MSCI

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 45 years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

Bond liquidity: How bad was COVID?

This short paper compares transaction costs from the forced selling of USD 10 millions of U.S. corporate bonds throughout the two crises. It was found that even though transaction costs more than tripled during COVID-19, they remained significantly lower than during the GFC...