Quantitative asset managers are increasingly focusing on using qualitative data , such as measures of ESG ( environmental , social and governance ) . " It provides them with data not currently being priced in by other investors , " says Matt Moscardi , head of financial market research for MSCI ESG , in London . However , data on a company 's human rights record , for example , is hard to obtain and use to inform valuations .
Quantitative asset managers are increasingly focusing on using qualitative data, such as measures of ESG (environmental, social and governance). "It provides them with information not currently being priced in by other investors," says Matt Moscardi, head of financial sector research for MSCI ESG Research in Boston. However, data on a company's human rights record, for instance, is hard to measure and use to inform valuations.