Investors must learn to navigate a less predictable world
There was a time when investors understood that geopolitics and, particularly, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West, had a real impact on financial volatility and economies as it played out in a mixture of proxy wars and unusual diplomacy. As a young boy in East Jerusalem in the late sixties, I […]
Spectrum Q3 2023: No robots were harmed in the making of this report
In a 1962 collection of short stories, sci-fi sage Arthur C Clarke postulated his third law, that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Now, as we push through the second decade of the 21st century and into a future seemingly set up for AI, Clarke’s law appears more apt than ever. Through the […]
Fear and loathing in China?
A realistic risk assessment
Navigating China’s economic turbulence
Global Emerging Markets Equity
Nachhaltige Festzinsanlagen: Die Antwort auf Ihre Fragen
Frage 1: Wie funktioniert Engagement im Festzinsbereich in der Praxis? Es ist ein Mythos, dass das Engagement im Bereich der festverzinslichen Anlagen weniger effektiv ist als bei Aktien. Unsere jahrzehntelange Erfahrung in der intensiven Zusammenarbeit mit Unternehmen, die Schuldtitel ausgeben, verdeutlicht dies – und wir haben eine solide Erfolgsbilanz, die unterstreicht, wie effektiv die Zusammenarbeit […]
Fiorino: Can US consumers stretch debt reality?
Physics is broken. Every physicist knows the two fundamental theories of reality – quantum mechanics and general relativity – remain hopelessly estranged after more than a century of uncomfortable co-existence. Resolving this theoretical dissonance has consumed some of the biggest brains in science since the early 20th century. The most promising efforts to address the […]
Private Equity: Assessing ESG risks and opportunities
Fast reading: We believe that to truly understand the risks and opportunities of an investment, we must consider all material factors, including ESG considerations. For private equity – a long-hold asset class with investment horizons of between five and seven years per investment – it is even more crucial to maintain a good understanding of […]
Will the US equities rally continue?
market snapshot
To build a home
Chartology
Meet the Manager: Orla Garvey
What’s your role at Federated Hermes? I’m a portfolio manager in our credit team, and joined Federated Hermes in June of 2022. I co-manage our Sustainable Investment Grade product with a particular focus on rates and inflation-linked markets. How did you get started in your career? In truth, I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted […]
