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Impact Opportunities Equity, Q1 2024
Financial inclusion is an essential part of ‘building back better’; not just as a moral imperative but as a significant economic opportunity which offers real benefits for society as a whole. In our latest quarterly report, the team highlight several companies breaking down the barriers to accessible and affordable finance.
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Sustainable Global Equity Report, 2023
While treatments for obesity have dominated the healthcare investment narrative over the past 18 months, they are by no means the only secular growth story. In this report, the Sustainable Global Equity team explain why the life sciences industry is well positioned to benefit from structural trends.
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China: The unloved trade
Whisper it quietly but, despite a sea of negative sentiment, equities in the world’s second largest economy have held their ground in recent months. Could the contrarians be onto something?
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Meet the Manager: Henry Biddle
In our latest instalment of ‘Meet the Manager’, Henry Biddle, Portfolio Manager on the Sustainable Global Equity and US SMID Equity strategies, explains what he loves about his job, why he considers himself a quality investor, and the one thing that would make him check his inbox on holiday.
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SDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2023 Annual Report
In the four years since the launch of the SDG Engagement High Yield Credit strategy, the investment and engagement team has built strong relationships with companies all around the world, in sectors that are key to achieving the SDGs.
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Servicing debt from the top of the cash waterfall
The structure of the US$275m senior-secured term loan is illustrative of how the Federated Hermes Trade Finance Strategy can generate competitive yield, while at the same time mitigating risks, and using top-line cash revenue to repay investors.
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Engagement case study: Prudential
We have been engaging with Prudential since 2010 on a range of issues including board effectiveness, culture, risk management, sustainability strategy, and remuneration.
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Direct lending: the power of strategic alliances
In an increasingly competitive direct lending landscape, deal origination is critical to achieving consistent returns across the asset class.
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SDG Engagement Equity: 2023 Annual Report
In 2023, the SDG Engagement Equity Strategy had its second-best year in terms of overall return and its best year of relative performance.
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Engagement Plan 2024-2026: engagement priorities
With the release of the EOS Engagement Plan 2024-2026, in this video we explore four of our priority engagement themes.
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Politics and the investor
With more than a quarter of the world’s population going to the polls this year, we consider the investment implications of elections in India, Mexico, South Africa, the UK and the US.