NEW YORK, NEW YORK, – MSCI signed a redistribution agreement with EDS, expanding MSCI’s market reach to fundamental managers. The partnership enables EDS to provide to its hedge fund clients MSCI FaCS, a factor classification standard designed to give investors the essential tools and common language for implementing factor investing strategies. The agreement also enables MSCI to offer those clients security-level factor risk.
Commenting on the press release:
“We are thrilled to be included in MSCI’s quarterly update. Sitting alongside industry titans, such as JPMorgan & Bloomberg, gives us confidence that the hard work MSCI and EDS are doing together is paying off. FaCS is incredibly unique, and is adding substantial value to the fundamental investment community”, said Greg McCall, EDS co-founder and President.