PRESS CENTRE

Federated Hermes, Inc. and BT Pension Scheme announce $1 billion private equity mandate Federated Hermes, Inc. has been awarded a $1 billion private equity mandate from BTPS, one of the UK’s largest occupational pension schemes. 17/05/2022

Federated Hermes, Inc. and CPP Investments enter joint venture for Silverstone Park Federated Hermes, Inc., on behalf of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS), and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) today announced a new partnership to own and develop Silverstone, the engineering and technology business park. 12/05/2022 - Chris Taylor

EOS at Federated Hermes appointed by Colonial First State for stewardship services 03/05/2022 - Bruce Duguid

Federated Hermes expands Global Fixed Income team with Private Debt hire Federated Hermes has announced the appointment of Christoph Lausecker as a Director in its Private Debt team. Reporting to the Head of Direct Lending, Laura Vaughan, Christoph will be based in London and will work across the private debt platform, with a focus on the German-speaking market. 23/03/2022 - Eoin Murray

Federated Hermes joins the One Planet Asset Managers initiative Federated Hermes joins the OPAM initiative 11/10/2021 - Saker Nusseibeh, CBE

Federated Hermes, Inc. to acquire remaining interest in Hermes Investment Management held by BT Pension Scheme Federated Hermes, Inc., (NYSE: FHI) a global leader in active, responsible investing, has today agreed to the acquisition of the remaining 29.5% interest in Hermes Fund Managers Limited (HFML) held by BT Pension Scheme (BTPS). 19/08/2021 - Saker Nusseibeh, CBE

Federated Hermes appoints Gemma Corrigan as Head of Policy and Advocacy Gemma will develop and lead the implementation of the firm’s advocacy programme 02/08/2021 - Leon Kamhi

Wellington Place in Leeds secures £87.8million financing The international business of Federated Hermes and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have secured a loan facility on Wellington Place, their jointly owned business park in Leeds city centre. 16/06/2021

Federated Hermes adds sales expert Mike Daly to UK Wholesale team The international business of Federated Hermes has announced the hire of Mike Daly as Sales Director 10/05/2021

Economic Outlook: can things ‘only get better’? In his latest Economic Outlook, Senior Economic Adviser Neil Williams summarises his expectations for the global economy. 08/04/2021

Three wishes for tomorrow’s UK Budget Eoin Murray, Head of Investment, shares his three wishes for tomorrow's UK Budget 02/03/2021 - Eoin Murray

Infrastructure team realises its 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm The Infrastructure team, part of the international business of Federated Hermes, is pleased to announce that Hermes Infrastructure Fund I (“HIF I”) has sold a 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm to Greencoat UK Wind PLC ("UKW"), for a consideration of £48.1m. 24/02/2021

Under Pressure? 5 dynamics shaping the inflation outlook Silvia Dall'Angelo, Senior Economist, discusses the five dynamics shaping her inflation outlook for 2021. 26/01/2021 - Silvia Dall’Angelo

All eyes on Sustainability this Earnings Season Our dedicated commitment to sustainable wealth creation means we are not only busy forming financial expectations for the upcoming earnings season, but ESG expectations too. 18/01/2021 - Fraser Lundie

New research shows Covid has accelerated the social awakening New research from the Global Equities team at the international business of Federated Hermes shows that companies with good or improving social practices can potentially add up to 17bps each month to returns. 12/01/2021 - Lewis Grant

Federated Hermes launches residential brand Hestia and expands portfolio with two new acquisitions The International business of Federated Hermes has today announced the launch of a new Residential brand – Hestia. 16/12/2020 - Chris Taylor

Economic Outlook: 2021 and beyond - a slow and winding road to economic recovery In his latest Economic Outlook, Senior Economic Adviser Neil Williams summarises his expectations for the global economy in five main points. 15/12/2020

EOS at Federated Hermes publishes new Corporate Governance Principles for 2021 EOS at Federated Hermes, the leading stewardship provider, has today published its 2021 UK Corporate Governance Principles. In a letter to 124 listed UK companies, EOS has outlined its expectations across a number of important strategic governance, environmental and social topics. 30/11/2020 - Amy Wilson

Federated Hermes managed assets see success in the GRESB 2020 results A number of portfolios and assets managed by the international business of Federated Hermes have achieved success in in this year’s GRESB Real Estate Assessment results. 27/11/2020 - Chris Taylor

Federated Hermes Infrastructure appoints James Wardlaw as Partner Federated Hermes is announcing the appointment of James Wardlaw as a Partner in its Infrastructure business. 26/11/2020

Without a ‘Blue Wave’, will US energy companies steer towards a green future? In the run-up to the US election, many investors had positioned themselves for a ‘Blue Wave’. Yet, as it became clear that Biden’s Presidency would not be accompanied by a majority Democratic senate, oil and gas stocks rallied and renewable energy producer stocks fell. The absence of a senate majority has cast doubt on the now President-Elect’s ability to push through a climate-focused plan that would see an overhaul of federal energy policy and pledge to rejoin the Paris accord. 12/11/2020 - Audra Delport

Economic Outlook: Will the debt matter? Neil Williams examines the impact that various pandemic-related stimulus packages have had on both global government debt and the efficacy of monetary and fiscal tools available to policy-makers. 23/09/2020

Credit Investors not valuing their privacy Evidence shows that bonds issued by private companies offer no premium versus those with public equity market capitalization. Historic data coupled with elevated risks highlight why Fraser Lundie, Head of Credit at the international business of Federated Hermes, views this as a mispricing. 17/09/2020 - Fraser Lundie

International business of Federated Hermes appoints Head of Corporate Communications The International business of Federated Hermes has announced that Johnny Weir has been appointed as Head of Corporate Communications, with immediate effect. 04/08/2020 - Harriet Steel