MSCI reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,018 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 2,018 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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2.0
Jul 23, 2016

Associate - Client Service

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Learning is good for freshers. Can pay well ONLY when joining. Internal career mobility is there, but it comes only as a cost arbitrage opportunity for company. Good HR practice/engagement level.

Cons

Not for experienced hire. Very low growth once you join. Too much politics, and non-functional manager. Totally goes by his own perception/operational skills/numbers than the functional knowledge. Lacks a healthy engagement with team. Comes across as a quite insecure guy.

3.0
Jul 20, 2016

Tired company

Recommend
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Pros

Strong Index business. Good client list. Dedicated people. Good office location and environs (London) Good benefits package (London) Here and there, some talented people.

Cons

A company that is smaller than the sum of its parts. Despite a strong Index business, the company always feels stretched beyond its means. CEO is fixated on keeping costs down so there are periodically intense periods of budget cuts, travel restrictions and headcount losses. It always feels as though the next crisis is just around the corner. CEO also drives a culture of fear so everyone constantly on edge. Top management survives by looking out for themselves and having a sacrificial lamb ready to blame for failure. Top leadership is basically weak and does what CEO says. London suffers from complete absence of any visible leadership - New York seems to be where all decisions are taken. Support functions like Finance and HR have lost all their good people. If you're lucky to join a team with a humane manager then you can certainly learn a lot here, but unlikely that you'll want to stay very long.

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MSCI Response
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Thank you for sharing your views. MSCI is committed to fostering a working culture which builds and supports an engaged workforce so we are keen to understand and address concerns which our employees have. While cost cutting in various forms can at times be painful, often it is a crucial element within a growth strategy that cannot be avoided. Attrition is another inevitable aspect of organisational life and it’s difficult when we lose good people. We are sorry to hear that your experience with management has not been positive and that this has shaped your view of the leadership of the Firm. We have within the last year introduced a Manager Success Card which gives employees a formal space in which they can give feedback on their managers with the aim of helping managers to improve their skills and approach, and moreover, ensures that managers are accountable for the way they engage with employees. We are confident that this will go a long way in bringing transparency and accountability to people managers in the Firm.
4.0
Jul 18, 2016

MSCI review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting work tasks, high calibre of people.

Cons

Office politics and favortisim, all are disincentive to performance.

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