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• Published on 25 July 2025
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I’ve always found it amusing how we investors obsess over the next big thing. We chase disruptive tech, we hunt for visionary CEOs, and we argue endlessly about whether a company’s latest product will be a hit or a miss. It’s all very exciting, but while we’re busy watching the racehorses, we often forget to look at the fellow who owns the racetrack, the ticket booths, and the rulebook.
To me, the real power in finance doesn’t always lie with the companies making the headlines. It often rests with a quiet trio who have built an invisible empire, one that directs the flow of trillions of dollars with an almost mechanical precision.
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Let’s talk about the rule makers. I’m referring to companies like MSCI, S&P Global, and Moody’s. These aren't household names, and that’s precisely the point. They operate in the background, providing the essential plumbing for the entire global financial system.
Take MSCI. They don’t manage money, they just create the recipes that everyone else follows. When MSCI decides to add a company to its influential Emerging Markets Index, billions of dollars from passive funds must, by definition, flow into that stock. They don’t ask why, they just do it. MSCI collects a licensing fee for this privilege, a tidy toll from a vast river of capital it doesn't even have to touch. It’s a beautiful business model, really.
Then you have S&P Global and Moody’s, the gatekeepers of credit. They decide who is creditworthy and who isn’t. A government or a corporation can have the most brilliant plans, but if these two agencies give their debt a thumbs down, borrowing costs could soar and those plans might turn to dust. They’ve created a system where both borrowers and lenders need their stamp of approval, a classic network effect that is incredibly difficult to disrupt.
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What makes this all so compelling, from an investor's perspective, is how these firms are perfectly positioned to benefit from two of the biggest shifts in modern finance. The first is the relentless march of passive investing. As more people, like me, realise that trying to outsmart the market is often a fool’s errand, money pours out of expensive active funds and into cheap index trackers. Every dollar that makes this journey is a win for the index providers. They get paid no matter which horse wins the race, because they own the track itself.
The second wave is the ESG, or Environmental, Social, and Governance, mandate. What started as a niche concern has become a regulatory juggernaut. Governments are now demanding that funds consider sustainability, and MSCI’s ESG ratings have become the gold standard. Companies are now scrambling to please the ESG scorekeepers, knowing a bad grade could see them shunned by major investors. It’s another powerful, regulation-driven trend that feeds directly into their business.
These companies are, in essence, the modern gatekeepers of capital. They are a collection of businesses with deep, structural advantages, the kind of firms you might find in a basket like {{ $json.output.basketName }}, which focuses on these very architects of the market.
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Of course, no investment is a sure thing. Regulators could always get a bit more curious about the power these firms wield, and new technology could, in theory, challenge their models. But let’s be pragmatic. Their moats are wide and deep. Switching from an S&P benchmark or a Moody’s rating is not like changing your brand of coffee. It involves overhauling entire systems and processes that are embedded deep within the financial world. While risks exist, these companies have proven remarkably resilient, turning market complexity into a source of recurring revenue.
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View the full Basket:Algorithmic Governance Gatekeepers
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