Darius McDermott

1 week ago | fundcalibre.com | Darius McDermott

8 May 2025 (pre-recorded 28 April 2025)Please be aware that the accuracy of artificial intelligence-generated transcripts, such as those utilised in our interviews, may fluctuate based on factors like audio quality, subject matter complexity, and individual speaker enunciation. Consequently, these transcripts are unlikely to achieve 100% accuracy.

1 week ago | professionaladviser.com | Darius McDermott

The long-term arguments for investing in healthcare are clear: wealthy Western nations are getting older and, as they do, their healthcare needs are soaring. At the same time, newly wealthy emerging markets are demanding better standards of healthcare. This sits alongside some astonishing breakthroughs in areas such as oncology and obesity. The sector should be flying — but it isn't.

1 week ago | fundcalibre.com | Darius McDermott

Europe Day is held on May 9th every year, celebrating peace and unity in Europe. It marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which laid out the foundations for European cooperation and was the genesis of the European Union. This year marks 75 years since the Schuman Declaration and comes at a pivotal moment for European nations. The remainder of 2025 is likely to bring complex choices for the European Union.

2 weeks ago | fundcalibre.com | Darius McDermott

North America: Can it bounce back? Analysis by the Financial Times shows that US stocks have underperformed the rest of the world this year by the widest margin since 1993. It shows that the MSCI USA index lost 11% in the first 16 weeks of the year, while the MSCI All World ex-US benchmark climbed 4% in dollar terms over the same period^. Nevertheless, the US always exhibits a certain bounce-back ability.

3 weeks ago | fundcalibre.com | Darius McDermott

World Earth Day falls on 22nd April. This year it invites everyone around the world to “unite behind renewable energy, and to triple the global generation of clean electricity by 2030.” However, it comes at a vulnerable moment for the energy transition, with a climate sceptic in the White House and populations increasingly balking at the cost of cutting carbon emissions. “When people talk about global warming, I say the ocean is going to go down 100th of an inch within the next 400 years.