MSCI Visits the New York Stock Exchange to Celebrate the China A Index Family

MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI), a global provider of investment decision support tools, will convene at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, February 10 to celebrate the MSCI China A Index Family amid recent developments in the Chinese domestic capital markets and the implications for global institutional investors:

Total QFII quota limit from USD 30 billion to USD 150 billion since 2011
Relaxation of entry requirements and liquidity restrictions for QFII investors
Introduction of the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme in Hong Kong
Number of qualified (QFII + RQFII) investors has more than doubled from 135 at the end of 2011 to close to 300 by December 2013 (Source: MSCI, Inc.)

In honor of the occasion, MSCI CEO Henry Fernandez will ring the NYSE Opening Bell.

About MSCI
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools.
The company's flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indices with approximately USD 7.5 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a worldwide basis1; Barra multi-asset class factor models, portfolio risk and performance analytics; RiskMetrics multi-asset class market and credit risk analytics; IPD real estate information, indices and analytics; MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) Research screening, analysis and ratings; ISS corporate governance research, data and outsourced proxy voting and reporting services; and FEA valuation models and risk management software for the energy and commodities markets. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world.
1 As of March 31, 2013, as reported on July 31, 2013 by eVestment, Lipper and Bloomberg

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