News Releases
RiskMetrics Group strives to make members of the media aware of the need for sound risk management and corporate governance practices while informing them of product and service developments within RiskMetrics Group and company news.
June 24, 2010
ISS focuses on key corporate governance priorities in light of market and regulatory change
June 17, 2010
Strategic Leadership and Deep Industry Experience to ISS Research Team
June 1, 2010
NEW YORK – June 1, 2010 – MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB), a leading global provider of investment decision support tools, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of RiskMetrics Group, Inc. Under the terms of the transaction, each outstanding share of RiskMetrics common stock not held by MSCI, RiskMetrics or any of their subsidiaries has been converted into the right to receive a combination of 0.1802 of a share of MSCI’s Class A common stock and $16.35 in cash, without interest.
May 27, 2010
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB) and RiskMetrics Group, Inc. (NYSE: RISK) today jointly announced that the stockholders of RiskMetrics approved the adoption of the merger agreement among RiskMetrics, MSCI and Crossway, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MSCI, pursuant to which Crossway will be merged with and into RiskMetrics, with RiskMetrics continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of MSCI. More than 99% of the votes cast and over 88% of the outstanding shares of RiskMetrics common stock as of the record date for the meeting voted in favor of the proposal.
The transaction, which remains subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close on June 1, 2010.
May 20, 2010
Asset Servicing Providers Rely on ISS' Governance Expertise for Authoritative and Comprehensive Coverage of More Than 100 Global Markets
May 17, 2010
Long-Term Growth Plans on Collision Course with New Regulations, Climate Change
May 4, 2010
Outperforms S&P 500 Using Environmental, Social & Governance Factors
April 15, 2010
Securities Class Action Settlements Dramatically Increase as Result of Financial Crisis
March 24, 2010
The Syncova OPTIMA Platform, with RiskMetrics Web Services, Delivers Best-of-Breed Integrated, Intraday Solution for Risk Based Margin Management for Hedge Funds and Prime Brokers
March 18, 2010
Investors and Lenders Can Now More Accurately Estimate Company Credit Ratings and Default Risk Probabilities
March 11, 2010
Institutional Investors Now Have More Comprehensive Coverage Behind RiskMetrics’ Sustainability Rankings
March 3, 2010
Fully Transparent Methodology is Based on Market Best Practices
March 1, 2010
Leaders in risk management solutions, portfolio management tools and equity performance indices join forces to create a preeminent provider of investment decision support tools
February 11, 2010
Hedge Funds Now Have a Trusted Data Provider for Risk Reporting
January 28, 2010
Employees of RiskMetrics Group will visit the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, January 29 to celebrate the company's second anniversary of trading on the NYSE plus its new ticker symbol change to RISK effective that same day. To mark these milestones, RiskMetrics Group employees will gather to ring The Closing Bell®.
January 20, 2010
"RISK" Symbol Reinforces Company Name and Brand
December 15, 2009
Trusted Data Provider Partnership Expands SEI's Risk Solution and Offers Hedge Funds Risk Reports through SEI's Manager Dashboard & Investor Portal
December 7, 2009
ConvergEx, a premier provider of investment and execution technology solutions to institutional clients worldwide, today announced that clients of its award‐winning order management system, the Eze OMS™, will now be able to receive integrated intraday, daily and monthly risk management analysis and reports through RiskMetrics Group, a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community.
December 3, 2009
Shared Assessments’ Industry-Standard Tools Will Enable RiskMetrics’ Clients to More Efficiently
Conduct Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Functions
November 20, 2009
Investors Focus on Shareholder Rights Plans, Executive Compensation and Director Independence for the 2010 Proxy Season
November 20, 2009
Investors Focus on Board Accountability and Remuneration Practices for the 2010 Proxy Season
November 20, 2009
Investors Focus on Slate Ballots and Management Say-on-Pay Proposals for the 2010 Proxy Season
November 17, 2009
RiskMetrics Group Announces New RiskBurst Architecture for Large Scale Risk Analytics Processing
Software-as-a-Service Pioneer Leverages Windows Azure for Asset Pricing Computation
NEW YORK, NY (November 17, 2009) – RiskMetrics Group (NYSE: RMG), a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, today announced its new RiskBurst Architecture Solution at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC).
November 3, 2009
RiskMetrics Group (NYSE: RMG), a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, today announced it has acquired KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.
October 26, 2009
Transparent Policy Formulation Process Encourages Market Participants to Provide Input on 2010 Draft Policies
October 12, 2009
One Year Anniversary of “Santiago Principles” Marks Progress and Challenges Ahead
First-of-Kind Benchmark Study Indicates Size & Impact of Funds Inflated
September 17, 2009
Two-Thirds of Banks Acknowledge Business Risks from Climate Change
June 17, 2009
More Market Participants Invited to Provide Input for 2010 Proxy Season as Emphasis on Sound Corporate Governance Practices Increases
June 4, 2009
Two Leaders in Risk Measurement Come Together to Model Companies’ Probability of Default
June 2, 2009
The Swiss Structured Products Association SSPA is about to launch a new,
transparent risk classification for Swiss structured products. With the market leading
risk management firm RiskMetrics Group as its calculation agent and
Derivative Partners Research Ltd as its data provider for structured products, the
SSPA’s risk classification will be based on Value at Risk (VaR) and cover
structured products traded in Switzerland. The new risk classification will be
available to all market participants as of the beginning of July on the Association
website. Data vendors may obtain the information from SIX Exfeed.
May 12, 2009
Management and Dissidents to Present Cases in Proxy Contest for Board Control
May 7, 2009
Hedge Funds Now Have a Trusted Data Provider for Risk Reporting via RiskMetrics’ HedgePlatform Community
April 28, 2009
Former Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management Brings Proven Global Leadership to Established Management Team
April 27, 2009
New Research and Development Center Dedicated to Advancing the Practice of Risk Management
新的研发中心旨在促进风险管理的实践
April 22, 2009
* Calls for increased transparency for investors *
March 25, 2009
New Case Filings Continue to Trend Well Above Historical Levels
February 19, 2009
Combining Sustainability Research with Screening Tools for an Integrated Environmental, Social & Governance Product Suite.
February 10, 2009
Chinese Institutions Now Benefit from a Consistent and Accurate Data Source for Comprehensive Risk Analysis
February 4, 2009
RiskMetrics Group, together with BUSINESSEUROPE, ecoDa, Landwell & Associés and its European legal correspondents, win European Commission contract to study the effectiveness of monitoring and enforcement mechanisms concerning Member States’ governance codes or other forms of soft law
January 8, 2009
Key Findings Show Companies are Embracing the Practice of Separating Chair and CEO Roles
December 11, 2008
Nike and Wal-Mart Post Highest Scores in Apparel and Retail Sectors
November 26, 2008
Focus on Discharge of Directors and Share Buybacks
November 26, 2008
Investors Spotlight Executive Compensation Given New Disclosure Rules and Financial Climate
November 25, 2008
Executive Compensation Continues to be a Focus for Investors
November 11, 2008
Series Provides Timely Insight on a Wide Variety of Risks in the Current Financial Environment
October 22, 2008
JMSL™ Numerical Library Enables Portfolio Managers to Interactively Explore New Dimensions of
Performance and Return Analytics, including Financial Stress Testing
October 14, 2008
Market Participants Encouraged to Weigh in on 2009 Draft Policies
October 9, 2008
Findings Reveal Greater Transparency is Needed of Short Positions and Stock Lending Volumes in Hong Kong
October 8, 2008
Financial Crisis Puts Executive Compensation and Board Accountability Under the Spotlight
