MSCI : Launches GovernanceMetrics

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MSCI Expands ESG Offering with In-depth

Corporate Governance Product

London - September 4, 2014 - MSCI Inc.(NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today the expansion of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) research offering through MSCI ESG Research Inc. with the launch of MSCI ESG GovernanceMetrics, delivering in-depth corporate governance research and analysis on its MSCI ESG Manageronline platform.

MSCI ESG GovernanceMetrics provides institutional investors with corporate governance research and analysis on more than 6,000 companies globally. The new product, now part of the MSCI ESG ratings product suite, is based on award-winning research developed by GMI Ratings1, which was acquired by MSCI ESG Research Inc. last month.

The availability of MSCI ESG GovernanceMetrics on the MSCI ESG Manager platform is designed to allow clients to seamlessly evaluate potential ESG portfolio risk across all three ESG pillars, receive integrated data feeds, and leverage MSCI's multiple-security data infrastructure.

"This is one of the first visible benefits of MSCI ESG Research's acquisition of GMI Ratings and a breakthrough for our offering to institutional investors," said Remy Briand, Managing Director and Head of ESG Research. "We are excited to bring clients comprehensive, integrated research and analysis on the three E, S and G pillars across equity and fixed income securities through the addition of MSCI ESG GovernanceMetrics."

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About MSCI

MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG data and research.

The company's flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indexes with over USD 9 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a worldwide basis1; Barra multi-asset class factor models, portfolio risk and performance analytics; RiskMetrics multi-asset class market and credit risk analytics; IPD real estate information, indexes and analytics; MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) Research screening, analysis and ratings; and FEA valuation models and risk management software for the energy

and commodities markets. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world.

1As of March 31, 2014, as reported on June 25, 2014, by eVestment, Lipper and Bloomberg

For further information on MSCI, please visit our web site at www.msci.com

1 GMI Ratings was named "The Best Independent Corporate Governance Research Provider" in 2012 and 2013 by the IRRI Thomson Reut ers Extel and SRI- Connect.com Survey.

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