Exhibit 15
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of MSCI Inc.:
We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited condensed consolidated financial information of MSCI Inc. and subsidiaries as of August 31, 2009 and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2009 and 2008, and have issued our report dated October 1, 2009. As indicated in such report, because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2009, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-147540 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-159311 on Form S-3.
We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statements prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
October 1, 2009