MSCI Inc. provides investment decision support tools, including indexes; portfolio construction and risk management products and services; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research and ratings; and real estate research, reporting and benchmarking offerings. The company operates under four segments ' Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate and All other- Private Assets. Index segment includes MSCI Global Equity Indexes, MSCI Custom Indexes, MSCI Factor Indexes, MSCI ESG Indexes, MSCI Real Assets Indexes and Thematic Indexes. Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) and GICS Direct were developed and are maintained jointly by MSCI and Standard & Poor's Financial Services. Analytics segment includes Equity Factor Models, Fixed Income Factor Models, Multi-Asset Class Factor Models, Multi-Asset Class Risk Analytics and Performance Analytics. MSCI's major application offerings include RiskMetrics RiskManager, BarraOne, Barra Portfolio Manager, WealthBench & CreditManager, and MSCI Analytics Platform....
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