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NewsMSCI overhauls climate index rules to address investor concerns
Climate Paris Aligned Benchmarks will no longer consider climate value at risk, transition scores or net-zero targets
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NewsMSCI: Extreme heat and rainfall biggest climate risks for pension funds
Research found that around a quarter of companies’ assets are concentrated in high-hazard zones, with a relatively high risk of being affected by extreme weather events
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NewsSwedish FTN, Pensions Agency hire MSCI ESG Research, Clarity AI for green analysis
Procurement succeeds after hiccup in earlier process, when nine out of 10 tenders had failed to meet mandatory requirements
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NewsMSCI axes the terms ‘ESG’ and ‘Impact’ from index names
The index giant will cut the reference to ESG from four index families: ESG Leaders, ESG Screened, ESG Universal and ESG Focus
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NewsMigros pension fund drops Paris-aligned index over concentration risk
It has switched to a bespoke MSCI Climate Action Index to reduce portfolio concentration while continuing to support the transition to a sustainable economy
Asset Manager NewsAchmea Real Estate delivers outperformance across the board for clients
Achmea Real Estate delivered returns in 2025 across all its real estate funds and client portfolios (separate accounts) that exceeded the MSCI benchmarks*. All client portfolios recorded clear outperformance.
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NewsMSCI to buy private markets data firm Burgiss
Burgiss dataset covers over 13,000 private asset funds around the world, representing $15trn in cumulative investments
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NewsMSCI enters carbon credit market with Trove Research acquisition
The deal will allow MSCI to deliver additional products to the broader carbon market ecosystem
White papersFour factors that could drive Chinese equity markets
Despite geopolitical, trade, and economic uncertainties, China’s stock market has emerged as one of the top returners globally in recent times. The MSCI China Index produced 10% in the first four months of 2025 and 26.5% over the past year, outstripping the MSCI USA, MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI ACWI indices.
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NewsNatureAlpha partners with MSCI for nature, biodiversity tracking
The partnership will provide clients with enhanced comprehensive reporting in response to growing regulatory pressures, including SFDR and TNFD
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NewsGenerali and Partners Group target private credit secondaries
While MSCI and Moody’s move to standardise risk
Asset Manager NewsCharter Hall’s managed convenience retail fund CCRF included in the MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Property Fund Index
Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall or the Group) is pleased to announce that the $2.5 billion Charter Hall Convenience Retail Fund (CCRF or the Fund) has been added to the MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Property Fund Index (MSCI or the Index) as per the recently released September 2025 monthly MSCI report.
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NewsEurope sees first-ever net outflows from sustainability funds, says Morningstar
Data comes as MSCI publishes study into funds investing in the climate transition
White papersAsia and EM equities lead
Since the start of the year, Asian indexes are leading equity markets, with the MSCI Asia Pacific registering its best performance relative to the S&P 500 since 2000. This outperformance is linked to robust demand for semiconductors and AI-related components, confirming a rotation of investors’ interest from companies with a high level of AI investment to companies that control scarcity inside and outside of the IT sector: critical chips and memory, power equipment, grid infrastructure, thermal management.
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NewsMSCI sets up client-driven indices to help customise investment strategies
An iCDI solution can serve as an index for an indexed mandate managed by the asset owner internally or by a third-party asset manager
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Special ReportWilshire Indexes wants to disrupt the status quo in the global index business
T he index industry has long been a comfortable oligopoly with the powerful brands of MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Indices controlling more than 80% of global index product revenue.
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NewsSwiss APK switches emerging market equities benchmark to MSCI Low Carbon Index
The management board has expanded the scheme’s climate strategy
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NewsListed companies will have used up their carbon budget by 2026, says MSCI
It could become ‘very difficult to continue saying ‘net zero’ with a straight face’, says Sylvain Vanston
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NewsMSCI launches solution to assess crowding
Models designed to enable investors to identify potential bubbles and assess security, factor, and hedge fund crowding
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MSCI launches analytics platform to help investors streamline risk management
MSCI Risk Insights automates many analysis and reporting tasks usually performed manually by risk analysts



