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

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A focus on decent work

Markets soar on summer rate cut hopes

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Politics and the investor

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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 […]

Seis razones para plantearse un enfoque flexible con respecto al crédito

1° Motivo: Los inversores con capacidad para gestionar la duración pueden adaptarse incluso a un escenario más alto durante más tiempo Las expectativas de consenso consideran que los IPC de los mercados desarrollados se acercarán al objetivo en 2024, a medida que la restrictiva política monetaria limite la actividad, el desempleo repunte lentamente y las […]

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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