Alternatives – Page 30
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White papersCOVID-19 Update: Good News, Bad News
In an effort to bring timely insights during these uncertain times, we are pleased to share an update from Terri Towers, PhD, Senior Healthcare Analyst, who shares her views on the COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) pandemic.
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White papersSetting our climate change expectations for investee companies
Climate change is the defining challenge of our time and, at the international business of Federated Hermes, we recognise the imperative for collective action to limit global average temperature increases to 1.5°C and to adapt to changing climatic conditions. That’s why we have set out our climate change expectations for ourselves and our investee companies.
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White papers*Tokenisation of alternative investment*
Technology offers fascinating perspectives for asset management. These include tokenisation, the process of creating a digital representation of non-digital assets on a blockchain.
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White papersDaimler case study
Daimler has embarked on an ambitious business strategy to support its transition to the low-carbon economy, following a decade of engagement by EOS to achieve a roadmap for alternative technologies and sustainable vehicle models, culminating in a sustainable product portfolio.
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White papersNew money and maybe new powers too: Central Bank Digital Currencies are coming
While it is still too early to see a full launch in a large country, the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) theme is likely to grow in importance in 2021. Over the recent period, central banks have accelerated their studies and tests in this domain. As an instrument for helping economies adapt to digitalisation, CBDCs are also intended to bolster a state’s monetary sovereignty in the face of new challenges.
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White papersA pandemic side-effect: Climate change, front and centre
Once the pandemic is past, the existential issues around climate change will still require action on an unprecedented scale.
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White papersThe great blue economy wave
The sheer size of the blue economy means it can offer substantial development potential around ocean resources. Having already seen major technological development, the blue economy can provide investors with unique opportunities.
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White papersESG investing: How Covid-19 accelerated the social awakening
In 2014, to determine if environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors made a difference to shareholder returns, we analysed five years’ worth of data. In doing so, we proved that ESG investing is more than just a feel-good phenomenon. Since then, we have continued to monitor how ESG factors impact shareholder returns and every two years, we publish an intellectually honest assessment of the ESG investing environment.
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White papersThe Market Measure Of Carbon Risk And Its Impact On The Minimum Variance Portfolio
Like ESG investing, climate change is an important concern for asset managers and owners, and a new challenge for portfolio construction. Until now, investors have mainly measured carbon risk using fundamental approaches, such as with carbon intensity metrics. Nevertheless, it has not been proven that asset prices are directly impacted by these fundamental-based measures.
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White papersShaping the Future of Healthcare
As the world saw the coronavirus vaccines get developed and administered within a year of the first confirmed case, many may be wondering how the healthcare sector at large was able to achieve such an incredible feat. Are we seeing this level of innovation in other areas of healthcare today? And will it be sustainable going forward?
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White papersRare earth metals – How to limit the impact of the clean energy transition?
With demand for rare earth metals set to skyrocket to support new energy technologies, how can the world transition to sustainable energy sustainably?
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White papersValue or Values?
As investors increasingly seek strategies that both deliver returns and advance core values, asset managers have been testing different approaches.
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White papersIs the euro’s rise a sign of greater resilience?
The complexity and fragility of European institutions have contributed to maintaining a specific political risk premium on European assets, including the euro. But institutions were ultimately strengthened when negotiators agreed in July to launch the New Generation EU package. The euro’s recent appreciation may be an early sign of decline in this “risk premium”.
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White papersWater: a pervasive resource and a portfolio staple
The transition of many economies from a depletive to a sustainable model with better social and environmental outcomes creates a wide range of investment opportunities in many areas including water, a resource that is fundamental to not only life, but also across end-markets from the consumer to industrial businesses.
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White papersEuropean real estate: Searching for opportunity in a new era
It’s difficult to think of a scenario more impactful to real estate markets than COVID-19. The pandemic has been a direct hit on European real estate, and much uncertainty remains regarding the ultimate long-term effect.
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White papersVaccine News Gives Markets Another Shot
Central banks continue to err on the side of caution to support the economy, financial markets are rotating back into risk amid vaccine progress, negotiations for Brexit are rapidly approaching year-end deadlines, while U.S. fiscal talks become more optimistic.
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White papersCan coronavirus vaccines be distributed equitably?
As effective Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, equitable global access is emerging as a concern. In the seventh article in our pandemic series, Sarah Swartz looks at Covid-19 vaccine distribution and how we engage with companies on this issue.
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White papersBenchmarking sustainability
The EU’s taxonomy – a classification tool to identify which activities are sustainable and under which circumstances – can play an important role in de-risking portfolios by reducing investments in increasingly obsolete, unpopular or unappealing carbon-intensive businesses. Enhancing the focus on carbon neutrality is an essential ingredient on the path to a sustainable economy.
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White papersElectric vehicles: reaching a tipping point
Automakers were placed under considerable pressure this year by global lockdowns that brought the industry to a standstill. Yet even amid the coronavirus-induced turmoil, firms have continued to spend considerable amounts on electric vehicle (EV) technology. Why is this, and how are automakers positioning themselves for an all-electric future?
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White papersPandemic scrutiny brings purpose to the fore
Government support for companies during the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated why all businesses need to maintain a social licence to operate underpinned by a corporate purpose.
