The companies, products and regulatory developments shaping the broker industry.
MSCI’s linked ETF assets grew faster than related revenue in both the quarter and nine-month period. Q3 growth was predominantly flow-led, but lower average basis-point fees reduced the implied revenue yield per dollar.
MSCI's third-quarter disclosures contain both an earned revenue increase and an annualised snapshot of asset-linked fees. Comparing their definitions reveals how benchmark-provider income can be sensitive to ETF assets without becoming the assets themselves.
Financial advisers can query MSCI indexes, private markets, factor exposures and ESG data in Claude, but only within their firm’s existing data entitlements.
A 23 October connectivity bulletin described the 26 October second phase of an exchange rollout and TT’s intended production support, making product reference-data readiness a practical broker issue.
The launch combines several signal libraries. Module-level coverage and research on performance after publication give investment teams a more useful starting point than the headline count.
SGX’s wider regional, country and sector range adds new tools for institutional portfolios. The first activity figures and contract rules show why benchmark choice and usable liquidity matter alongside the product count.
Indonesia has a formal proposal to move from emerging to standalone status. Turkey retains its classification while specified index changes are restricted, putting the two markets on different decision timetables.