All United Kingdom articles – Page 6
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White papersThe value of gender equity in the workplace
Gender gaps open up at an early age and widen when women enter the workforce. Zoe de Spoelberch and Emily DeMasi set out our approach to engaging on gender equity and eliminating sexual harassment from workplaces.
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White papersStewardship Report 2022
At Federated Hermes Limited (FHL) we believe the investment industry can be a powerful force in building resilient companies in resilient economies that create wealth sustainably for investors – and that active stewardship is hugely important to achieve this objective. In this, our third Stewardship Report, we describe our continued stewardship work across asset classes during 2022 and the outcomes of these activities.
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White papersEOS Stewardship Report 2022
EOS at Federated Hermes has published its third UK Stewardship Report as a service provider, with insights into our cost of living engagements and our work with Climate Action 100+.
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White papersWhy are we waiting?: Time for UK infrastructure to pick up pace - Aviva Investors
After a slow start to the year, Darryl Murphy ponders what it will take to get the UK infrastructure market moving again.
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White papersHydrogen and net zero – which ambitions are realistic, and which are less so?
Hydrogen is not an energy source in itself, but more a means of transmitting or storing energy. Its relative expense means we expect it only to be used where it’s the only viable solution.
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BlogWhy London still rules when it comes to housing
As the capital continues to see the strongest residential demand in the UK, ongoing supply/demand tension will keep upward pressure on rents, in our view.
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White papersThe Bank of England Buys Itself Time
The Bank of England unsurprisingly raised its policy rate by 25 bps at its May meeting, but the Bank’s messaging distinguished it from the Fed’s and the ECB’s decisions last week.
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BlogA rising tide? An update on onshoring
We examine the potential drivers of onshoring and its implications for the UK real estate equity sector.
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White papersBond Investors May Find Most Rate Pivot Potential in UK, EU
As consumers suffer the biggest inflation hit in 50 years, bond investors must anticipate how quickly prices will stabilize, when interest rates will fall and which fixed-income markets can provide the best pay-offs.
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White papersVirulent inflation may have peaked – but does further danger lurk?
Markets speak to the fluidity of the environment around them. Over the past year, they’ve delivered verdicts on government economic programmes, central bank monetary policy and the energy sector – but how are the markets perceiving inflation today since it became structural a year ago?
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White papersWhy the Good Friday Agreement is Even More Important Than You Think
There are also important economic and investment implications from the continued peace in Northern Ireland.
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White papersReal estate logistics sector will deliver again
After a challenging 2022, we explain why we think logistics real estate can deliver again.
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White papersOccupier demand delivers clear opportunities for lenders
Post-Covid, occupiers’ demand for best-in-class office buildings is presenting an opportunity for lenders, argues Dan Riches, Real Estate Debt Co-Head at M&G Investments, in this recent interview.
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White papersEmissions trading: the market overlooks UK cap reforms
The commitment to strengthening – and potentially expanding – the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is instrumental in achieving the country’s net-zero goals and enhancing opportunities for carbon investors. But the necessity of a robust ETS, confirmed recently in Whitehall’s “Powering up Britain” strategy, has been overlooked amid the media’s focus on the lack of green-industry incentives.
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White papersLiquidity, logistics and living: What next for real estate equity? - Aviva Investors
Opportunities are emerging across real estate markets in the UK and Europe, but investors will have to be nimble and discerning in their asset selection, say Imogen Ebbs and George Fraser-Harding.
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White papersUK real estate review: recession, recovery, renewal
The first half of 2022 saw UK real estate values, led by industrial and parts of the retail sector, appreciate by 6.5%1 despite a backdrop of significant inflation concerns, the invasion of Ukraine and policy rate hikes.
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White papersQ&A: Place based impact investing, and how pension capital can help the UK level up
Two of Schroders Capital’s real estate experts explain why place-based impact investing and pension fund capital are so well aligned.
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White papersParadise: a development without the divide
Our Q1 real estate case study looks at a 17-acre regeneration scheme that helped revitalise the centre of Birmingham and has a focus on delivering both a financial and a social return.
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White papersWhy change is needed in real estate investing
Why real estate investors need to work harder, smarter, better. Faced with a more challenging outlook for returns, real-estate equity investors must get more sophisticated and active, argue Ben Sanderson and David Hedalen.
