New data and analytics provide transparency on the
environmental, social and governance characteristics of over 26,000
mutual funds
LONDON, June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
(NYSE: BR) announced an agreement with MSCI ESG Research to add its
ESG Fund Metrics to Broadridge's Global Market
Intelligence, the leading platform for domestic and
cross-border fund data and analytics. Under the agreement, key MSCI
ESG Fund Metrics will be available on the platform to provide an
increased level of transparency on the environmental, social and
governance (ESG) quality and characteristics of over 26,000 mutual
funds and ETFs covered by MSCI ESG Research.
Global Market Intelligence, which provides detailed
information on 80,000 mutual funds and ETFs globally, will
incorporate the ESG quality scores, sustainable impact, carbon
intensity metric and value alignment scores on every fund tracked
by MSCI ESG Research directly onto its platform. This powerful
combination allows users to analyze fund level ESG factors across
product categories, markets and active and passive strategies. It
also gives investment managers the ability to review and compare
competitive products by their size, flows and growth
trajectory.
"Asset managers and investors are increasing their
attention on sustainable, responsible and impact investing -
demanding more details on fund level ESG factors to better inform
their buying decisions," said Stephanie
Clarke, senior vice president, Global Market Intelligence at
Broadridge. "By adding ESG factors to our platform, we are
responding to our clients' needs by providing another layer of data
and analytics to provide deeper intelligence, comparisons and
benchmarking across investment lineups."
Eric Moen, managing
director at MSCI ESG Research, said, "MSCI ESG Fund
Metrics leverages our flagship ESG Ratings of over 6,400 issuers
and 400,000 equity and fixed income securities globally to provide
insight into the underlying holdings of more than 26,000 mutual
funds and ETFs. We are pleased to work with Broadridge to provide
greater transparency into the ESG characteristics of their clients'
portfolios."
"These tools will give investors a more informed view of
the universe of ESG and socially responsible investment products on
the market," added Clarke. "MSCI ESG Research has the broadest and
most comprehensive analysis of these ESG factors. Integrating ESG
analytics onto our platform adds significant value for our
clients."
The integration of MSCI's leading ESG measurement tools on
Global Market Intelligence is in direct response to the asset
management industry's growing interest in sustainable investing and
demand for greater visibility into fund level ESG characteristics,
and further expands Broadridge's reach in this increasingly
important dimension. ESG investments grew to $8.7 trillion in total assets under
management in 2016, an increase of more than 33 percent since
2014, according to the SIF Forum for Sustainable and Responsible
Investment.
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) a global
fintech leader, provides investor communications and
technology-driven solutions for broker-dealers, banks, mutual funds
and corporate issuers globally. Broadridge's investor
communications, securities processing and managed services
solutions help clients reduce their capital investments in
operations infrastructure, allowing them to increase their focus on
core business activities. With over 50 years of experience,
Broadridge's infrastructure underpins proxy voting services for
over 90 percent of public companies and mutual funds in
North America, and processes more
than $5 trillion in fixed income and
equity trades per day. Broadridge employs approximately
10,000 full-time associates in 16 countries. For more information
about Broadridge, please visit
www.broadridge.com.
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