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MSCI

The latest news, analysis and opinion on MSCI. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Chairman / President

Henry A. Fernandez

CEO / Managing Director

Henry A. Fernandez

CFO / Finance Director

Andrew C. Wiechmann

Industry

Financial Services, Investment Research, Indexing

Website

msci.com

Headquarters address

7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007, United States

Stock Code

NYSE:MSCI

Year founded

1969

The third-quarter investment in Hong Kong’s commercial real estate was the highest for any quarter since 2019. Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong property

‘Out of ICU’: Hong Kong’s quarterly real estate deals triple to US$4.9 billion

Hong Kong was the second-best performing commercial real estate market in Asia-Pacific after Malaysia in the three months to September: MSCI.

26 Nov 2025 - 8:51AM

International Property

Fed’s rate cut to fuel property investment globally, but Hong Kong faces hurdles

22 Sep 2025 - 8:30AM

Singapore

Singapore’s Temasek mulls three-way split to boost returns

20 Aug 2025 - 7:31PM

Hong Kong property

The View | How closer mainland integration is lifting Hong Kong’s residential market

While the benefits are being felt in the housing sector, commercial property continues to suffer from much weaker fundamentals.

18 Aug 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

People walk past a property agency in Tai Koo on July 29, 2024. Home prices have stabilised since the start of this year after a nearly 30 per cent decline since the 2021 peak. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong stock market

De-dollarisation trend to continue, favouring Asian assets: Societe Generale

‘We acknowledge that US exceptionalism is diminishing and that de-dollarisation is under way,’ analysts say.

4 Jul 2025 - 2:53PM

HKEX

Hong Kong’s all-male boards are all but gone as firms embrace diversity

More than 800 women have been added as directors since 2022, when 40 per cent of boards were male only, according to HKEX.

2 Jul 2025 - 8:30AM

Asia housing and property

The View | Don’t overhype the diverging fortunes of Chinese and Indian real estate

India’s property sector is booming, but China’s plays a more important role in Asia and is supported by better fundamentals.

30 Jun 2025 - 5:22PMvideocam

A coastal road project is seen in front of the skyline of Mumbai on February 1, 2024. Photo: AP

Middle East

Israel and Iran unleash more strikes, deepening Middle East crisis

Israel targets Iran’s Defence Ministry headquarters; Tehran launches deadly missile strikes.

15 Jun 2025 - 7:49PM

Banking & finance

UBS upbeat on China stocks, citing tariff pause and possible Beijing stimulus

Swiss bank also cites low valuations for Chinese equities as investors diversify away from US assets.

2 Jun 2025 - 9:30AM

Banking & finance

The View | What Asian currency rallies mean for the region’s property markets

While currency appreciation may provide relief for property investors, economies reliant on trade and tourism should proceed with caution.

19 May 2025 - 5:34PM

A woman enjoys the skyline of Tokyo, Japan, on August 28, 2024. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stock market

Women hold 1 in 5 board seats in Hong Kong for first time: report

Significant disparities remain in senior-management representation and pay equity, reports show.

5 Mar 2025 - 7:30AM

People cross a road in Central during lunch hour on January 6, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse

China stock market

UBS predicts 10% MSCI China Index rise on profit growth, buy-backs

The call makes UBS an outlier among the global investment community, as most investment banks and asset-management firms are bearish on Chinese stocks.

2 Sep 2024 - 4:35PM

China stock market

MSCI China ejects 60 Chinese stocks as global investors turn to India

MSCI continues its cull of Chinese equities from its global benchmarks, having withdrawn a total of 122 stocks in its previous two reviews in February and May.

13 Aug 2024 - 5:00PM

Banking & finance

China-Middle East investment links an ‘untapped world’: MSCI director

Two regions can revitalise historical connections through financial collaboration, but more understanding is needed, says a director with index provider MSCI.

13 May 2024 - 9:55AM

Zhen Wei, managing director and global head of China research at MSCI, attends the Capital Markets Forum at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in Central on May 9, 2024. Photo: Edmond So

US-China relations

Xi-Biden call, electric ‘beng bengs’: 7 US-China reads you may have missed

Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.

31 May 2024 - 8:43AM

Banking & finance

MSCI cuts dozens of Chinese stocks from global indices, raises India’s weightage

MSCI has cut dozens of Chinese stocks from its global benchmark indices in its February review. It added five stocks from India, which has the second-highest weightage in the MSCI Global Standard index, after China.

14 Feb 2024 - 8:47AM

Hong Kong stock market

HKEX sees derivatives, ETF trading rise to offset slump in IPO, stock market

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which runs Asia’s third-largest stock market, reported strong growth in derivatives trading despite a big fall in new listings, in an indication that the bourse operator has successfully diversified its business model.

