Longevity & Social Change: August Monthly Commentary

3 minutes read time The MSCI World equities index was up 0.4% in August (in GBP). A sharp selloff across the major regions and indexes in the first week of August was followed by a rapid recovery over the remainder of the month.

Longevity & Social Change: July Monthly Commentary

3 minutes read time The MSCI World equities index was flat in July (in GBP) as weakness in Information Technology and Communication Services was offset by strength in Financials, Industrials and Healthcare.

Longevity & Social Change: March Monthly Commentary

3 minutes read time The MSCI World equities index was up 3% in March (in GBP) led by Energy, Materials and Utilities and broad performance across major regions. March reporting by a number of consumer discretionary names introduced some doubt about the resilience of the US consumer confirming our earlier assessment that demand is likely to remain bifurcated.

Longevity & Social Change: January Monthly Commentary

3 minutes read time The MSCI World equities index was up 0.9% in January (in GBP) with Information Technology, Communication Services and Healthcare posting the strongest gains, while Materials and Real Estate recorded the largest declines.

Longevity & Social Change: December Monthly Commentary

3 minutes read time The MSCI World equities index was up 4% in December (in GBP) with Real Estate, Industrials and Financials posting the strongest gains, while Energy was once again the only sector to record a decline.