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Greg Recine
Vice President, MSCI Research
Greg Recine is a member of MSCI’s fixed-income research team specializing in interest-rate-benchmark curves. He previously worked at Barclays Capital, on the team supporting the POINT portfolio-analytics platform. Greg holds a doctorate in theoretical physics from Stevens Institute of Technology and has held faculty positions at New York University and Fordham University, where he carried out computational research on nanoscale and molecular electronic devices. Greg also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College and a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Research and Insights
Articles by Greg Recine
AI Portfolio Insights and the Future of Risk Management
Research Report | Jun 10, 2024 | Andrew DeMond, Manuel Rueda, Greg Recine, Samuel López, Vicente Albíter, Will Baker, Zach TokuraThe role of risk management for institutional investors is evolving. Risk leaders are looking to broaden their teams’ focus beyond traditional risk measurement and increase their influence with investment teams. How could AI help?
Deteriorating Liquidity Complicates Fed Action
2 mins read Quick Take | Aug 26, 2022 | Greg Recine, Andy SparksDuring the early days of COVID-19, Chair Powell partly justified the Fed’s asset purchase program as necessary to restore market liquidity. Today, it seems quite plausible that Treasury market liquidity may soon be worse than during the pandemic.
Can Green Spreads Uncover ESG's Influence on Bond Prices?
10 mins read Blog | Nov 11, 2021 | Greg Recine, Alexander SprayInvestors increasingly seek to build portfolios that have reduced exposure to climate-transition risk. How might these changes in investor behavior have affected prices in the corporate-bond market?
Chinese Government Bonds: Higher Yield, Less Risk?
6 mins read Blog | Nov 12, 2020 | Greg Recine, Juan Sampieri, Andy SparksGlobal investors’ interest in Chinese government bonds has risen, as these bonds offer higher yields than developed-market sovereign debt. For investors thinking about adding Chinese bonds to their portfolios, what could be the impact on portfolio risk?
Was the Treasury Price Right? Yield Dispersion Amid COVID-19
Blog | May 5, 2020 | Alfredo Bequillard, Greg RecineDespite appearances, Treasury yield curves are statistically estimated using price data from hundreds of Treasurys. We compared recent yield dispersion — or the degree to which individual bond yields fall away from the curve — to historical levels.