Hermes expands Fixed Income team with two new hires
Hermes Investment Management, the £33.0 billion manager, has today announced the expansion of its Fixed Income team with two new hires in London. The appointments are representative of the firm’s approach to providing current and prospective clients with access to all areas of global credit markets. The Fixed Income team is now 26-strong, providing solutions […]
Hermes publishes its Gender Pay Report
Hermes Investment Management, the £33.0 billion manager, has today published its Gender Pay Report in accordance with the UK Government Equalities Office reporting regulation, requiring employers with more than 250 or more employees to disclose annually on their Gender Pay Gap. Hermes’ approach to pay is gender neutral, with both male and female staff paid […]
Hermes EOS Q4 Public Engagement Report
Antibiotics, listing rules, pollution and stewardship in China
Raising the bar
Mind the gaps in the Equator Principles
Hermes comments ahead of Siemens AGM
Ahead of the Siemens AGM tomorrow, Dr Michael Viehs, Hermes EOS, discusses why they will support the election of all of the company’s nominees to the supervisory board. Furthermore, Hermes EOS will support all management proposals and ask for a commitment from the company to enter into a dialogue about the effects of climate change […]
Hermes appoints Lin Chew as Business Development Director in APAC
Hermes Investment Management, the £30.8 billion manager, has announced that Lin Chew has joined its Asia Pacific business development team as a Director, reporting to Jakob Nilsson, Head of Business Development, APAC as of 8th January. Based in Singapore, Lin will be responsible for managing engagement with the company’s clients and prospects across the region […]
Hermes acquires the Co-Op Group’s stake in NOMA
Hermes Investment Management, the £30.8 billion manager, has acquired The Co-op Group’s entire share interest in the sites and buildings within their NOMA Joint Venture (JV). NOMA is Manchester’s most significant urban regeneration scheme and the largest development project in North West England. The 20-acre mixed-use redevelopment scheme, which is transforming Manchester’s city centre, has […]
On the roads most travelled
Is our car dependency slowing down our journey to a greener planet?
Hermes and Thames Water
In October 2012 Hermes Investment Management acquired a 13.06% stake in Kemble Water Holdings Limited, the ultimate holding company of Thames Water Utilities Limited, on behalf of a major institutional client. We have today entered into an agreement to sell a partial interest in our client’s current stake, primarily for portfolio construction reasons and on […]
Fewer-than-half of investors believe focusing on ESG produces better long-term returns
Hermes Investment Management, the £30.1 billion manager today published a paper from its annual Responsible Capitalism survey, Responsible Investing & the Persistent Myth of Investor Sacrifice. The survey of 104 leading institutional investors reveals that fewer than half (48%) believe companies that focus on ESG issues produce better long-term returns. The figure represents a dramatic drop in […]
