ESG Materiality, Q1 2022
In this latest edition of our ESG Materiality newsletter, Olivia Lankester, Director of Responsible Investing & Sustainability, Global Emerging Markets, considers the latest EM response to the net zero imperative. Which countries have gone furthest fastest and which have more to do? ESG Materiality Newsletter, Q1 2022 Download Share: Risk profile This information does not […]
SDG Engagement Equity
2021 Annual Report
Federated Hermes Sustainable European Equities
Key points: How an understanding of change can make or break portfolio returns SDG alignment, engagement and environmental highlights Case study: EssilorLuxottica Case study: Merck Read the full report for a more comprehensive picture. Federated Hermes Sustainable European Equities Download Share:
Market snapshot: Is a recession around the corner?
The yield curve has inverted more times than there have been recessions in recent decades Central bank responses and how long the reversion lasts may provide a clearer picture in terms of recessionary risk Fears of a looming recession escalated this week as the US treasury yield curve inverted for the first time in almost […]
Global Equity ESG
Annual Report, 2021
Inflation: A stubborn beast to slay
As the conflict in Ukraine weighs on various industries, the price of commodities, metals and energy looks set to rise Doubts about the US Federal Reserve’s ability to engineer a soft landing are growing amid global recession fears and stagflation risks As the war in Ukraine adds to pressure on prices, investors could be facing […]
Do sustainability-linked bonds have a step-up problem?
Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) have grown rapidly over the last year The market’s preferred mechanism for punitive fees when a company misses sustainability targets is a coupon step-up, most often set at 25bps Because the flat rate of 25bps doesn’t consider the scale of a business, the materiality of this as an incentive is inconsistent across […]
Strategies to navigate soaring inflation and rising rates
The value segment in European equites has fallen behind growth in the recent weeks because of rising inflation and demand destruction Idiosyncratic fixed income opportunities are developing amid the market volatility The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England (BoE) both raised rates this week in a bid to tame inflation despite the uncertainty […]
Signal changes
Why finance is warming to AI
A measured approach to volatile markets
Soaring energy, commodity and food prices look set to squeeze household incomes around the world as the risk of a protracted war between Russia and Ukraine heightens fears about the possibility of a global recession. Crude and natural gas prices endured another turbulent week amid tensions within OPEC over increasing oil supplies and a US […]
