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MSCI Equity Indices May 2013 Index Review

Business Wire (Wed, 5:45PM)
MSCI May Index Review Announcement Scheduled for May 15, 2013

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
MSCI to Announce on June 11, 2013 the Results of Its 2013 Annual Market Classification Review

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
MSCI Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Wed, May 1
MSCI Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 1
MSCI Launches New Barra Europe Equity Model

Business Wire (Apr 29, 2013)
Mercer Extends Agreement with MSCI for InvestorForce Platform

Business Wire (Apr 14, 2013)
MSCI Inc. Schedules Investor Conference Call to Review First Quarter 2013 Results

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)
MSCI Indices Q1 2013 Performance Results1

Business Wire (Apr 3, 2013)
MSCI Completes Sale of CFRA

Business Wire (Apr 1, 2013)
MSCI Launches New Version of Barra Portfolio Manager

Business Wire (Mar 25, 2013)
MSCI to Consult on a Proposal to Construct Indices Reflecting Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Investment Guidelines

Business Wire (Mar 24, 2013)
MSCI's Management Presents at Credit Suisse 15th Annual Global Services Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Mar 12
MSCI Announces Sale of CFRA

Business Wire (Mar 12, 2013)
MSCI Inc. to Present at the Credit Suisse 15th Annual Global Services Conference

Business Wire (Mar 5, 2013)
MSCI Inc. to Present at the Raymond James 34th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

Business Wire (Feb 21, 2013)
MSCI Equity Indices February 2013 Index Review

Business Wire (Feb 13, 2013)
MSCI Expands Lineup of Economic Exposure Indices, Introduces Historical Security-Level Data

Business Wire (Feb 12, 2013)
MSCI Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 7
MSCI Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results

Business Wire (Feb 7, 2013)

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MSCI Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Wed, May 1
MSCI Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 1
MSCI's Management Presents at Credit Suisse 15th Annual Global Services Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Mar 12
MSCI Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 7
MSCI Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Nov 6, 2012
MSCI Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 2, 2012
MSCI's CEO Presents at Morgan Stanley Services Summit (Transcript)
Fri, May 11, 2012
MSCI's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 2, 2012
MSCI's CEO Discusses F4Q11 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 2, 2012
MSCI's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 2, 2011
MSCI's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 4, 2011

MSCI Equity Indices May 2013 Index Review

Business Wire (Wed, 5:45PM)
MSCI May Index Review Announcement Scheduled for May 15, 2013

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
MSCI to Announce on June 11, 2013 the Results of Its 2013 Annual Market Classification Review

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
MSCI Launches New Barra Europe Equity Model

Business Wire (Apr 29, 2013)
Mercer Extends Agreement with MSCI for InvestorForce Platform

Business Wire (Apr 14, 2013)
MSCI Inc. Schedules Investor Conference Call to Review First Quarter 2013 Results

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)
MSCI Indices Q1 2013 Performance Results1

Business Wire (Apr 3, 2013)
MSCI Completes Sale of CFRA

Business Wire (Apr 1, 2013)
MSCI Launches New Version of Barra Portfolio Manager

Business Wire (Mar 25, 2013)
MSCI to Consult on a Proposal to Construct Indices Reflecting Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Investment Guidelines

Business Wire (Mar 24, 2013)
MSCI Announces Sale of CFRA

Business Wire (Mar 12, 2013)
MSCI Inc. to Present at the Credit Suisse 15th Annual Global Services Conference

Business Wire (Mar 5, 2013)
MSCI Inc. to Present at the Raymond James 34th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

Business Wire (Feb 21, 2013)
MSCI Equity Indices February 2013 Index Review

Business Wire (Feb 13, 2013)
MSCI Expands Lineup of Economic Exposure Indices, Introduces Historical Security-Level Data

Business Wire (Feb 12, 2013)
MSCI Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results

Business Wire (Feb 7, 2013)
MSCI February Index Review Announcement Scheduled for February 13, 2013

Business Wire (Feb 6, 2013)
Towers Watson Selects MSCI’s RiskMetrics HedgePlatform

Business Wire (Feb 5, 2013)
MSCI Completes Acquisition of InvestorForce

Business Wire (Jan 29, 2013)
MSCI to Acquire InvestorForce

Business Wire (Jan 23, 2013)

