The geopolitical landscape has shifted dramatically following the November 2024 US presidential election, which saw Donald Trump’s victory. Initially, his win boosted market sentiment, with investors...
Following the reelection of President Donald Trump, major financial institutions in the U.S. have started to reassess and alter their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. JPMorgan Chase, the...
Both the MSCI Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index (0.1%) and MSCI World Index (-0.8%) remained flat mom as global markets were largely mixed in February. Hong Kong (+13.4%) and China (+1.9%) enjoyed a huge rally...
Sustainable investing-focused mutual funds and ETFs faced major challenges in 2024, with record outflows of $19.6 billion in the U.S., a sharp decline from 2023's $13.3 billion (Figure 1). The downturn was...
The MSCI Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index (1.3%) trailed the MSCI World Index (3.5%) mom following the new year as developed markets such as Europe and US, retraced December pullback due to possible milder Fed...
We regularly track the changes in the constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) and FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah (F4GBMS) indices every six months to evaluate the performance of companies...
DeepSeek has become a dominant theme in market discussions throughout January, raising concerns about its cost-efficiency, performance capabilities, and use of lower-tier chips. Its rise threatens to...
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive order, revoking close to 80 Biden-era executive orders, including those on climate change, clean energy, and...
The MSCI Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Index (-1.2%) slightly outperformed the MSCI World Index (-2.7%) in December, albeit both were red on the month as regional markets pulled back after the Federal Reserve...