At Hermes, our primary purpose is to help our clients retire better by providing world-class active investment management and stewardship services.
Alongside this is a commitment to delivering holistic returns – outcomes that consider the impact our decisions have on society, the environment and the wider world.
We aim to help people invest better and retire better, while at the same time creating a better society for all.
We offer clients access to a wide range of specialist investment teams with £33.5 billion assets under management.1 In Hermes EOS, we have one of the industry’s leading engagement resource, advising on £389.4 billion of assets.
We concentrate on areas where our expertise can add the most value for our investors, whether through specialist skill or accessing unique investment opportunities.
This is reflected in our capabilities – our public markets proficiency includes high active share equities, specialist credit and multi asset while our private markets expertise includes real estate, infrastructure, private equity and private debt.
We were founded in 1983 as the in-house manager for the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS). Today, thanks largely to our reputation as a socially-conscious investment firm, we’re now proud to be the investment partner of choice for 619 clients in 28 different locations across the world.2
Federated Investors, a leading US investment manager with $459.9 billion assets under management, owns a majority stake in Hermes.
BTPS retains a minority stake and this relationship offers an expert global platform as both firms share a strong commitment to delivering client-centric investment returns responsibly.
We believe in putting our clients, and their beneficiaries, first.
This is reflected in our recognition of the importance of shared objectives – our investment teams’ incentives are always aligned with those of our clients.
Our investment decisions are motivated by sustainability considerations and justified by the use of leading industry research and proprietary data.
We have a long and proud history in responsibility. Whether presented as corporate governance or acting as a responsible owner or steward, Hermes has led the way for decades.
We believe that responsibility is business critical. We also believe that:
