For institutional investors of all kinds, risk management is growing in importance. It provides the quantitative framework that allows asset managers and their clients to set, manage, and deliver on performance expectations. Asset managers can then ensure product quality within the investment guidelines of the firm or the client, and institutional investors can then make investment decisions designed to deliver appropriate returns that meet goals or liabilities.

MSCI Barra provides the most widely adopted market risk management tools for large asset managers. MSCI Barra enterprise risk products, which are all based on the renowned Barra multi-factor risk models, support worldwide equities and fixed income instruments, user data and a wide variety of benchmarks. Delivered as a firm-wide server-based product or as a hosted internet application, Barra risk products can scale to meet the needs of any size firm.

Barra TotalRisk delivers a firm-wide, systematic way to manage investment risk across asset classes, funds, and locations. A holistic approach to enterprise risk management, the TotalRisk system is the core of a disciplined investment process. It offers risk analysis, compliance monitoring, risk reporting, and return optimization tools. Learn more about TotalRisk.

BarraOne is an intuitive, flexible platform for cross-asset-class risk analysis and reporting. As a web-based application, BarraOne is well-suited for firms that prefer to outsource systems management and maintenance. Because the application and data are centrally hosted, implementation is made easier, and client data maintenance is eliminated. Learn more about BarraOne.