MSCI controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
U.S. congressional investigation into China-related index exposure
The U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party investigated MSCI's China-related investment activity and concluded that MSCI had channeled $3.7 billion into entities described by the committee as blacklisted. The finding was part of a broader political dispute over index providers, China exposure, and national-security controls.
2022
Allegations concerning forced labor and surveillance exposure
A Sheffield Hallam University and Hong Kong Watch study identified companies in several MSCI indexes that it alleged were involved in forced labor or mass surveillance connected with Uyghurs. The allegations raised questions about index-provider due diligence and the human-rights consequences of benchmark inclusion.