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Risks
1. Market Risk: Like any other equity investment, when investing in MSCI companies, investors are exposed to market risk. This is the risk of the market in general going down, which means the value of an investor’s holdings in MSCI companies could decline.
2. Technology Risk: Technology changes quickly in many areas, and this could lead to changes in demand for the services offered by MSCI companies. If technology advances in a way that adversely impacts the demand for MSCI services, then the company could lose profitability.
3. Regulatory Risk: New regulations designed to control or limit the operations of MSCI companies could lead to a decrease in their profitability.
4. Competitor Risk: MSCI companies operate in an industry with many competitors. If one or more of these competitors make technological or business model advances that outpace MSCI, then MSCI’s market share and profitability could suffer.
5. Political Risk: Depending on the services offered by MSCI, there may be a risk of the political environment in certain countries making it difficult or impossible to conduct business.