SDG Engagement Equity Q1 2024 case study
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US and Europe on divergent rate cut paths
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China: The unloved trade
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SDG Engagement Equity: 2023 Annual Report
A focus on decent work
Markets soar on summer rate cut hopes
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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 […]
The stars (and stripes) align: The overlooked appeal of US SMID
Fast reading While about one third of the S&P 500 is accounted for by the ‘Magnificent Seven’, the Federated Hermes US SMID Equity team have 2500 stocks to choose from (from the Russell 2500 Index) and no single group that dominates. US SMID companies – with a market capitalisation of between US$1bn to US$15bn – […]
Investors prep for June rate cuts
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