MSCI vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

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Sector: Technology

Industry: Application Software

Country: United States

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Wednesday, May 1, 7:35 AM MSCI (MSCI): Q1 EPS of $0.57 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $251.9M (+10% Y/Y). (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Friday, April 19, 9:18 AM Shanghai posted its biggest gain in a month, +2.1% as regulators look to lure more money into stocks, mulling plans to allow A shares to be added to well-known international indexes, including the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM, VWO). FXI +2.9%, Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) +5% premarket. 1 Comment [Global & FX, On the Move]
Monday, April 15, 3:32 PM In recovery mode following Vanguard's decision to swap out MSCI indexes for FTSE in several of its ETFs last October, Msci, Inc. (MSCI -3%) takes another blow as ProShares does the same with two of its European funds, UPV and EPV. Vanguard made its move to save on indexing costs - including its popular Europe ETF (VGK) - but ProShares hasn't yet commented on its reasoning. Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, March 12, 7:50 AM MSCI sells its forensic accounting business - CFRA - to a private investor for an undisclosed price. The sale is not expected to have a material impact on MSCI's results or operations. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
Monday, February 11, 3:35 PM No changes are imminent, but BlackRock's (BLK) iShares chief tells conference-goers the firm is reviewing the terms of its contracts with index providers. Engaged in a price war, ETF providers are looking everywhere to cut costs. Vanguard caused a one-day plunge of 27% in MSCI when it announced a switch last fall. Today, the shares -0.9%. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, February 7, 8:23 AM MSCI (MSCI): Q4 EPS of $0.52 in-line. Revenue of $247.1M (+9.3% Y/Y) beats by $3.55M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 9:30 AM MSCI rolls out an index of the 50 largest China A-share companies as it moves to challenge FTSE, which already has such an index about to be used by iShares for an ETF. Currently, PEK - with $11.7M AUM - is the only U.S. listed ETF targeting China A-shares (which generally aren't allowed to be owned by foreigners). Comment! [Financials, Global & FX]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 7:45 AM MSCI (MSCI): Q3 EPS of $0.49 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $235.4M (+4.6% Y/Y) misses by $4M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: AGCO, AMT, BWA, CAM, CKSW, CLX, CMI, CNH, COCO, ETN, GM, GRMN, IPGP, IRM, MA, MGM, MSCI, MT, NUS, NVO, PSX, PWR, RDC, SO, STX, UMC, VG, WEC, WM Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: AGCO, AMT, BWA, CAM, CKSW, CLX, CMI, CNH, COCO, ETN, GM, GRMN, IPGP, IRM, MA, MGM, MSCI, MT, NUS, NVO, PSX, PWR, RDC, SO, STX, UMC, VG, WEC, WM Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, October 8, 2012, 10:55 AM BlackRock (BLK) may be getting an assist from Vanguard's recent shake-up of its ETF benchmarks, posit 2 KBW analysts. Institutional investors wedded to MSCI benchmarks aren't about to jump to save a few basis points, and Vanguard might even find itself losing a few customers to iShares. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: DAEG +18%. PCS +18%. ULTR +16%. KFS +16%. CTIC +16%. UQM +13%. LEAP +13%. DYSL +13%. IMH +13%. SANW +10%.
Top 10 Losers: PBM -66%. ARQL -54%. MSCI -29%. EXPR -21%. AMCF -18%. CLB -16%. CHC -14%. SKX -11%. CUR -10%. DSTI -10%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 12:34 PM MSCI Inc. (MSCI -29%) plunges in wake of Vanguard deciding to swap out of using the company's indexes as benchmarks for 22 of its ETFs. "We are disappointed," says MSCI's Index Business chief in the understatement of the day. (PR) Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
Thursday, August 2, 2012, 7:30 PM MSCI (MSCI): Q2 EPS of $0.5 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $238M (+5.3% Y/Y) beats by $0.95M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 1:44 PM MSCI (MSCI -3.7%) slips after missing Q1 estimates earlier today. Net profit actually rose 31% Y/Y on better revenue growth from subscriptions and expanded offerings, and a bounce in asset-based fees as global equity markets strengthened. Comment! [On the Move, Earnings]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 7:42 AM MSCI (MSCI): Q1 EPS of $0.44 misses by $0.03. Revenue of $229M (+2.6% Y/Y) misses by $3M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]

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$AAPL a top holding of Eton Park Capital, out with their new 13-F-HR/A today. From the top, $NWSA, $NLSN, $DG, $EBAY, $VIAB, $NXY, $MSCI.
Feb 6, 1:43 PM
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johnbarleycorn: So the idea is to make .67 on each share of NXY. (around 3%)
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TANER Vanguard Model [TVM] Momentum 11/5/2012 (Monday): (1-2-3) Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF (VEA) <c>
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TANER Vanguard Model [TVM] Momentum 10/29/2012 (Monday): (1-2) Vanguard FTSE All World ex-US ETF (VEU) Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF (VEA) <c>
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Analysis: Investors fret over MSCI outlook as ETF price war bites. (Reuters) yk
10/5/12
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South Korean equities could see $10B net outflow as 6 Vangaurd emerging market funds switch to track FTSE index vs. MSCI index
10/4/12
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John Vincent
Yale Endowment sold its large stake in Vanguard MSCI Emerging Market ETF (VWO) in Q2 2012. Details @ http://bit.ly/NGJQZr
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Greece Faces Downgrade to Emerging Market Status by MSCI. (Bloomberg) yk
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eabyrd
iShares MSCI Spain Index yielding over 13%...lol.
6/5/12
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Sold Vanguard MSCI EAFE euro & pacific (VEA), taking a 2.8% profit (10 days) to save cash. yk
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$AAPL a top holding of Eton Park Capital, out with their new 13-F-HR/A today. From the top, $NWSA, $NLSN, $DG, $EBAY, $VIAB, $NXY, $MSCI.
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johnbarleycorn: So the idea is to make .67 on each share of NXY. (around 3%)
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TANER Vanguard Model [TVM] Momentum 11/5/2012 (Monday): (1-2-3) Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF (VEA) <c>
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TANER Vanguard Model [TVM] Momentum 10/29/2012 (Monday): (1-2) Vanguard FTSE All World ex-US ETF (VEU) Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF (VEA) <c>
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South Korean equities could see $10B net outflow as 6 Vangaurd emerging market funds switch to track FTSE index vs. MSCI index
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iShares MSCI Spain Index yielding over 13%...lol.
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Marc Courtenay
Gold is only down $5. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 1.2 percent earlier today. The stock market will climb a "Wall of Worry" ahead.
12/11/11
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sean.parmelee: Down $20 now.
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