Thematic Investing

The STOXX® Global 1800 Index fell from a record in September, pulled back by a reversal in this year’s best-performing stocks. The index still managed to post its second consecutive quarterly gain.

The COVID-19 crisis has accentuated long-term trends in the European equity market, with Health Care solidifying its dominance in the STOXX® Europe 600 Index, and Banks shedding further ground.

This year’s extraordinary events have put a focus on, and driven money flows to, global megatrends that are impacting our societies and economies.

The STOXX Global 1800 Index rises in month, helped by continuing strength in US shares and a slump in the dollar.

Stocks extended a recovery to a second month in May as investors welcomed the resumption of some economic activities in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Qontigo has announced the expansion of the STOXX Factor Index suite to include a family of ESG-screened indices.

Three new indices tracking the modern trends of pet care, video gaming and the fight against obesity are the latest addition to a thematics family that seeks to capture long-term growth.

Qontigo has expanded its suite of innovative thematic indices by two new concepts: online gaming and the fight against obesity.

Stocks plunged by the most in over eight years during February, as a fast and widely spreading Coronavirus stoked concerns the global economy will suffer a slowdown. 

They are among the strongest engines of the world’s economy, but in equity markets, developing nations have trailed rather than led this decade.

Preceded by great expectation, the new-generation telecommunications technology known as 5G has finally arrived. 

The planet’s water bodies are the destination for an important share of human waste and pollution. Rubbish, factory refuse, septic tanks, car fumes, pesticides – they all eventually flow into rivers, seas and oceans.