School’s in session

With colleges and schools resuming, September always feels like a fresh start. The markets are studying economic data and Federal Reserve communication anew to determine when it will finally ease. In Jackson Hole, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but promised he would announce the first cut at the upcoming policy-setting meeting on 18 September. […]
Sustainable Global Equity, Annual Report, 2023-24

Fast reading Investment review, June-to-June Engagement overview Anniversary Q&A: Celebrating three years of the Sustainable Global Equity Strategy ‘Leader’ case study: Nvidia ‘Improver’ case study: LKQ ‘Impact’ case study: Novo Nordisk A high conviction, fundamental strategy targeting sustainable companies: profitable businesses whose products, operations and activities help create a more sustainable future. Sustainable Global Equity, […]
Biowissenschaften: Ein unzurecht verkannter Sektor?

Die Biowissenschaften umfassen alle wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, die sich mit lebenden Organismen befassen, einschließlich Biologie, Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie. Sie werden häufig mit der Biotechnologie bzw. Biotech verwechselt, die in der Investmentwelt den Ruf hat, volatil zu sein. Wir bei Federated Hermes blicken über kurzfristige Marktbewegungen hinaus und sehen bei den Unternehmen, die an der Herstellung […]
Here we go again

It should be no surprise when the financial markets get ahead of themselves. And we don’t need to be an expert at behavioural economics to know rational investors don’t exist. But that doesn’t make it any less frustrating when traders get over their skis, adding volatility and detracting from liquidity in the market. Just as […]
The Power of Diversification

Portfolio composition in Real Estate and Private Debt
Unsere Sustainable-Global-Equity-Strategie wird drei!

Auf den Punkt gebracht: Unsere vor drei Jahren eingeführte Sustainable-Global-Equity-Strategie wurde als Kernallokation konzipiert, bei der ein Nachhaltigkeitsansatz zur Verbesserung der langfristigen Erträge zum Einsatz kommt. Das Portfolio umfasst ein breites Spektrum an Unternehmenstypen aus Industrie- und Schwellenländern: von Wachstums- über Qualitäts- bis hin zu Substanzwerten sowie Small-, Mid- und Mega-Caps. Unsere umfassende Expertise in […]
Why so glum?

Despite some recent volatility, markets are starting to look optimistically at the potential for a soft landing in the US – inflation is falling towards a normalized level, unemployment is up, but still at historically low levels, and the Federal Reserve looks set to embark on a rate-cut cycle. Yet with all this positive data, […]
The road ahead for US equities

How might the US election impact small- and mid-cap companies? Video transcript 2024 has again shown us that anything can happen. In July alone, we experienced the world’s largest computer meltdown, an assassination attempt on Donald Trump and a change of the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. The historic decision by President Joe Biden to withdraw […]
Equitorial: A practical pathway to net zero

Fast reading There is no silver bullet for investing in the climate transition, however, common to all approaches is the need to understand the challenges and address a range of obstacles. We believe the best solution combines strong historical data with forward-looking tools including scenario analysis, sector decarbonisation pathways, technology curves and projected emissions. Qualitative […]
Frontier markets: Tapping into untapped potential

What defines a ‘frontier’ country and why do you think investors could benefit by overweighting EM frontier credits? The emerging market (EM) world has evolved from being a large homogenous asset class into a much more complex one where we need new definitions to describe and define market segments. Core EM is often thought of […]