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MSCI Inc. provides indexes, portfolio and risk analytics, sustainability and climate data, and private-assets data for asset managers, asset owners, hedge funds, banks, insurers, wealth managers, corporates, and other market participants. News about MSCI commonly covers financial results, recurring subscription and asset-based fee trends, analytics product growth, and investor-conference communications.
Company updates also center on MSCI Equity Index reviews, market-classification decisions, index licensing and intellectual-property notices, and partnerships that extend MSCI index universes into wealth-management or custom-index platforms. Acquisition news has addressed added private-markets pricing and valuation data, as well as expanded calculation capabilities for multi-asset, alternative, commodities, cryptocurrency, currency, fixed-income, and derivatives-linked indexes.
Circus SE (XETRA:CA1), a leader in AI-robotics for food service, will be included in the MSCI Global Micro Cap Index effective May 30, 2025. The company is the only German firm among 157 new additions worldwide, including 84 from the US and 18 from Japan.
This milestone is expected to drive global capital inflows through ETFs and index funds tracking the MSCI index. The inclusion follows Circus SE's recent achievements, including a pilot partnership with REWE West and the launch of an AI robotics product line for defense. CFO Fabian Becker highlighted this as a validation of their technological vision and an opportunity to attract institutional investors globally.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been added to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, effective May 30, 2025. As the largest listed company on the Dubai Financial Market with a market capitalization exceeding AED 130 billion, DEWA's inclusion marks a significant milestone in its journey as a public company. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a leading global benchmark covering 24 emerging markets, with approximately US$7 trillion in assets benchmarked to it and over 1,400 constituents. DEWA was among the largest additions to the index by market capitalization, positioning it among select emerging market companies attractive to international investors for their stability and growth outlook.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) has scheduled the announcement of its May 2025 Index Review results for May 13, 2025. The review encompasses multiple key indexes including the MSCI Global Standard, Small Cap, Micro Cap, Value and Growth, Frontier Markets, US Equity, US REIT, and China indexes.
The changes resulting from this review will be implemented at the close of May 30, 2025. The announcement will be made public at 11:00 p.m. CEST on MSCI's website, with summaries available on Bloomberg (MSCN) and Reuters (MSCIA). Detailed rebalancing information will be accessible to MSCI clients through the subscriber section.
MSCI, a leading provider of decision support tools for global investors, has announced two upcoming investor conference participations. The company's senior management will be present at key financial events in May 2025.
President Baer Pettit will attend the 2025 Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference on May 7, 2025, at 10:45 AM UK Time. Additionally, CFO Andy Wiechmann will participate in the 2025 Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on May 30, 2025, at 08:00 AM Eastern Time.
Investors and interested parties can access live webcasts and replay recordings of both events through MSCI's Investor Relations website at ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) has introduced two groundbreaking indexes: the MSCI All Country Venture-Backed Private Company Top 20 Equal Weighted Index and the MSCI All Country Venture-Backed Private Company Top 20 Equal Weighted Vintage Index. These indexes track venture-backed private company shares using secondary market transaction data.
The launch addresses the evolving private market landscape, where companies are staying private longer, evidenced by a nearly 50% decrease in US public listings between 1996-2022. The number of private venture-backed companies valued over $1 billion has increased tenfold in the past decade.
MSCI utilizes secondary market data from Caplight and PM Insights, applying a research-driven, rules-based methodology focusing on trading activity and size. These indexes complement MSCI's Private Capital Indexes launched in July 2024, which track closed-end fund performance across over $11 trillion in capitalization.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) reported strong financial results for Q1 2025, with operating revenues reaching $745.8 million, up 9.7% year-over-year. The company demonstrated solid performance across key metrics, including:
- Operating margin of 50.6%
- Adjusted EBITDA margin of 57.1%
- Diluted EPS of $3.71, up 15.2%
- Adjusted EPS of $4.00, up 13.6%
Notable achievements include:
- Recurring subscription revenues increased 7.7%
- Asset-based fees grew 18.1%
- Retention Rate improved to 95.3%
- $275.4 million in share repurchases (493,322 shares)
- Quarterly dividend declared at $1.80 per share
The company's Index segment led growth with a 12.8% revenue increase, while Analytics, Sustainability and Climate, and Private Assets segments also showed positive momentum. Total Run Rate reached $2,979.2 million, up 9.3% year-over-year.
MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and Moody's (NYSE:MCO) have announced a groundbreaking partnership to develop independent risk assessments for private credit investments. The collaboration combines MSCI's extensive private capital database, covering over 2,800 private credit funds and 14,000+ underlying companies, with Moody's EDF-X credit risk modeling solutions.
This first-of-its-kind solution aims to enhance transparency and strengthen investors' private credit asset allocation strategies by providing proprietary third-party risk assessments at both company and facility levels using transparent metrics. The service will be separate from Moody's Ratings credit rating agency services.
The partnership addresses the growing need for consistent standards and better tools in the evolving private credit market, enabling investors to assess, compare, and communicate investment risks more effectively.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) has announced it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, before market opening. The company will host an earnings conference call at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on the same day, where senior management will review the quarterly results.
The earnings release, presentation, and quarterly update will be available on MSCI's Investor Relations website. Interested participants can access the live webcast through the events section of MSCI's IR website, while those joining by phone must register in advance to receive a unique PIN for access.
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has announced the publication of an investor presentation on its Investor Relations website ir.msci.com on March 03, 2025. The presentation materials may be utilized by the company's management team during upcoming meetings with investors and analysts.