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Managed solutions

Powering thedecisions ahead

Make better decisions fasterThe buy-side is in an era of

As a result, buy-side firms face threeintense change. Regulatoryurgent challenges:

pressure is increasing. Industrywide consolidation is rampant.
Outsourcing non-core processes is
now commonplace. Demands formore speed and greater transparency

Buy-side firms often need more than what off-the-shelf products can deliver.
But few providers offer true customization. MSCI Managed Solutions seeks
to change this, combining three core offerings to help you solve complex
operational challenges.

Doing more with lessImproving efficiency can help theFee compression and margin

buy-side tackle multiple challenges

erosionsimultaneously—and compete

Redundant, disparate

more effectively. However, to do

workflows

are rising. And the entire operational

Technology accelerating therole of data is transforming.

pace of industry-wide change

this requires an investment in both

MSCI Managed Solutions occupy a unique niche in our industry, delivering three big advantages rarely seen together.

technology and operations.
Technology investments can include
data infrastructure, public andprivate cloud deployment, APIs,
high performance computing, datastrategy, system design.

Facing a transformative moment, the buy-side
must find ways to do more with less in order tocompete effectively.

What sets MSCI apart?

Operational investments may
include data management, system

FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY

SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE

ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS

Open-architecture solutions

Experienced experts help you

Tailored solutions designed to help

connect with virtually any data,

implement our content and tools

you be more efficientsystems, and workflows

to meet unique needs•••

consolidation, workflow automationand operational assessment.
To succeed, firms need a provider••

Add custom reports, granular

Hands-on project management

portfolio analysis, or additional

to address complex portfolio

and process monitoring at eachprocessing capacity

processing needs

stage of implementation orIn-memory analytics

ongoing operational supportdeliver granular analysis forwith experience and expertise in both
domains: MSCI.

Horizontally scaling technology•

designed to ensure ourSeamless integration withapplications and solutions meetyour needs

End-to-end onboardingfor portfolio migration and

Personal support and training

high‑volume needs
client-side applications•other capabilities•Custom processes toaccommodate a wider range ofneeds with a centralized system

Three core offerings
designed to deliver tailoredsolutions to address
specific client challenges

Experienced professionals to support
operational needs assessment,
solution design and project execution

Professional
services

Tailoredsolution
Datamanagement

CRITICAL BENEFITS
Better informed decisions, faster

Increase data and analytics quality

Reduce redundant processes, improve consistency,

MSCI’s automated data quality checks, analytic

and accelerate decision-making using trusted data forresults monitoring, and established processes ensure

multiple enterprise applications.

you are working with the most accurate information.

Lower total costs and free up resources

Reporting
services

Reporting solutions that include
standard, regulatory or customizable
reports tailored to your needsfor value-add activities
MSCI can design and operate a solution to streamline
your internal systems and processes using a combinationof MSCI’s content, technology and services. This can freeup resources to focus on revenue- and growth-related

Fully automated process
managing 70+ million imported
positions with 950+ quality checks

tasks by reallocating FTE positions to more strategic roles.

Reconciliation against client provided market values isincluded and can increase the consistency and integrityof the results.
More flexibility
MSCI’s experience working with the largest financial
institutions globally allows us to design and implement asolution that can solve your current needs and evolve as
your needs change.

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Data management
Gain the ability to handle complex, integrated, high-volume workflows.

Datamanagementability
is a coretostrength
MSCI, enabling
our team tohigh-volume
collect virtually any
mix of data, process it
Exceptional
handleofcomplex,
integrated,
workflows
according to your needs, and deliver it wherever it needs to go.

Client data•
••
•
•

DATA
NORMALIZATION

Custodians
Administrators
Managers
Transaction data
Holdings data

APPLICATIONINTEGRATIONPROCESSMANAGEMENT

Flexible delivery channels••••

MSCI applications
Third-party applications
Customized APIs
Flat ﬁlesMarket data••••

Benchmarks
Terms and conditions
PricesDerived data

MSCI Client DataManagement System(CDMS) Platform

Keybenefits
Spendless time managing data, spend more making decisions
At every stage of this four-step process, our experts integrate portfolio and market data accurately and efficiently.

Data management solutions help firms spend less time on data—and more time protecting margins.

Essentially, MSCI can provide tailored data management solutions for every stage of workflow, enabling buy-side
firms to optimize the entire data universe.

