Global equities dropped 3.95% in March to bring Q1 and YTD returns into the red at -1.32%. MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) is 6.59% off its all-time high made on February 12th. US markets contributed 97% of the global markets’ poor performance this month, as the...
Global stocks came out of the gates strong, gaining 3.36% in January following impressive back-to-back years that saw them gain 22.20% in 2023 and 17.49% in 2024. This represented a nice rebound from last month that saw the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI)...
Global stocks ended 2024 on a down note falling 2.37% in December and slipping 0.99% in the fourth quarter, but still posted an impressive 17.49% gain for the year. The MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) finished off just 3.64% from its all-time high it made on...
Global stocks closed November at a new all-time high as the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) jumped 3.74% MTD to bring YTD returns to 20.34% so far in 2024.
Global equities made two new all-time highs in October, yet the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) finished down 2.24% on the month, bringing the global benchmark for stocks to up 16.00% on the year.
Expectations for global stocks were low for September, historically a challenging month for equity markets. Yet the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) made five new all-time highs as it gained 2.32% MTD return to bring a choppy Q3 performance to a strong 6.61% return.
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Global stocks suffered a steep selloff to start the month with the MSCI All Country World Index’s (ACWI) losing as much as 7.73% on August 5th before recovering to finish “an August to remember” at its all-time high, gaining 2.54% for the month bringing YTD returns to 15.97%.
Global stocks, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), continued their 2024 gains and new closing highs (nine in July and 39 YTD) before finishing a volatile month up 1.61%. ACWI closed at an all-time high on July 17th which saw MTD returns as high as up 3.71% intramonth.
Global stocks rebounded 4.06% in May to overcome April’s -3.30% slump, bringing the MSCI All Country World Index’s YTD gain to 8.88%. The global benchmark for stocks reached seven all-time highs in May, bringing its 2024 tally to 28 record highs so far this year.
Global stocks broke a five-month winning streak by falling 3.30% in April, but the MSCI All Country World Index fell remains up 4.63% YTD.
Global stocks closed out March up 3.14%, the fifth straight month of gains with Q1 returns up 8.2%. The MSCI All Country World Index had its best opening quarter return since 2019, and finished March at an all-time high, the 21st of this year.
Mark Bateman is Aperio’s Head of Values-Aligned and ESG Research within BlackRock’s SMA Solutions unit. He is an internationally recognized ESG/SRI/Impact expert and works with Aperio’s clients to create customized values-alignment solutions.
Before joining Aperio, he served as the Director of Research at IW Financial (now part of ISS), a leading provider of value-added ESG research. Mark started his ESG career at the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC, now part of MSCI) in Washington, DC, in a range of positions, including Director of the Environmental Information Service, and ultimately, Vice President of Research and Operations. He also served on the original steering committee of the Global Reporting Initiative, helping to develop a sustainability reporting framework for companies. Before joining the ESG industry, Mark worked as a legislative aide for Sen. Mark Hatfield (OR) in his DC office.
In addition, Mark is pursuing a PhD in Public Administration and Policy through Old Dominion University’s School of Public Service. Mark’s research is focused on corporations in the public policy process. Mark lives and works in Salem, Oregon.
Jamie Nulph, CFA, is a Senior Climate Specialist at MSCI. She works closely with the largest institutional investors in North America to understand, evaluate, and report on climate-related risks and opportunities. Jamie has 15 years of experience in Sustainable Investing. Prior to joining MSCI in 2014, she worked in London with a UK-based ESG research firm, supporting European Institutional Investors on ESG integration, mission-
aligned investing, and stewardship.
Jamie co-leads MSCI’s Women’s Leadership Forum and is a founder of Bay ESG, a group focused on building connections and facilitating knowledge sharing for sustainable investment professionals across the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.