MSCI Inc.: 10-K Risk Factor Changes

2024 vs 2023  ·  SEC EDGAR  ·  2026-05-22
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MSCI Inc. removed its COVID-19 pandemic risk disclosure while adding a new risk focused on artificial intelligence development and use, reflecting a shift in the company's material risk landscape. Six substantive modifications to existing risks occurred, including heightened emphasis on product defects and their potential liability impacts, alongside continued regulatory compliance concerns. The overall risk factor structure remained relatively stable with 23 unchanged disclosures, indicating that operational and compliance risks remain central to MSCI's risk profile.

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🟢 New in Current Filing Issues related to the use and development of AI could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, regulatory scrutiny or legal liability, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 🔒
🔴 No Match in Current Filing The COVID-19 pandemic, or other widespread health crises, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified If our products contain undetected errors or fail to perform properly due to defects, malfunctions or similar problems, we may, among other things, become subject to increased costs or liability based on the use of our products or services to support our clients’ investment processes, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Failure to comply with laws, rules or regulations, or the introduction of new laws, rules or regulations or changes to existing laws, rules or regulations could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Technology Risks 🔒
🟡 Modified We may have exposure to tax liabilities in various jurisdictions. Future changes in tax law could materially affect our tax obligations and effective tax rate. 🔒
🟡 Modified Cyber-attacks or other security incidents and the failure of security plans, systems and procedures could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 🔒
🟡 Modified Our indebtedness could materially adversely affect our cash flows and financial flexibility. 🔒
8 changes in this historical filing

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