and expands its offerings for private markets as well as climate and sustainability data. MSCI primarily earns money through recurring licensing fees and usage-based charges. A portion of the index revenue also depends on the assets under management of exchange-traded funds. Its strong market position, high switching costs, and the trend...