All Alternatives articles – Page 35
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White papersMusic royalties: Why active song management is key to hitting the high notes
Music copyright royalties are steadily gaining recognition as an investable market with long-term growth prospects underpinned by structural growth drivers, such as online music streaming. What’s more, this innovative asset class could offer investors access to more resilient income streams – people tend to tune in to listen to the latest hits and old favourites regardless of the macroeconomic backdrop
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White papersCan palm oil ever be considered sustainable?
With monocropping one of the main causes of deforestation, palm oil production needs to change. Rather than staging a boycott, responsible investors should engage with companies across the supply chain to encourage the adoption of globally recognised certification standards.
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White papersLeading the way in climate-related engagement: Federated Hermes achieves A+ score in InfluenceMap study
Federated Hermes ranks among the top five firms in a study focusing on the climate-related engagement efforts of the world’s 30 largest asset management groups
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White papersInvesting for net zero – What’s needed to meet carbon neutral targets?
2020 saw many countries setting targets to get to net-zero emissions, but their plans to reach those goals are what matters.
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White papersAhold Delhaize case study
Ahold Delhaize has published a human rights report - giving confidence to investors that it is working to address some of its most salient issues, in addition to launching a new climate change strategy. EOS continues to engage with the company on investor expectations on ESG.
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White papersPfizer case study
Pfizer has published its first climate report in line with the recommendations of the TCFD, as well as making improvements to its board gender diversity and setting new diversity and inclusion goals for the organisation.
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White papersHow Will Europe Tackle the Biggest Question of the Year?
Besides the rollout of vaccines that will save us from life inside four walls, we will know how governments want to handle the bill of the pandemic.
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White papersInvesting in the Climate Transition - a synthesis
Increasing physical manifestations of an already damaged climate draw stark attention to the scale, scope and urgency of a climate transition. This transition is already underway and is creating transition-related risks and opportunities across sectors that stand to accelerate abruptly.
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White papersThe Green Transition: Implications of the European Recovery Plan
Despite questions over financing the European Union’s (EU’s) new Green Deal, the green transition is now under way. The implications for bond investors are clear and urgent.
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White papersWhat is the problem with cryptocurrency (bitcoin)?
Bitcoin is again in the news. Some advocates of the cryptocurrency suggest its price is rising because bitcoin is challenging gold’s standing as the one supra-currency, the asset to own when fiat currencies are being debased.
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White papersFuture financial footprints: Europe takes next steps on sustainable legs
Almost three years since the European Commission put its sustainability plan into action – and amid a second tranche of proposed reforms for the 2020-25 period – we examine the journey to date and map out the most promising routes ahead to reach the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) destinations.
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White papersHow to Sustain Sustainability
With sustainable investment approaches getting more popular across the globe, some investors inevitably question whether they could be potentially compromising the performance of their investments for the sake of good citizenship.
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White papersFour Themes for Insurance Asset Management in 2021
Insurers have fared relatively well through the pandemic, but there is likely a long and uneven road to recovery ahead. With this in mind, there are four key themes worth considering for insurance company investors in the months to come.
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White papersThe Circular Edition 1, 2021 - Keeping you in the sustainability loop
Rounding-off a truly (we hope) one-off year, The Circular returns with must-read environmental, social and governance (ESG) news to sustain investors for another quarter and on to 2021… Here we’ve summed up our recent insights on ESG investing to bring you the latest edition of The Circular.
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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.
