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White papersFederated Hermes Asia ex Japan: Letter to investors, March 2021
After a testing decade for contrarian, value-biased investors, there are hints of change as expectations of an end to extraordinarily cheap money have caused price movements. Could a long-awaited enduring rotation be in the offing? Here Jonathan Pines, Portfolio Manager of our Asia ex Japan Strategy, presents his views.
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White papersPricing ESG risk in credit markets
To analyse credit risks with greater precision, we developed a pricing model in 2017 to capture the influence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on credit spreads. It showed a convincing relationship between ESG risk and credit spreads, manifesting as an ESG-risk curve.
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White papersEmerging Market Debt Opportunities Monthly Review
Perspective from Franklin Emerging Market Debt Opportunities team.
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White papersDiversification through factor-based investing in corporate bonds
Allocations to factor-based strategies in corporate bonds have grown, with an expanding body of research demonstrating its advantages.
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White papersChina: Policy and investment implications under Biden
The first 100 days in power for any new presidential administration is never easy. With US-China relations at arguably their lowest point in 50 years, the administration of US President Joe Biden will have to make some difficult policy decisions that could affect the balance of the world’s two largest economies. How could the relationship evolve over the next four years?
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White papersSingle-Country Allocation: Viewing The Opportunity Through Three Lenses
Why investors should consider pandemic recovery, the changing geopolitical landscape and structural change when looking at single-country ETFs.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets: ESG Materiality, Q1 2021
In this edition of our ESG Materiality Newsletter, we provide an overview of our engagement activities, as well as case studies demonstrating the progress we have made with portfolio companies. We also delve into an environmental, social and governance (ESG) theme, and its implications for the Emerging Markets asset class.
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White papersHedging against inflation: Do you really understand inflation-linked bonds?
US inflation expectations have risen over the last year, and with the passage of an additional USD 1.9 trillion stimulus package, any investor who was not already worried about inflation is likely to have started paying attention.
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White papersRenewable energy stocks look set to rally
We continue to see signs that renewable energy stocks are well orientated after the sell-off that marked the start of the year.
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White papersIs ‘purpose’ the new green? Pandemic exposes leaders and laggards in stakeholder capitalism
Pandemic exposes leaders and laggards in stakeholder capitalism
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White papersCan a shift in UK policy help make the ESG case for nuclear?
The UK government says nuclear energy may have a vital role to play in cutting carbon emissions. However, more detail is needed to help investors assess nuclear technology’s ESG credentials, argue Darryl Murphy and Stanley Kwong.
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White papersAsset classes views: Climbing the hill
As the new decade dawns upon us, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The unprecedented nature of the current crisis required correctives on multiple fronts on a global scale. With many of these measures in place or in the pipeline, the much-awaited recovery is within reach, but the path forward remains arduous, nonetheless.
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White papersBlue economy – Saving whales means saving the planet
Are whales man’s greatest ally as rising temperatures pose unprecedented threats to the planet?
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White papersWhat real estate managers need to learn from the hospitality sector post Covid-19
Landlords and tenants need to work together to create sustainable solutions for the future, and we think it’s win-win for both.
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White papersWhy the Distressed Debt Opportunity Looks Different This Cycle
A surge in defaults and distressed opportunities seemed likely when COVID struck—but stimulus measures and creative financing solutions have reshaped both the opportunity set and the timing.
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White papersValue from Values: Building Frameworks for ESG Investing
With investors hoping their money can deliver returns and advance core values at the same time, asset managers have been testing different approaches. The biggest challenge comes in translating these values and an organization’s social goals into actionable investment strategies.
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White papersFive Factors Shaping the Global Economy in 2021
From interest rates and inflation to government stimulus and multi-speed recoveries, Dr. Christopher Smart tells us what we know today—and what we still need to find out—about the global economy’s comeback from COVID-19.
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White papersExcuse me, while I kiss the sky
This paper is an introduction to the new world of European renewables investment – a sector able to deliver attractive levels of regular income and capital appreciation to asset owners. The market is at perhaps the most electrifying point for investors: mature and proven, competitive and able to replace conventional energy – and with societies demanding more change towards sustainable economies.
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White papersA new shape for restructuring in the EU?
Many years in gestation, the European Union Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks sets a July 2021 deadline for member states to more closely align their national restructuring and insolvency laws. What changes does this imply and how will it impact direct lending decisions for the international business of Federated Hermes and our clients?
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White papersFranklin Templeton Investment Solutions Allocations Views: Some like it hot?
Fiscal support may be uneven across geographies, driving regional preferences within equities: thoughts from our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team.
