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Sep 16 2011
Published by Business and Economics Faculty Librarian under Business & Economics, Electronic Resources
Tags: databases, Electronic Resources, WRDS
All systems and datasets have been fully restored and are operating normally at this time. Users should not encounter any problems running queries on the web, through PC SAS or interactively through SSH.
Interactive users are no longer limited to one query at a time. We have increased the number from one to three which is what it was before the hardware failure.
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Sep 15 2011
Published by Business and Economics Faculty Librarian under Business & Economics, Electronic Resources
Tags: databases, Electronic Resources, WRDS
WRDS is still running in a reduced mode as a result of the hardware failure on Friday. WRDS staff along with our vendor’s technicians remain on-site expediting the resolution. We apologize for the inconvenience and genuinely appreciate your continued patience.
Current status:
1. The web queries, PC-SAS and SSH jobs are all functional. However, they continue to operate in a reduced mode. We have reduced the number of hardware resources for the web queries from twelve to four units.
Similarly, we are requesting you to limit running one job instead of three simultaneous jobs. We realize this is not an ideal condition but feel it’s necessary in order to keep the system stabilized until we have fully recovered. We’re doing everything we can to ensure that the site is operating for as many people as possible while the hardware is being restored.
2. FISD, ISSM and TAQ are being restored starting with February 2011.
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Jun 28 2011
Published by Business and Economics Faculty Librarian under Business & Economics, Electronic Resources
Tags: Database, Electronic Resources, ESG, RiskMetrics, webinar, WRDS
The world of investment is changing: asset owners and managers are becoming increasingly aware of the potential risk and value impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, and their potential effect on an investment profile.
There are now over 850 signatories, representing a total of USD 25 trillion in AUM, to the UN Principles of Responsible Investment. These Principles aim to expand the adoption of ‘responsible’ investment by establishing guidelines for integrating ESG issues into strategy and investment decisions. Today, over 66% of asset owners mandate ESG consideration in asset management and are increasingly interested in viewing ESG when analyzing their investments – while putting pressure on their sub-advisors and managers to follow suit.
But what’s really involved in incorporating ESG factors into investment decisions? Can they make a material difference to investment performance? And just how do investors go about holding their investment managers to account for integrating ESG strategies into the investment decision process?
MSCI cordially invites you to a webinar where our ESG Research experts will address these questions and discuss how ESG factors can potentially add value or mitigate risk across an institutional investment portfolio.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Hugh Wheelan, Managing Editor, Responsible Investor, and panelists include:
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