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MSCI Barra launches first 4 of new thematic and strategy indices: MSCI Short, MSCI Leveraged, MSCI Infrastructure and MSCI Equal Weighted indices, aim is to capture beta

Friday, February 01, 2008

MSCI Barra announced on 22nd January the launch of the first four indices belonging to its new MSCI Thematic & Strategy Indices family: MSCI Short, MSCI Leveraged, MSCI Infrastructure and MSCI Equal Weighted Indices. This family of indices aims to capture the beta of specific investment themes and strategies, and is a result of feedback from client consultations held in 2007 with the asset management, broker dealer and asset owner communities. The MSCI Infrastructure and MSCI Equal Weighted Indices are available from 22nd January, and the MSCI Short and MSCI Leveraged Indices will be available from the end of May, 2008.

"The four MSCI Thematic & Strategy Indices we announced (today) are the first of many indices we plan to introduce aimed at capturing topical investment ideas. In each case, we are able to leverage our global presence, our 35 years of experience in index design, and our extensive research insight into the investment process," said David Brierwood, Chief Operating Officer, MSCI Barra. "This unique combination allows us to provide the global investment community with timely, innovative indices that serve investors~ benchmarking and product creation needs," he added…

Index methodologies for the new MSCI Thematic & Strategy Indices are available on www.mscibarra.com/products/indices/thematic_and_strategy/.

For further information on MSCI Barra, please visit the web site at www.mscibarra.com. Full press release:......................

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