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A glimmer of hope amid China’s lockdowns?

Sustainable Global Equity Report, Q1 2022

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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

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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

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2021 Annual Report

The demise of ESG is much exaggerated

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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

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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

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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 […]

SDG Engagement Equity

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2021 Annual Report

Federated Hermes Sustainable European Equities

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Key points: How an understanding of change can make or break portfolio returns SDG alignment, engagement and environmental highlights Case study: EssilorLuxottica Case study: Merck Read the full report for a more comprehensive picture. Federated Hermes Sustainable European Equities Download Share:

Market snapshot: Is a recession around the corner?

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The yield curve has inverted more times than there have been recessions in recent decades Central bank responses and how long the reversion lasts may provide a clearer picture in terms of recessionary risk Fears of a looming recession escalated this week as the US treasury yield curve inverted for the first time in almost […]