Hang Seng soars as China sentiment shifts

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Emerging market debt: the strong recovery continues

EMD report Q1 2024

Your Questions Answered: Global Emerging Markets

What does ‘quality’ mean in your approach to EM equities? I think it’s important, because ‘quality’ is a word that gets bandied around a lot, to define the terms that we use when we talk about quality companies. Quality for us means a number of things in the context of investing. Does the company have […]

Korea discount: a dream deferred?

Fast reading In our opinion, the ‘Korea discount’ has deprived investors of returns, in many cases leaving them impoverished relative to the growing value of the very companies into which they have invested. We believe it has also raised the cost of capital for South Korean enterprise, reduced risk-taking and economic activity, while undermining innovation. […]

15 for 15: A US SMID retrospective

When did you join Federated Hermes and what were you doing before? Initially qualifying as an accountant with PwC, I joined Hermes (from the Rio Tinto pension scheme) to focus on European small- and mid-cap companies in 2005. I transitioned to the US small- and mid-cap team in 2009, taking over as Lead Manager in […]

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

Stone piled on stone

A focus on decent work

Markets soar on summer rate cut hopes

Bank of England at night

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