Voluntary Carbon Markets: Is the nuance lost in the noise?

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Fast reading Recent press about global Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) has, rightly, raised concerns about the integrity of some of the schemes available for investors looking to offset their carbon footprint. Not all VCMs are built the same, however. VCMs endorsed by the UK government use a methodology based on scientific consensus and are free […]

Insight across the fixed income spectrum

The significant repricing of EMD risk last year provides a pronounced opportunity for attractive forward-looking total returns. Even in an environment where interest rates plateau and dip over the next year, money market funds will continue to offer attractive yields compared to recent history. Federated Hermes real estate debt strategy seeks to deliver a return […]

Rethinking retail: centre:mk

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Real estate case study

Federated Hermes Real Estate

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Announces Full Occupancy at Kingston Development

A sea change for global shipping

Scandlines electric ferry

Infrastructure case study

Three Chamberlain Square, Birmingham: Climate resilience in the real world

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Real estate case study

Spectrum Q3 2023: No robots were harmed in the making of this report

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In a 1962 collection of short stories, sci-fi sage Arthur C Clarke postulated his third law, that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Now, as we push through the second decade of the 21st century and into a future seemingly set up for AI, Clarke’s law appears more apt than ever. Through the […]

Federated Hermes raises $486 million for private equity fund

Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE:FHI), a global leader in active, responsible investing, announces the successful closure of its fifth flagship Private Equity Co-investment fund (PEC V LP, PEC V, or The Fund). PEC V has a proven, alpha-oriented strategy that provides investors with access to leading growth companies. The Fund’s global forward-looking, thematic strategy targets companies […]

Navigating rising distress levels in leveraged loans

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11 & 12 Wellington Place, Leeds – a bridge between two revolutions

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Real estate case study