Head of MSCI/Barra steps down

Olivier DÆAssier, vice president and Asia-Pacific head of MSCI/Barra, has resigned for personal reasons after seven years with the firm. He has run the business from Tokyo since 2003 but has wanted to return to Singapore, where he is a permanent resident and has a family. The company had suggested he move to Hong Kong to take up a regional product role, but once DÆAssier decided that the lifestyle move to Singapore was more important, MSCI/Barra decided not to replace him with a re…