Bloomberg and MSCI unveil ESG High Yield indices

Bloomberg and MSCI has announced the expansion of the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI ESG Fixed Income index suite with the global launch of nine environmental, social and governance (ESG) high yield indices. The indices incorporate ESG considerations in underlying fixed income indices and are co-branded as the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI ESG High Yield indices. The family of high yield bond benchmarks include three variants across US, Pan-Euro, and Global: - The Bloomberg Barclays MSCI High Yield SRI Indices: designed to exclude issuers with substantial revenue derived from sources such as adult...