MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,019 total reviews)
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Henry A. Fernandez

88% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

MSCI has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,019 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MSCI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Dec 7, 2016

Executive Director

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Solid pay, good health coverage. Financial/Risk models are quite good in some spaces. Company benefits from the high margins of the Index side of the business.

Cons

The company culture is weak, they've gone through multiple exercises whereby management has gotten coaching on how to create an inclusive environment, yet their employee engagement scores are still average to below average. It makes sense though when you look at the leaders of the firm. It starts from the top, and the leaders they promote who all buy into "increase shareholder value" at all costs, rather than making the workplace something enjoyable. This is an offshoot of the companies core culture, which stems from investment banking. Also their technology is quite weak and fragmented -- usability may ultimately effect bottom line as the risk side of the business becomes commoditised.

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MSCI Response
9y
MSCI takes employee engagement very seriously. On the whole, engagement across MSCI has risen over 38% since we started measuring it in 2011. Managers also receive individual feedback on the behaviors that we know contribute to strong engagement at MSCI and this is an important part of their overall evaluations and development. While some managers have made less progress than others, on the whole, overall manager feedback and engagement are trending positively. We continue to work closely with those managers where this is not the case.
1.0
Dec 1, 2016

Hellish culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

good name, ppl are smart

Cons

hellish corporate culture, no true collaboration in research department, promote the wrong type of people, treat employee meanly

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MSCI Response
9y
Thank you for providing us with your feedback. Please reach out to your local HR Generalist immediately to discuss any unprofessional treatment as this is unacceptable. MSCI has worked diligently to provide multiple avenues and opportunities for employees to provide feedback to senior management, their managers and colleagues. Companies like Glassdoor are an important source of improvement data and we take the opinions of current and past employees very seriously. MSCI is dedicated to furthering our OneMSCI culture. Our focus on creating clear expectations, frequent feedback opportunities and a high performance culture through Success@MSCI have resulted in significant improvements in Berkeley employee engagement in the past two years. We will continue to build on this momentum and strive for world-class employee engagement. As a matter of record, our attrition in Berkeley is exceptionally low. We believe this is a reflection of the fact our employees are engaged and like working for MSCI.
3.0
Nov 28, 2016

MSCI - Top Heavy

Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues and team mates. Smart people too. Feel like a diverse international firm. Global team work and collaborate closely together. Fun too.

Cons

For a firm of this size, the number of MD is quite shockingly high. Many senior persons, especially external new hires, treat this firm as their retirement job. Also tend to hire senior management externally rather than promote from within, which is not very motivating for staff who have been around for years.

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MSCI Response
9y
Thank you for caring enough to give us your feedback. MSCI does have some of the smartest people in the industry and we pride ourselves for having a collaborative work environment. Only 2% of our colleagues hold our highest title of Managing Director. These senior most leaders work hard like all employees of MSCI and if you want to retire MSCI is not a good place to be.  MSCI colleagues are the preferred choice for all open jobs at the firm and we are doing a better job of developing our leaders from inside although we still have a long way to go on this. With that in mind, all positions are posted internally for one week on Careers@MSCI exclusively to MSCI employees before we consider external candidates. If you have any additional questions or comments please connect your local HR Generalist. Your input and opinions are important and it is also important you have the facts.
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