Equitorial, H1 2022

Investing in a net zero future

Wormhole intelligence shows investors pulled in different directions by market gravity over 2021-22

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This just in: The Interstellar Express reports that a vast cache of data has been recovered from Quantum Gravity Well (QGW) 3.14159 that could shed new light on an ancient, defunct civilisation. Understood to originate from the spacetime region known, in local terms, as ‘Earth’, the information – yet to be fully translated – appears to reference […]

SDG Engagement Equity commentary

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National Instruments

SDG Engagement Equity commentary

Eagle Materials

Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Equity Fund awarded Towards Sustainability label

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This label is awarded and administered by the Central Labelling Agency (CLA) of the Belgian SRI label. It recognises sustainable financial products and provides reassurance to Belgian investors that a product is managed with sustainability in mind. To learn more about the Towards Sustainability initiative and how the Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Equity Fund has […]

Inflation

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What if they are wrong?

How investing in biotech can help achieve the SDGs

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In the first piece from Federated Hermes’ Innovation Lab, we argue that biotechnology should be seen more broadly as the application of biology for the benefit of our planet and society. Rather than a niche subset of healthcare, the scale and scope of biotechnology could potentially accelerate our transition to a more just and self-sufficient […]

Re-entanglement

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Why debt and reality must reconnect

What is driving the sudden spate of telecoms buyouts and is it good for investors?

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The industry’s bad name is largely the result of  intense competition and high capital expenditure requirements putting pressure on share price performance. However, 2021 sparked a renewed interest in the sector, largely in the form of private-equity driven leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and take-privates (the acquisition of a listed company by a special purpose vehicle) by […]

Focusing on the evidence

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360°, Q4 2021