NEW YORK, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg and MSCI
Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) today announced the launch of the Bloomberg
Barclays MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Index Suite which includes 10
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) indices.
These benchmarks incorporate ESG and SRI considerations in
underlying hard and local currency emerging market fixed income
indices. The index family includes the following versions across
Global, Pan-Euro and USD:
- Bloomberg Barclays MSCI EM ESG Weighted Indices:
utilizes MSCI ESG Ratings to tilt issuer market weights.
- Bloomberg Barclays MSCI EM SRI Indices: designed to
screen out issuers with substantial revenue derived from sources
such as adult entertainment, alcohol, gambling, tobacco,
controversial military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power,
and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
- Bloomberg Barclays MSCI EM Sustainability Indices: uses
Emerging Markets debt benchmark that includes fixed and
floating-rate USD, EUR and/or GBP-denominated debt issued from
sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate EM issuers. The index
includes issuers with BB and above ESG ratings.
"Investor demand for ESG considerations continues to grow, and
we are consistently working to expand Bloomberg's offerings to meet
these requirements as ESG factors are increasingly incorporated
into investors' workflows," said Chris
Hackel, Index Product Manager at Bloomberg. "We're excited
to continue working with MSCI to evolve our joint ESG index
solutions and expand to emerging market bonds."
"We have seen accelerating demand from investors to expand ESG
Indexes and data solutions across asset classes and
markets. This newly launched Emerging Markets fixed
income index family extends the breadth of coverage of ESG fixed
income indexes and provides institutional investors with additional
options for indexed funds and for benchmarking performance.
We are pleased to work with our partners at Bloomberg to continue
to strengthen our joint ESG index suite," adds Eric Moen, Head of ESG Product at
MSCI.
The Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Index suite can
be viewed on the Bloomberg Terminal and are marketed independently
by MSCI and Bloomberg. For more information, visit Bloomberg
Indices.
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About MSCI
MSCI is a leading provider of critical
decision support tools and services for the global investment
community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data and
technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling
clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return
and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create
industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to
gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment
process. To learn more, please visit www.msci.com.
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