ACQUISITIONNORMALIZATION

DISTRIBUTION
CAPTURE

Client Data

+70M client positions/transactions+100 custodian/fund admin feeds

Market Data+370K benchmarks from ~80 vendors+22M instruments+290K ETFs, mutual funds

All data standardized
to form one integrated
data set within aunified structureHigh- quality data
feeds MSCI analytics,
client applications anddata warehouses

OPERATIONS ANDQUALITY ASSURANCE
Automated quality checks
on collected data, remediationof rejected assets and market
value reconciliation

detailed
information
across themulti- asset
spectrum

INTERFACE

with more than
100 institutionalcustodians, fundadministrators, andfutures brokers

CONNECTINTEGRATE

portfolio, benchmark,and market data intoa single resource forreporting, analytics
and research

to all major
market, holdings
and transactions
data sources

PREPAREdata once anduse it in any MSCI
service or internal
process

LEVERAGE

more than 20 years
of MSCI experience

Rejected asset remediation

Market value verification

Understand the rationale for rejection, resolve issues

MSCI helps you ensure that you are always working

faster, ensure inputs to analytics are accurate.

from the most accurate information by:••

Proxy-to-cash: Rejected positions replaced withcash equivalent to market value••

Running data feeds through holdings-levelreconciliation

Rule-based proxy: Rejected asset types are covered•

Highlighting coverage of holdings and market value

according to preset rules•

Running reports for every input source andUser-asset modeling: Firm establishes specificcriteria

aggregate results•

Examining all material market value differencescompared to MSCI sources

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Reporting services

Professional services

Deliver business critical reports with increased transparency, improved
accuracy and efficiency

MSCI reporting services provides increased transparency, improved accuracy, and efficiency to help demonstratevalue, strengthen client relationships and comply with regulatory requirements. Our solutions include standard,
regulatory or customizable reports tailored to your needs.

Leverage our expertise and focus internal resources on revenue generation

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

and external stakeholders including

results

regulators•••

Presentation ready reports thataccess to position level analytics,

are easy to understandintermediate results and theReady-to-use reports leveraging

underlying data

MSCI’s expertise and best•

Detailed reporting including•

Seamlessly load large sets ofpractices gained from workinganalytics and data to your datawith its broad client basewarehouse or transition from an

Reports include standard,

existing provider to MSCI

custom, regulatory, ESG andliquidity reporting•

Easy-to-consume files

Analytic Validation• Ongoing operationaloptimization

With MSCI Reporting Services
you can have confidence in thebusiness critical reports with

• Testing and transition toservice

analytic validation.
•MSCI monitors changes in risk
statistics with respect to the lastreporting cycle•Investigates breaches andreports the likely cause tothe appropriate data

universe, programmed to yourSTAFF EXTENSION (DEDICATEDSERVICES, RESOURCES, ETC.)• Support during and after
implementation

management teams•Proposes solutions to avoid
recurrences

Process Management
Trusted specialists oversee yourprocesses and maintain business

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

SOLUTION DELIVERYSTAFF EXTENSION

Deep dive to identify how best toAchieve peak efficiency faster

MSCI operational staff goesaddress pain points and streamlinewith expert setup, installation,

on-site to solve operational needs.

operations.

and integration.
•continuity:•Process monitoring, disaster•recovery, and user acceptanceenvironment are included•

24/7 availability•

Process 70 million imported
positions daily••

Evaluate operations holistically•

Project management: scope,expertise to support ad-hoc

launch, training, documentation,risk analysis

Assess new and provenand more

Integration of MSCI analytics

Workflow automation, including

with third-party and internal

data input and high-volume

systems

Understand tradeoffs between

report generation•

Business process analysis tosolutions

determine ideal form/timing ofImprove efficiency and total cost

outputof ownership (TCO) over time•••strategy
cloud computing and on-prem••Technical and functional

to find gaps and opportunities
opportunities for improving data

Process 1 trillion asset
valuations daily•

Data analysis: asset classmodeling, system diagnostics,

Proof of concept

proxy rule implementation•Early care period for transition
from implementation to service

6• Business process anddata analysis

Professional
Services

quality and reliability of yourcovering your full investment
specification• Workflow automation

YER
LIVDE

Understand and analyze analytic• Project management

N• Proof of concept

Communicate with both internal

SOLUTION DELIVERYSOLU
TIO• Understand operational
requirements•

Management of additional
data- or risk-related projects

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About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With
over 45 years of expertise in research, data and technology,
we power better investment decisions by enabling clientsto understand and analyze key drivers of risk and returnand confidently build more effective portfolios. We create
industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clientsuse to gain insight into and improve transparency across theinvestment process.
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