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MSCI Inc. (MSCI) Presents at 47th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference Transcript

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MSCI’s CFO Andrew Wiechmann emphasized the company’s proprietary content—not just data—as the core differentiator in its Risk and Performance Analytics segments during a March 2026 investor conference. Wiechmann highlighted MSCI’s premium market position, attributing it to layered proprietary elements embedded in analytics solutions, reinforcing its competitive moat against AI disruption risks. The discussion focused on how MSCI’s analytics businesses leverage unique content to maintain dominance, with Wiechmann stressing value beyond raw data as a key defensive strategy. When questioned about AI threats, the CFO framed MSCI’s moat as a blend of proprietary datasets and specialized content, ensuring resilience in an evolving tech landscape. The fireside chat underscored MSCI’s confidence in its index and analytics franchises, positioning proprietary content as the cornerstone of its long-term competitive advantage.
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SA Transcripts158.77K FollowersFollow5ShareSaveCommentsPlay Earnings CallPlay Earnings Call MSCI Inc. (MSCI) 47th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference March 3, 2026 8:40 AM EST Company Participants Andrew Wiechmann - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Patrick O'Shaughnessy - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Presentation Patrick O'ShaughnessyRaymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division We will go ahead and get going. Thanks, everybody, for joining us this morning. I'm Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Capital Markets technology analyst here at Raymond James. And up next, we have MSCI. And on their behalf, we have CFO, Andy Wiechmann. Andy, thanks for joining us. Andrew WiechmannChief Financial Officer Of course. Thank you for having me. Always wonderful to be here, great event, great turnout. So thank you for hosting. Question-and-Answer Session Patrick O'ShaughnessyRaymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Great weather. So format is just going to be Q&A fireside chat. So with that, let's get going. I'll kick things off by diving into the thematic debate around AI disruption risk, shockingly, I'm sure. I think most people would agree that your index franchise has a tremendous moat, but let's touch on your other segments, starting with analytics. How would you frame the moat around your Risk Analytics and Performance Analytics businesses? And as part of that question, how much of those software solutions embed your proprietary data? Andrew WiechmannChief Financial Officer Yes. So -- the -- I'd broaden it actually to proprietary content. So for sure, there's proprietary data, but there are proprietary content elements to many different layers of the analytics services that we deliver that are, for sure, a key part of the differentiation, a key part of that value proposition, a key part of the reason why we are the premium provider of solutions out there among many other reasons. And so maybe I can

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