Barra is the market leader in delivering innovative, financial risk management solutions worldwide. Since 1975, our products and services have combined advanced technology, superior analytics, research, models and proprietary data to empower investment professionals to make strategic investment decisions.

Barra has set the industry standard in financial risk management, earning the trust of the world's leading investment managers. We have worked to perfect financial models and tools that provide greater insight into the volatility of returns, and that detail, with precision, the risks behind each investment decision.

Our products forecast risk for a broad range of investment strategies. From those concentrated in a single market, to large, international, multi-asset class strategies, we continuously innovate ahead of the market, and offer the most comprehensive set of solutions available.

We are committed to developing a deep understanding of the world's financial markets and how market behavior will affect our clients. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Barra operates 11 offices in 8 countries with a staff of more than 500. We serve more than 1,000 client accounts across more than 650 institutions worldwide.