The Federated Hermes 2023 Outlook
Read our Federated Hermes 2023 Outlook where our experts from across our investment floor give their views on how the following eight key themes will play out next year for their respective asset classes: Inflation Geopolitics Energy Tech ESG Biodiversity China Cost of Living Share:
MEPC’s Bristol city centre office scheme given green light
MEPC’s proposals, which were approved by Bristol City Council’s planning committee last year, will create around 340,000-sq-ft of new best-in-class office space across three buildings. The temporary construction employment is estimated to amount to 600 net additional jobs per annum and the proposal is estimated to generate between 2,450 and 2,570 net additional jobs for […]
Taking the temperature ahead of COP27
Corporate Sector Decarbonisation Mitch Reznick, CFA, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income, Federated Hermes In September, the Climate Disclosure Project published a status report on how the G7 corporate sector’s decarbonisation policies are doing on delivering the 1.5oC goals of the Paris Agreement. Given that one of the key themes in the report is addressing “loss […]
Chart of the Week: US CPI
The Shelter component in particular continued to accelerate, now at 6.7%. Shelter makes up 32% of CPI and the most dominant part of that, Owner Equivalent Rent (OER), makes up about 23%. The chart below shows CPI OER alongside the Case-Shiller US housing index and the Zillow rent index – both of these have turned […]
Fixed income expert Michalis Ditsas hired as Investment Director
Federated Hermes Limited has continuously seen significant interest in its fixed income solutions and has been adding to its product range in line with client demand. Last year, the firm launched the Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Fund which was highlighted as one of the group’s top selling fixed income funds globally in […]
UK Stewardship Code
FHL and EOS at Federated Hermes successfully renew signatory status
A statement from Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes, Inc. is dedicated to its duty under fiduciary law to achieve our clients’ investment objectives and to invest responsibly. Responsible investing is not about promoting a specific political agenda. Federated Hermes believes that considering environmental, social and governance factors provides necessary information and a decision-making advantage. There is, in our view, no conflict […]
FHL exceeds best practice
external assurance report on stewardship and ESG integration
Outlooks for the rest of 2022
Members of our investment team predict what lies ahead for ESG, inflation and global markets. See views below covering: Europe is the place to be by Fraser Lundie, Head of Fixed Income – Public Markets Ongoing megatrends create buying opportunity in Emerging Markets by Kunjal Gala, Global Emerging Markets Portfolio Manager Inflation, elections and regulation […]
EOS appointed by Colonial First State for stewardship services
The appointment means that EOS now provides ESG support to nine institutions in Australia, representing A$320.5 billion¹ in assets under advice in the region, further strengthening its presence. Gary Horton, Head of Distribution – Australia & New Zealand at Federated Hermes Limited said: “We look forward to carrying out engagement activities globally on CFS’ behalf […]
