Spectrum: A quiet revolution
In the changing world of finance, where instinct, emotion, and experience have often held sway, quantitative investing has emerged as both a disruptor and a guidepost since its conception in the mid to late twentieth century. It’s a field of investing where data doesn’t just support decision-making – it drives it. As we stand at […]
Slow and steady
Another September rate cut and another reason to consider liquidity products. Common sense would say that when the Federal Reserve (Fed) lowers its benchmark fed funds target range, as it did by a quarter percentage point two weeks ago, that interest rates and yields across the board would fall in concert. But finance doesn’t always […]
Lots of game left as we enter the fourth quarter
Investors anticipating a continuing rate cut cycle sometimes act like fans filling the stadium all dressed in white for the big home game. Confidence is high and may not reflect the underlying odds. After an up and down first three quarters of the year, as more of President Donald Trump’s policies begin to take effect, […]
Where can bond investors find value in a rate-cutting cycle?
Chartology
Behind the red-hot rebound in emerging markets
Chartology
Global SMID Equity Engagement: H1 2025 report
A focus on responsible AI
The end of exorbitant privilege?
EMD report Q3 2025
Our new AI assessment of engagement sentiment
The Global Equity ESG has long integrated EOS at Federated Hermes Limited, our dedicated stewardship and engagement team, into our investment process. EOS provides both qualitative insights from thousands of company meetings and quantitative metrics that enhance ESG analysis and decision-making. These insights feed directly into our proprietary QESG Score, which blends data from voting […]
The MDT factor
Video transcript MDT’s investment approach is quite different to many other active managers you may come across in the market. There are collectively a few things that I think really differentiates MDT from our peers. First off is our experience. We’ve been managing our investment process now for over 30 years. We’ve been able to […]
When down is up and South is North
Trade finance and tariffs
