India: an ESG landscape in transformation
India’s rapid economic growth over the last two decades has lifted millions out of poverty and contributed phenomenally to global human development. It is now the fifth largest economy in the world and will likely be the third largest in the next seven years, with its GDP more than doubling from the current US$3.3tn. According […]
Vorteile und Herausforderungen von ESG bei Anleihen
Im Gegensatz zu Aktien, bei denen die Anleger nur ein einziges Wertpapier erwerben können, haben Kreditanleger die Möglichkeit, ihre Risikowahrnehmung zu einem bestimmten Unternehmen mit dem von ihnen gewünschten Volatilitätsbeitrag in Einklang zu bringen, da Kredite viele Zugangsmöglichkeiten zu diesem Unternehmen bieten. Nachhaltige Investitionen verfolgen ein doppeltes Ziel: attraktive Renditen für die Anleger bei gleichzeitiger […]
Making the case for structured credit
Chartology
Fearful markets brace for further hikes
Fast reading: Turbulence in commercial real estate (CRE) has increased this year amid concerns about the impact of soaring interest rates on the sector. As real estate market ‘corrections’ are a regular feature of the property market, institutional investors may try to seek out cycle-agnostic investment strategies. Equites headed downward this week as investors braced […]
SDG Engagement Equity Q2 2023 case study
Aalberts
Navigating rising distress levels in leveraged loans
Chartology
360°, Q2 2023
Divergence, duration, dislocation
ESG Materiality, H1 2023
Spotlight on India
Overlooked and underappreciated: The case for Korea
At the end of May 2023, the Federated Hermes Asia ex-Japan Strategy’s key country active overweight remains Korea, at +13.96% relative to benchmark, whereas the strategy’s main underweight is India, sitting at 16.83% below the benchmark, as shown by Figure 1 below.1 We prefer Korean stocks because they currently present very cheap valuations amid improving […]
A forced hand
market snapshot
