Spectrum Q3 2023: No robots were harmed in the making of this report
In a 1962 collection of short stories, sci-fi sage Arthur C Clarke postulated his third law, that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Now, as we push through the second decade of the 21st century and into a future seemingly set up for AI, Clarke’s law appears more apt than ever. Through the […]
Renta fija sostenible: respuestas a sus preguntas
Primera pregunta: ¿Cómo funciona en la práctica la implicación en renta fija? La creencia de que la implicación en renta fija es menos eficaz que en renta variable es un mito. Nuestra experiencia a lo largo de muchas décadas de estrecha implicación con empresas emisoras de deuda lo avala. Además, contamos con un sólido historial […]
Meet the Manager: Orla Garvey
What’s your role at Federated Hermes? I’m a portfolio manager in our credit team, and joined Federated Hermes in June of 2022. I co-manage our Sustainable Investment Grade product with a particular focus on rates and inflation-linked markets. How did you get started in your career? In truth, I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted […]
360°, Q2 2023
Divergence, duration, dislocation
Overlooked and underappreciated: The case for Korea
At the end of May 2023, the Federated Hermes Asia ex-Japan Strategy’s key country active overweight remains Korea, at +13.96% relative to benchmark, whereas the strategy’s main underweight is India, sitting at 16.83% below the benchmark, as shown by Figure 1 below.1 We prefer Korean stocks because they currently present very cheap valuations amid improving […]
Putting the ‘investment’ in investment grade credit
Why now? Yields are at decade highs: Yields, which sit at almost 5% for the global investment grade market, are looking very attractive. Historically, and looking at the past decade in particular, yields are now at the highest level seen for the investment grade market, as demonstrated in Figure 1 below. This indicates that a […]
Federated Hermes launches ‘Article 9’ Sustainable Global IG Credit Fund
Federated Hermes Limited has launched the Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Investment Grade Credit Fund with cornerstone investor CCLA, a sustainable investment pioneer. The Fund will be co-managed by senior portfolio managers Nachu Chockalingam and Orla Garvey. The Fund seeks to deliver a total return with a reduced environmental footprint compared to the benchmark, which is […]
Sustainable Global Equity Report, Q1 2023
China’s ‘great reopening’
Lifting the lid on packaging and food waste
Plastic packaging has a key role to play in the global food system, protecting perishable items and extending the shelf life of fresh produce. However, this is exacerbating the problem of plastic pollution, with progress to reduce plastic waste driven mainly by recycling, rather than the elimination of single-use plastic. Estimates published by climate action […]
Biodiversity Equity informe, Cuarto trimestre de 2022
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