‘People can focus so much on risk they can overlook opportunities’
The sell-off in Chinese stocks this year as investors fret over the impact of the country’s zero-Covid policy and the risks presented by slowing growth mean that Chinese shares are trading at discounts unseen for more than two decades, according to fund managers at Federated Hermes. Weakening sentiment has pushed the Hang Seng Index down […]
The ‘S-word’ looms into view
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A glimmer of hope amid China’s lockdowns?
Sustainable Global Equity Report, Q1 2022
If sustainability is to win over its sceptics and reach escape velocity, investors, governments, corporates and consumers can no longer ignore the elephant in the room, he says. Read the full report here. Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Equity Fund Download Share: Risk profile This information does not constitute a solicitation or offer to any person […]
Fiorino: 4.669 reasons why car-tech could outpace insurers
Genius-at-large Mitchell Feigenbaum was always on the move. But the wandering physicist stayed still long enough in the early 1970s to uncover a fundamental truth about the inexorable path of certain systems as they journey from apparent stability to chaotic behaviour: chaos approaches at a surprisingly regular rate of acceleration. As discussed in previous editions […]
SDG Engagement High Yield Credit
2021 Annual Report
The demise of ESG is much exaggerated
Fast reading The war in Ukraine has heightened security-of-supply concerns in the energy sector and among key hard and soft commodities The need for an energy transition away from fossil fuels is now more urgent than ever ESG investing continues to offer the best roadmap to both funding and achieving that transition The notion that […]
Market snapshot: Fed ramps up policy response to runaway inflation
The Fed plans to start shedding up to $95bn of assets a month from its bloated $8.9tn balance sheet Aggressive policy response unlikely to ease investors’ concerns that sharp increase in rates could bring about a US recession Investors are keeping a particularly keen eye on the direction of central bank policy as runaway inflation […]
ESG Materiality, Q1 2022
In this latest edition of our ESG Materiality newsletter, Olivia Lankester, Director of Responsible Investing & Sustainability, Global Emerging Markets, considers the latest EM response to the net zero imperative. Which countries have gone furthest fastest and which have more to do? ESG Materiality Newsletter, Q1 2022 Download Share: Risk profile This information does not […]
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2021 Annual Report
