Investing in the now
It is hard to live in the present in general, but that is particularly true in business and finance as so much is predicated on what comes next. Whether it is the big ‘E’ in the equation for determining future value or the lower-case ‘e’ of the word itself, expectations rule. But in the case […]
Meet the Manager: Henry Biddle
What’s your role at Federated Hermes? I’m a portfolio manager on the US Equity Strategy and on the Sustainable Global Equity Strategy. How did you get started in your career? I started off straight out of university, training as an accountant with Deloitte. I did that for four years, as I wanted a broad base […]
SDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2023 Annual Report
Four full years of engaging
Servicing debt from the top of the cash waterfall
Trade finance case study
Direktkredite: Die Macht strategischer Allianzen
Auf den Punkt gebracht Unser Ansatz zur Anbahnung von Neugeschäften basiert auf einer Reihe von Bankpartnerschaften, die uns Zugang zu einigen der attraktivsten Transaktionen in unserem bevorzugten Segment bieten. Durch diese Kofinanzierungsvereinbarungen sichern wir uns eine robuste Pipeline an hochwertigen Krediten und können einen äußerst selektiven Ansatz bei der Auswahl der Kreditnehmer verfolgen, denen wir […]
SDG Engagement Equity: 2023 Annual Report
A focus on decent work
Politics and the investor
Whichever way you cut it, 2024 will be a testing year for some of the world’s biggest democracies. Seven of the world’s ten most populous nations will go to the polls, accounting for a third of global GDP and a quarter of its population (see charts and table below). In May, India’s billion-strong electorate will […]
Your Questions Answered: Unconstrained Credit
What is the argument for using a flexible credit solution at a time when government bonds and higher credits are attractive? There’s a couple of ways to answer that. The first is that I believe it’s just a better reflection of the marketplace that you’re investing in. If you think about it from the point […]
Six reasons to consider an unconstrained approach to credit
Reason 1: Investors with the ability to manage duration can accommodate even a higher-for-longer scenario Consensus expectations see developed market CPIs coming close to target in 2024 as tight monetary policy constrains activity, unemployment slowly picks up and labour market pressures cool. Developed-market central banks have indicated they see themselves at the peak of the […]
A sort-of Super Tuesday
market snapshot
