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  • The Outlook for Information Services Providers

    By Lee Samaha - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: RATE, FDS, MORN, MSCI, TRI

    The ghost of the financial crisis lingers on, and no more so than in the banking sector. It’s not only that financial services firms are reluctant to invest, having barely survived the crisis, but they are also faced with regulatory threats. In this kind of environment it is no wonder that information providers like FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) are not seeing the kind of pickup in demand that more »

  • Spanish Clark Kent is the Superman of Latin ETFs (part 2)

    By Nick Slepko - November 13, 2012 | Tickers: GXG, LSE, COLX, MSCI

    Colombia has been the cornerstone of ETF superhero Global X Funds’ success.  After leaving Madrid, surviving Wharton, and picking up a CFA on his way to co-founding Global X, CEO Bruno del Ama and his team currently oversee 31 ETFs which have brought USD 1.5 billion under management in less than five years.

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    Bruno del Ama: Venezuela is one of the most difficult markets in more »

  • 4 Stocks in the Sweet Spot of the Software Industry

    By Chad Henage - October 17, 2012 | Tickers: FFIV, MSCI, RAX, TIBX

    The software industry is cutthroat and it is difficult for companies to establish a foothold. However, once a company reaches a certain scale, it's usually about duplicating successes rather than fighting for survival. I won't pretend that I can spot someone running the next Microsoft or Google, but the mid-cap. section of the market seems like the sweet spot for software companies. These companies are established enough that you don't have to worry about them disappearing, but they are still small enough to show good growth. With this in mind, I recently ran a screen on the Fool.com CAPS Screener looking for mid-cap software companies that had at least 10% revenue growth and 20% EPS growth over the last three years. There were several companies to consider, but the following four seemed attractive: TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX), Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX), F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), and MSCI, Inc. (NYSE: MSCI).

  • Generation Investment Management Bought This Stock

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 16, 2012 | Tickers: ADVS, BMC, MSCI, OTEX, CRM

    During the second quarter, Generation Investment Management initiated a position in MSCI (NYSE: MSCI), a software company whose products are used for investment performance and risk analysis as well as corporate governance. At the end of June, the fund owned 3.5 million shares, making MSCI one of the top ten positions in its 13F portfolio. Apparently it has kept right on buying: according to a recent filing with the more »

  • Opening Access to Saudi Arabia

    By Mary Posey - May 4, 2012 | Tickers: MSCI

    Saudi Arabia is known for being the largest, most liquid, and least accessible market in the Arab world.  Monday Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) signed an agreement that would allow index compiler MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) to use stock market data to create and issue indexes on the kingdom's equity markets.  This agreement will go a long way toward Saudi Arabia attaining MSCI Frontier or Emerging Market more »