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MSCI Barra to Consult on a Proposal to Construct Indices for the “Frontier Markets”
Countries
Geneva – August 23, 2007 - MSCI Barra, a leading global provider of benchmark indices and risk management
analytics products, announced today that it will consult with the investment community on a proposal to constructindices for the “frontier markets” countries. In particular, MSCI Barra will seek feedback on the definition of thefrontier markets universe, the investment process needs relating to frontier markets investing, and the objectives aswell as the design of any proposed frontier markets indices.
MSCI Barra has posted a consultation document describing the proposed frontier markets indices on MSCI Barra’s
web site at http://www.mscibarra.com/products/consultations/ and welcomes any feedback from the investmentcommunity. MSCI Barra also plans to directly contact certain market participants to solicit feedback.
Please note that this consultation may or may not lead to the creation of any frontier markets indices as proposed in
the consultation document. MSCI Barra’s final decision will be announced in advance of the launch of such indicesif it occurs.
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MSCI Barra develops and maintains equity, hedge fund, and REIT indices that serve as benchmarks for an
estimated USD 3 trillion on a worldwide basis. MSCI Barra’s risk models and analytics products help the world’s
largest investors analyze, measure and manage portfolio and firm-wide investment risk. MSCI Barra isheadquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world. Morgan Stanley, a global
financial services firm, is the majority shareholder of MSCI Barra, and Capital Group International, Inc. is theminority shareholder.
MSCI Barra was recently voted “Index Provider of the Year” at the 2007 Global Pensions Magazine Awards.
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