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![Monthly Index News: August 2023](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Global-Index-Extends-Recovery-in-July-Even-as-European-Stocks-Falter-900x350.jpg)
Stocks fell in August amid softening economic data in Europe and China, and expectations that US interest rates may stay high for a long period.
![Monthly Index News: July 2023](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/corporatecreditportfolioconstructiontargetinglowbetanamesduringthecovid19marketcrisis_intro-e1600865633301-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose in July amid signs that global inflation is easing and that the US economy may avoid a recession.
![Unveiling the biodiversity paradigm: an emerging risk frontier for portfolios](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PO623-listing.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Unveiling the biodiversity paradigm: an emerging risk frontier for portfolios
At a recent IPE webinar, experts from STOXX, ISS ESG and DWS discussed how biodiversity impact is becoming a new risk consideration for portfolio managers amid tightening regulation and client demand. Participants also examined the new ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices as a framework to tackle nature-related risks and opportunities.
![Will AI disrupt the index industry?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HS_TheFinancialTechnologist_900x350.jpg)
Hamish Seegopaul, Global Head for Index Product Innovation, and Brian Zimmer, Chief Technology Officer, share their thoughts on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the index industry in the latest issue of The Financial Technologist from Harrington Starr.
![The AI revolution is taking place now – a look inside the STOXX Global Artificial Intelligence index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PO622-listing.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
The AI revolution is taking place now – a look inside the STOXX Global Artificial Intelligence index
Looking at business lines’ revenues allows the index to tap those companies benefitting from growing demand for the AI ecosystem — from computing applications to chips, and from data to cloud computing. As AI has its “iPhone moment,” we explore what’s in an AI index portfolio.
![Roundtable: The importance of index design in thematic investing](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ETF-Stream-logo-e1718795583586.jpg)
Christoph Schon from our Applied Research team recently joined an ETF Stream roundtable on thematic ETFs. Together with colleagues from the industry they discussed the importance of index construction and theme selection.
![Q&A with STOXX’s Loeb: Improved datasets are helping design new investment themes](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Qontigo-Blog-Image_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thought leadership
Q&A with STOXX’s Loeb: Improved datasets are helping design new investment themes
SRP recently held an interview with Armelle Loeb, Head of Index Sales for EMEA at STOXX, to discuss indexing trends in the structured-products industry. Here we republish the exchange.
![Monthly Index News: June 2023](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mac_07302021_intro-900x350.png)
In June, stocks had their second-best month this year on optimism that the global economy is weathering a slowdown and that inflation is easing.
![Monthly Index News: May 2023](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-finance-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
Global equity indices retreated in May, dragged lower by European and Asian shares. In the US, better-than-expected earnings from technology companies overshadowed concerns about a government default and ongoing interest rate hikes.
![Thematics: the new era for passive strategies](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Funds-Europe-Logo_900x350.png)
Thematic indices can offer diversification and market-beating returns, in some cases by using innovative index methodologies, says Christoph Schon at Qontigo.
![New Indexes Promise “Comprehensive Framework” on Biodiversity](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ESG-Investor.png)
The ISS STOXX Biodiversity Index Suite, launched this week, aims to take a more holistic approach to biodiversity than existing market offerings, Antonio Celeste, Director for Sustainability Product Management at index, analytics and risk solutions provider Qontigo, told ESG Investor.
![New ISS STOXX indices use comprehensive framework to help investors address biodiversity challenges](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2051297735_900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
New ISS STOXX indices use comprehensive framework to help investors address biodiversity challenges
The fight to preserve our nature’s systems is intensifying, presenting both additional risks and opportunities for investors. Qontigo’s ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices offer a multi-step framework to address biodiversity challenges while employing state-of-the-art datasets.