20 Dec 2023 - 8:30PMvideocam

China stock market

MSCI adjusts China indices as investors flock to undervalued SOEs

Index compiler MSCI has revised its China stock gauges to better track the country’s public companies at a time when local investors are flocking to undervalued SOEs, but analysts say non-state-owned firms were also worth looking at.

12 May 2023 - 6:03PM

The Nanjing Street shopping and tourist area in Shanghai. The rally in SOEs has boosted confidence in China’s economy at a time when it has failed to live up to market expectations – investors had been expecting a strong recovery in export, retail spending, tourism and infrastructure construction after Beijing’s exit from zero-Covid last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Banking & finance

Chinese banks lead US peers on climate risks analysis, but must do more: MSCI

Just two of the 25 Chinese banks among the banking constituents of the MSCI ACWI global equity index had published analysis on the importance of climate risks to their operations as of October 30 last year.

12 Jan 2023 - 8:32PMvideocam

China stock market

Morgan Stanley lifts MSCI China target on robust cyclical recovery possibility

The alignment of economic, regulatory and Covid policies for the first time in four years is likely to result in stronger stock market recovery, according to a Morgan Stanley report.

10 Jan 2023 - 2:32PM

Banking & finance

Macroscope | For markets in 2023, much hinges on how quickly inflation recedes

Inflation is cooling but remains above central banks’ targets, which suggests room for interest rates to rise further, putting pressure on markets amid a global slump.

6 Jan 2023 - 11:05PM

US shoppers walk along 5th Avenue on Black Friday in New York on November 25. The country added 263,000 jobs in November amid the surging rate increases by the Federal Reserve. With the American labour market still tight, risks to inflation remain high. Photo: Bloomberg

India

Macroscope | Are the stars aligning for India’s economy to shine?

At a time when much of the world is expected to fall into recession, domestic and external forces are helping to transform and lift India’s economy. The big question, however, is whether India, long touted as the next China, is resilient and reform-minded enough to continue on its upward trajectory.

13 Oct 2022 - 11:06PMvideocam

A vendor fixes a light bulb at a vegetable market in New Delhi. India’s economy is forecast to grow by a brisk 6.8 per cent this year. Photo: AFP

Business of climate change

Only 11 per cent of listed firms globally on track for key climate goal

Listed companies globally are putting greenhouse-gas emissions into the atmosphere at a rate that would warm the planet by 2.9 degrees Celsius, far above a crucial 1.5-degree target, according to MSCI.

30 Jun 2022 - 3:30PMvideocam

China stock market

Exclusive | ‘Father of emerging markets’ says Chinese stocks have reached bottom

Investors should resist the temptation of using index funds – ones that invest according to the weightings of an index – to return to the market, warns Mark Mobius.

19 Apr 2022 - 9:25PMvideocam

Russia

Russia isolated as FTSE Russell, MSCI eject bonds, stocks from indices

Russian stocks and government bonds are being shunned for compliance and ethical reasons while index compilers move to delete them from emerging-market benchmarks.

9 Mar 2022 - 12:52PMvideocam

People walk past a currency exchange office in central Moscow on February 28. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stock market

Temasek cuts Alibaba, adds JD, Pinduoduo amid Chinese stock slump

Singapore’s state investment firm tweaked portfolio as steep losses persisted into the final quarter of 2021 following an unprecedented crackdown on internet-platform companies.

15 Feb 2022 - 6:00PMvideocam

A man walks past the Temasek signboard outside its head office in Singapore. Photo: AFP

China stock market

MSCI’s chief dismisses concern that Chinese stocks are ‘uninvestable’

MSCI’s optimism on China stands in contrast to investors who have pulled out, and wiped out about $1 trillion from the value of local stocks last month.

24 Aug 2021 - 3:38PM

HKEX

HKEX to launch A-shares futures in October, deals blow to Singapore

HKEX has entered into a new licensing agreement with global index provider MSCI to launch the new futures contract based on the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index.

23 Aug 2021 - 4:06PMvideocam

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MSCI

‘Out of ICU’: Hong Kong’s quarterly real estate deals triple to US$4.9 billion

Hong Kong was the second-best performing commercial real estate market in Asia-Pacific after Malaysia in the three months to September: MSCI.

Fed’s rate cut to fuel property investment globally, but Hong Kong faces hurdles

Singapore’s Temasek mulls three-way split to boost returns

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}The View | How closer mainland integration is lifting Hong Kong’s residential market

While the benefits are being felt in the housing sector, commercial property continues to suffer from much weaker fundamentals.

