MSCI : launches Developer Community and Data Explorer

MSCI launches Developer Community and Data

Explorer

Underscores MSCI's commitment to harnessing technology to power the next generation of

investment solutions

NEW YORK - March 2, 2022 - MSCI (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today the launch of Developer Community and Data Explorer, two new Investment Solutions as a Service (ISaaS) applications that respectively enable the discovery, use, and integration of MSCI's application programming services (APIs) and MSCI's content.

Following MSCI's introduction of Investment Solutions as a Servicein collaboration with Microsoft, the launches of Developer Communityand Data Explorerreflect increasing global investor demand for technologies that scale big data, feature advanced analytics, and facilitate customized experiences for clients to accelerate their own innovation efforts. Built on Microsoft Azure, MSCI Developer Community and Data Explorer help deliver and distribute MSCI content, insights, and data at scale by leveraging key capabilities such as data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics from Azure services such as Azure Synapse.

Jigar Thakkar, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at MSCI, said: "The financial industry is being disrupted at a rapid pace, and technology is at the center of this disruption. At MSCI, we are committed to transforming the investment process and experience through the creation of innovative technology platforms that align with long-term data trends and the immediate needs of investors. With Developer Community and Data Explorer, we aim to help investors anticipate and address their investment challenges, harness big data, improve the user experience, and meet client demand more quickly and efficiently."

Developer Community

As institutional investors increasingly look to leverage advances in data science and technology to speed the development of insights, design products, and serve clients, they rely on APIs to build custom experiences.

The Developer Community is a cohesive and intuitive platform that provides clients with access to APIs across MSCI's research, data, content, and analytical capabilities, allowing them to easily discover, experiment, and integrate them into their own investment applications.

Built for developers, data scientists, and quantitative managers, the platform empowers scalable development of custom solutions around index, factors, ESG, climate, and real estate investing.

Data Explorer

In response to demand for greater data transparency and a seamless user experience, Data Explorer enables quant analysts, investment managers and Chief Data Officers to discover, understand and easily access thousands of data points across hundreds of datasets that cover MSCI solutions across index, ESG and climate, analytics, and real estate in a quick and efficient manner.

Clients will be able to use data dictionaries, download sample data, and request access to datasets spanning asset location, interest-rate curves, single-security analytics, volatility surfaces, quality reviews, and other areas of interest to support various use cases including portfolio construction, analysis, and decision-making throughout the entire investment process.

Rohan Kumar, Corporate Vice President of Azure Data at Microsoft, added: "We are proud to collaborate with MSCI on the development of MSCI Developer Community and Data Explorer, marking another step towards our shared mission to develop new and innovative investment solutions. Combining the power of Microsoft Azure's AI capabilities and Data services, such as Azure Synapse, with MSCI's robust expertise in research, data and technology, we aim to deliver the solutions investors need to monitor their portfolios, assess risks and opportunities, and discover and create actionable insights at scale."

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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 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leadingresearch-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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