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So, Factor Investors, Why So Defensive? Part 1
26 mins listen September 30, 2021
Concerns over corporate leverage in China, and nervousness about inflation and the direction of interest rates were just a few of the reasons behind the shift toward defensive factors in the third quarter. We analyze the third quarter from three continents, with MSCI’s Hitendra Varsani, Mark Carver and Shuo Xu.
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Hitendra D Varsani
Managing Director, MSCI Research
Shuo Xu
Executive Director, MSCI Research
Mark Carver
Managing Director & Global Head Of Equity Factor Products And Equity Portfolio Management, MSCI
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