The Hang Seng surge

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Short duration: the advantages of a global remit

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Fast reading Short duration credit strategies typically focus on a singular region and currency. However, a global remit can offer a broader range of alpha sources and the ability to exploit currency pricing discrepancies. At Federated Hermes, our global short duration team draws on a wealth of experience and is integrated within the broader fixed […]

A quantitative edge in uncertain markets

Video transcript One of the advantages to a quantitative approach to investing in equity markets is the ability to adapt quickly to new information. Markets have been volatile recently in light of proposed tariffs and other regulations coming through the new administration. One of the most interesting things that we have been doing in our […]

Real estate debt: uncorrelated returns throughout the cycle

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Video transcript We are in a market where there’s a lot of geopolitical instability, and investor returns from an equity standpoint against real estate have been quite low. Why now for European real estate debt? This is a typical ‘interesting’ market – a lovely euphemism – but in a way there’s nothing much new under […]

Global SMID Equity Engagement*, Q2 2025 case study

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To ubiquity and beyond

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It’s hard not to notice how artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated our daily lives, as more and more machines try to anticipate our next move. AI technologies continue to evolve rapidly, with several ground-breaking developments from both industry leaders and new entrants. While ChatGPT has maintained its lead as the most popular consumer AI product, […]

The flight from the dollar

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A “perfect storm” of sorts is occurring in global financial markets this year: the dollar is weakening, US Treasury yields are elevated and US equities are hovering near all-time highs. With this in mind, investors might ask themselves: will global asset managers continue to rebalance their portfolios and diminish their strong US tilts—and will capital […]

A history of quant

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How we got from there to here

Could an oil price shock retrigger inflation?

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How to adapt and respond to choppy waters

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Fast reading In May, Moody’s stripped the US of its triple-A credit rating, leaving the world’s largest economy without a top rating for the first time in over a century. The volatile market conditions support the case for a flexible and dynamic multi-asset credit investment approach. An unconstrained strategy has the ability to adapt to […]