De-dollarisation trend to continue, favouring Asian assets: Societe Generale

‘We acknowledge that US exceptionalism is diminishing and that de-dollarisation is under way,’ analysts say.

Hong Kong’s all-male boards are all but gone as firms embrace diversity

More than 800 women have been added as directors since 2022, when 40 per cent of boards were male only, according to HKEX.

The View | Don’t overhype the diverging fortunes of Chinese and Indian real estate

India’s property sector is booming, but China’s plays a more important role in Asia and is supported by better fundamentals.

Israel and Iran unleash more strikes, deepening Middle East crisis

Israel targets Iran’s Defence Ministry headquarters; Tehran launches deadly missile strikes.

UBS upbeat on China stocks, citing tariff pause and possible Beijing stimulus

Swiss bank also cites low valuations for Chinese equities as investors diversify away from US assets.

The View | What Asian currency rallies mean for the region’s property markets

While currency appreciation may provide relief for property investors, economies reliant on trade and tourism should proceed with caution.

Women hold 1 in 5 board seats in Hong Kong for first time: report

Significant disparities remain in senior-management representation and pay equity, reports show.

UBS predicts 10% MSCI China Index rise on profit growth, buy-backs

The call makes UBS an outlier among the global investment community, as most investment banks and asset-management firms are bearish on Chinese stocks.

MSCI China ejects 60 Chinese stocks as global investors turn to India

MSCI continues its cull of Chinese equities from its global benchmarks, having withdrawn a total of 122 stocks in its previous two reviews in February and May.

China-Middle East investment links an ‘untapped world’: MSCI director

Two regions can revitalise historical connections through financial collaboration, but more understanding is needed, says a director with index provider MSCI.

Xi-Biden call, electric ‘beng bengs’: 7 US-China reads you may have missed

Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.

MSCI cuts dozens of Chinese stocks from global indices, raises India’s weightage

MSCI has cut dozens of Chinese stocks from its global benchmark indices in its February review. It added five stocks from India, which has the second-highest weightage in the MSCI Global Standard index, after China.

HKEX sees derivatives, ETF trading rise to offset slump in IPO, stock market

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which runs Asia’s third-largest stock market, reported strong growth in derivatives trading despite a big fall in new listings, in an indication that the bourse operator has successfully diversified its business model.

MSCI adjusts China indices as investors flock to undervalued SOEs

Index compiler MSCI has revised its China stock gauges to better track the country’s public companies at a time when local investors are flocking to undervalued SOEs, but analysts say non-state-owned firms were also worth looking at.

Chinese banks lead US peers on climate risks analysis, but must do more: MSCI

Just two of the 25 Chinese banks among the banking constituents of the MSCI ACWI global equity index had published analysis on the importance of climate risks to their operations as of October 30 last year.

Morgan Stanley lifts MSCI China target on robust cyclical recovery possibility

The alignment of economic, regulatory and Covid policies for the first time in four years is likely to result in stronger stock market recovery, according to a Morgan Stanley report.

Macroscope | For markets in 2023, much hinges on how quickly inflation recedes

Inflation is cooling but remains above central banks’ targets, which suggests room for interest rates to rise further, putting pressure on markets amid a global slump.

Macroscope | Are the stars aligning for India’s economy to shine?

Only 11 per cent of listed firms globally on track for key climate goal

Listed companies globally are putting greenhouse-gas emissions into the atmosphere at a rate that would warm the planet by 2.9 degrees Celsius, far above a crucial 1.5-degree target, according to MSCI.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | ‘Father of emerging markets’ says Chinese stocks have reached bottom

Investors should resist the temptation of using index funds – ones that invest according to the weightings of an index – to return to the market, warns Mark Mobius.

Russia isolated as FTSE Russell, MSCI eject bonds, stocks from indices

Russian stocks and government bonds are being shunned for compliance and ethical reasons while index compilers move to delete them from emerging-market benchmarks.

Temasek cuts Alibaba, adds JD, Pinduoduo amid Chinese stock slump

Singapore’s state investment firm tweaked portfolio as steep losses persisted into the final quarter of 2021 following an unprecedented crackdown on internet-platform companies.

MSCI’s chief dismisses concern that Chinese stocks are ‘uninvestable’

MSCI’s optimism on China stands in contrast to investors who have pulled out, and wiped out about $1 trillion from the value of local stocks last month.

HKEX to launch A-shares futures in October, deals blow to Singapore

HKEX has entered into a new licensing agreement with global index provider MSCI to launch the new futures contract based on the MSCI China A 50 Connect Index.

The View | How closer mainland integration is lifting Hong Kong’s residential market

Exclusive | ‘Father of emerging markets’ says Chinese stocks have reached bottom