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Financial indices, MSCI & S&P

New York, United States40.71°N 74.00°W
computed criticality10/100
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MSCI, S&P DJI and FTSE Russell benchmark tens of trillions of dollars (~$18T MSCI, ~$27.7T S&P DJI, ~$12T Russell US)
2024
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Adding or dropping a country or company from a benchmark index shifts colossal passive flows. Three private index providers thus wield quiet but immense influence over global capital allocation.

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MSCI
S&P Dow Jones Indices
FTSE Russell
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