The acquisition of Compass Financial Technologies will enable MSCI to design, calculate and customise complex indexes spanning equities, commodities, crypto and derivatives, supporting next-gen ETFs and structured products.

MSCI is expanding its footprint across alternative and multi-asset indexing through the acquisition of Compass Financial Technologies, strengthening its ability to calculate and customise complex cross-asset benchmarks spanning commodities, cryptocurrencies and derivatives. Investor strategies are evolving rapidly, requiring index providers to adapt in step with client demand - Jana Haines, MSCI The New York-listed index provider said the deal enhances its index calculation infrastructure an