MSCI and MarketAxess Announce Strategic Collaboration on Liquid Fixed Income Indexes, Portfolio Construction Solutions, and ESG Data

NEW YORK, April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) and MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX) have agreed to enter into a strategic collaboration to create innovative portfolio analytics solutions and co-branded fixed income indexes incorporating MarketAxess liquidity data. MSCI plans to integrate MarketAxess’ AI-powered pricing and liquidity measures, including Relative Liquidity Score and Tradability, into MSCI’s portfolio construction analytics tools and its fixed income indexes.