About us
A leader in active, responsible investment, we are guided by the conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create long-term wealth.
Active expertise across the investment spectrum
We offer investment capabilities in public and private markets, with a focus on responsible investing.
- Active equities: characterised by proprietary fundamental, environmental, social and governance (ESG) and engagement research.
- Fixed income: value-seeking approach based on fundamental analysis, a macro perspective and rigorous security selection for diversified, risk-managed portfolios.
- Liquidity: solutions driven by four decades of experience.
- Private markets: real estate, infrastructure, private equity and debt.
- Stewardship: corporate engagement, proxy voting, policy advocacy. Our pioneering stewardship service, EOS at Federated Hermes (EOS), is key to our offering.
Our business:
companies engaged in 2023
Engagement
Source: Federated Hermes as at 30 September 2024. Please note, the total AUM figure includes US$58.6bn managed by Federated Hermes Limited, of which US$8.1bn of assets are managed or under an advisory agreement by Hermes GPE LLP (“Hermes GPE”). US$135.9m of total group AUM figure represents Federated Hermes Limited mandates under advice. *In 2023, FHL received 5 stars in the Policy Governance and Strategy, Fixed Income Corporate, Fixed Income Securitised, Fixed Income Private Debt, Real Estate and Infrastructure modules. We scored 4 stars on the Listed Equity – Active Quantitative, Listed Equity – Active Fundamental, Fixed Income SSA, Private Equity and Confidence Building Measures modules.
Seeking outperformance with positive outcomes, we aim to deliver enduring wealth creation that enriches our stakeholders, by investing responsibly.
Our groundbreaking work in ESG integration, effective stewardship and our key role in developing the original Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) all underline our long-standing commitment to doing business the right way.
How we invest
Our clear, proven and unique approach aims to deliver enduring wealth creation by investing responsibly.
Stewardship
Since 1983, we have driven the evolution of best-practice stewardship and are one of the world’s largest providers of engagement and stewardship services today.
Our history
Our story as a leading responsible investor has been decades in the making.
- Hermes explains what investors should expect of companies in its landmark Responsible Ownership Principles
- Hermes coins the term ‘engagement’ to help explain stewardship to international investors
- Credit ESG-risk pricing model developed
- Hermes launches Impact Opportunities and SDG Engagement Equity strategies
- Federated acquires Hermes
- SDG Engagement High Yield launched by Federated and Hermes
- Responsibility Office in Pittsburgh is established
- Federated Hermes brand launched
- EOS passes £915bn in assets under advice
- Saker Nusseibeh, CEO - FHL, awarded CBE for services to responsible business
- We join the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
- Sustainable Global Equity and Climate Change High Yield Credit are launched
- Biodiversity Equity is launched
- Sustainable Global Investment Grade Credit Fund launched
- Sustainable Global IG Credit, Short-Term Euro Prime funds launched
- GPE Innovation Fund II launched
- Climate Change High Yield Credit Fund adopted a Paris Aligned benchmark
- Global Private Markets website launched
Becoming Federated Hermes
In February 2020, Federated Investors, Inc. and Hermes Fund Managers, Ltd. formally announced the rebranding of the two companies into Federated Hermes, strengthening our position as a global leader in active, responsible investment.
Since Federated acquired Hermes, we have been united by a shared commitment to client-centric responsible investment and long-term business growth. Today, we provide specialized capabilities across a wide range of asset classes to investors around the world, guided by our conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term.