Research - Overview

MSCI Barra's research capability is unparalleled in the financial community. Our research organization is comprised of more than 65 employees including 25 PhDs who are dedicated to building the world's finest products.

MSCI Index Research

The Equity Research Group (ERG) is responsible for research and analysis in connection with the MSCI Indices. The members of the ERG provide expertise in country and company research and analytic research. MSCI has the largest and most experienced research staff in the index business, and therefore it has resources and skills to ensure that the analysis of thousands of securities around the world is as accurate as it can be.

The Index Committee is responsible for all editorial decisions affecting the MSCI Indices, including additions and deletions of constituents within the Indices. The members of the Committee are from MSCI and the ERG. MSCI provides independent and unbiased indices. To this end, MSCI has a strict internal compliance structure ensuring the independence of its editorial decision making.

The Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) serves MSCI Barra in an advisory capacity, providing input on index construction methodology and new product development. The EAB provides a formal forum in which leading senior members of the investment industry worldwide can actively discuss the present and future role of MSCI benchmarks in the investment process. The EAB includes over 20 members from leading pension funds, asset management firms, consultants and academicians from around the world.

Barra Research

Barra research areas of investigation include risk management, returns forecasting, transaction analytics, portfolio optimization, VaR simulation and asset allocation, and our scope includes all major markets and traded instruments worldwide. Our research database begins in 1975, providing us with a longer view than anyone else in the industry.

Research Database
View our library of published research papers and archived newsletter articles written by MSCI Barra researchers.

Canada Equity Style Indexes
View returns, capitalization profile and sector weights, for any date back to index inception.