A meeting of minds

Fusing fundamental and systematic analyses
Stewardship

The 2020 vision
ABS analysis

Through the ESG lens
Pricing ESG risk in sovereign credit

We believe the findings of this paper will give investors a better understanding of the full range of risks that sovereign bonds involve. It has three main objectives: To establish whether there is a relationship between ESG factors and sovereign CDS spreads; If so, to determine which of the three ESG factors have the strongest […]
We can all get along

(part II)
Go to the source

ESG integration in SMID equities
Your Questions Answered by Hermes Direct Lending

What is direct lending? How did you position your strategy? These are just a couple of the most commonly-asked questions about direct lending by our clients and prospective clients. Earlier this month, we sat down with the Hermes Direct Lending team as they tackled the most pressing questions about the asset class. 1. What […]
Cov-lite loans

The new normal, but at what cost?
Pricing ESG risk in credit markets

Reinforcing our conviction
The Why Question

We also recognise that the decisions financial practitioners make on how to invest beneficiaries’ money entrusted to them shapes the society they will live in. Further, we argue that the differentiation between ‘shareholders’ and ‘stakeholders’ which is often produced to justify the status quo is inherently false. Today, the majority of shares are owned (through […]