United States: MSCI Announces Changes To Its ESG Rating Methodology, Resulting In Downgrades For Most Funds - Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

MSCI has announced significant changes to its ESG investment fund ratings methodology that "aim to raise the requirements for a fund to be assessed as ‘AA' or ‘AAA' rated, improve stability in Fund ESG Ratings and add transparency through simpler attribution analysis."