Capital Markets #1 with MSCI CEO Henry Fernandez: What goes into an index?
- Author
- Henry Fernandez, Scott Kupor, Alex Rampell
- Published
- Mon 23 Aug 2021
- Episode Link
- https://a16z-live.simplecast.com/episodes/capital-markets-1-what-goes-into-an-index-akdu09uZ
- The MSCI origin story [1:07]
- How does an index get constructed? [6:51]
- How do you keep an index accurate? [11:42]
- MSCI business model... how do they get paid? [16:27]
- MSCI, competition, and why not an open source index? [23:14]
- ESG and investment objectives [27:00]
- ESG disclosure frameworks and the role of government in ESG [32:50]
- Defining ESG [34:44]
- MSCI, crypto, and other asset classes [42:55]
- Why an index business instead of principal investing? [51:09]
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