Technology
MSCI Launches Range Of Digital Asset Indexes
The indexes have been developed in collaboration with Menai Financial Group and Compass Financial Technologies.
New York-based MSCI, a
provider of decision support tools and services for the global
investment community, has launched its first suite of
digital asset indexes to help investors evaluate sources of
risk and return opportunities across the global digital-assets
ecosystem.
These digital asset indexes are the first of their kind from MSCI
and seek to track the performance of the largest digital assets
by market capitalization, the firm said in a statement.
They also track the digital assets that use ex-proof-of-work
blockchain consensus mechanisms, and digital assets associated
with technology platforms supporting smart contracts.
The new indexes will leverage insights based on collaboration
with Menai Financial Group, a provider of institutional-grade
digital asset investment products and trading services.
The indexes will consist of a blend of single digital asset
indexes designed and published by Swiss-based Compass Financial
Technologies, a service provider for digital assets which
specializes in the design, calculation and publication of market
benchmarks, financial indexes, and quantitative investment
strategies.
Stephane Mattatia, head of thematic indexes at MSCI, said: “The
digital assets ecosystem is evolving rapidly along with investor
demand for tools and solutions to help navigate this new asset
class.”
“Global investors are looking for greater transparency and insight into these markets and how best to participate in them in a manner that meets their high standards for professionalism, scale, risk management, and security,” he continued.
“The launch of these indexes embodies MSCI’s commitment to bringing clarity to diverse asset classes and to create solutions that capture long-term, disruptive investment trends,” he said.
The indexes will use datonomy – a new classification system for the digital assets market designed to make it easier to see how the market is moving. It can be licensed for a variety of use cases, such as the review and assessment of portfolio performance and reporting.
