Equities – Page 34
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White papersCoronavirus market volatility: performance update
Markets are very weak and volatile, as you would expect with such uncertainty around the Covid- 19 outbreak. Some days the moves are indiscriminate and everything plunges to a broadly similar degree, on other days our higher quality names are outperforming. As markets have slumped, and governments and central banks have tried to make sense of what is going on, our portfolios have so far coped very well. Companies that are operationally impacted – restaurants, airlines etc – are seeing severe weakness.
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White papersGlobal equities: market volatility update
Concerns around coronavirus have been felt in global equity markets for more than a month now. However, things escalated last week, with the steep sell-off in oil further compounding fear around the recessionary impact of the virus.
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White papersUnemployment Claiming Year’s Only Gold Medal
Continuing claims are set to increase substantially as more workers become unemployed during the pandemic, the Trump administration struck a deal on a $2 trillion package, and the Olympics will be pushed out a year.
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White papersFour Things to Remember in a Market Downturn
Volatility, diversification and the merits of long-term investing
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White papersIs Vietnam Ready to Fill China’s Supply Chain Gaps?
When we travelled to Vietnam in late December, the first novel coronavirus cases hadn’t even been reported in China. Now, with the virus battering Chinese manufacturing, our impressions from that visit seem especially timely as investors seek to assess the shift of global supply chains to Vietnamese factories.
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White papersFive Ways Policymakers Can Beat the Coronavirus
A big near-term economic hit from measures to contain COVID-19 is now unavoidable. But policymakers can still ward off a deeper spiral and build the foundations for recovery—if they take the right steps now.
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White papersGlobal Equities: a disciplined approach to market uncertainty
From the impact of the coronavirus to their unique investing style, our Global Equities team explain how they are navigating the current market volatility.
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White papersFundamentals: making sense of current market conditions in Asia ex Japan
How does a portfolio manager deal with something as impactful but as uncertain as the coronavirus? What will the long-term impact be on stocks?
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White papersEmergency Landing to the Zero Bound
Two weeks after reducing its policy rate by 50 bps to 1.25%, the Federal Reserve met Sunday in lieu of its scheduled meeting on March 18th and cut rates by a further 100 bps, effectively returning to the zero lower bound. The central bank also announced a host of other measures aimed at supporting the financial markets, and by extension, the real economy.
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White papersEmerging Markets Equity: Old Lenders, New Models
Opportunity and competitive pressure mark the emerging market (EM) financial landscape today. Optimists point to strong economies and growing consumption as reliable drivers for loans and other financial services. But skeptics warn of disruption, and traditional lenders losing ground to virtual banks and other digital upstarts.
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White papersGender equality: investor engagement moves the needle
To mark International Women’s Day this month, our equity, fixed income and stewardship teams provide an update about how they address gender inequality in the corporate world through engagements aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity: 2019 Annual Report
Launched in January 2018, the Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Fund has the dual purpose of delivering attractive returns and measurable real-world impact.
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White papersAn investor guide to spotting “greenwashers”
Increasing corporate action to address climate change was a major positive of 2019. But distinguishing real “low carbon leaders” from “greenwashers” takes skill.
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White papersGrasping The Intangible - How Intangible Assets Reveal Latent Value
It has long been accepted practice to account for intangible assets (“intangibles”) when valuing companies. Over time, and given changes in the economy, this has increased in importance. But valuation methods vary and there are big differences in how investors approach the subject. There is also great debate on the adequacy of existing accounting methods for successfully valuing intangibles. Accounting standards developed during the industrial era were designed for companies primarily engaged in manufacturing.
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White papersDisciplined approach pays off in exciting emerging markets
It’s been a relatively volatile 12 months, but the work we did in 2018 really paid off last year, and we are quietly confident about an asset class that suits our style of active management
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White papersAIQ - The Climate Edition: An inconvenient transition
Individuals could make a massive difference if they got by with less. But will they?
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White papersThe cost of trying to time the market since 2001
When markets fall, the natural instinct is to sell. Our research highlights how costly it can be to miss the stock market’s best days.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets: ESG Materiality, Q4 2019
Welcome to the Global Emerging Markets’ ESG Materiality commentary – a quarterly publication that demonstrates our engagement activity with portfolio companies and showcases holdings that are creating positive impact aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, we explore an environmental, social and governance (ESG) theme and its implications for the asset class.
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White papersImpact Report, Q4 2019
How do we ensure a sustainable food supply for future generations? In our Q4 2019 report, we explore one of the biggest quandaries of our generation – finding solutions to build a sustainable food system that can feed a growing global population and safeguard the planet.
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White papersWhat can we expect from CEE4’s recent data?
We do not have yet the details regarding GDP components but looking at hard data gives us some insights. In Czech, for instance, we assume that the main driver of growth in Q4 has been private consumption as retail sales, industrial production and services remained positive while the manufacturing sector shrank. Similarly, in Poland, while industrial production and retail sales were strong on the last quarter of 2019, construction sector collapsed.
