All White papers articles – Page 68
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Bright solutions for smart cities
Pity the bats. And the moths. Also, the foxes, turtles, frogs and flowers. For humanity’s fear of the dark has led us to flood our planet with artificial light to drive away the shadows. According to The New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness, more than 80% of the world and more than 99% of the United States and European cities have light-polluted skies.
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Accounting for AI risk in ESG investing – It’s a black box
Interest in artificial intelligence has ballooned, fuelling widespread expectations that AI technology could soon play a significant role across many industries. Talk of its benefits, however, is being matched by concerns over its environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact.
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The role of ‘re-commerce’ in the transition to a circular economy
Moving towards a circular economy will play a key role in achieving global net zero goals. This article explores how eBay is aiding this transition through the practice of ‘re-commerce’ which – through re-using and recycling products – helps avoid the extraction and fabrication of new materials, while cutting down on excess emissions in the process.
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To build a home: Chartology
More ambitious pledges to change planning laws are needed to cut into structural imbalances in the UK housing market, says Andrew Lennox, Senior Portfolio Manager.
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GCC/MENA Bond Market Update: Stress in financial sectors as we seem to enter a peak rate environment
Fixed income markets remained volatile in July. A cautious US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates by 25 basis points (bps), pushing the cost of borrowing to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest level in 22 years, and Fed chair Jay Powell suggested there could be further hikes ahead.
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Why ESG Investors Should Look Beyond the Obvious Choices
Companies that are on course to overcome ESG controversies deserve closer attention from investors.
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Why forever chemicals aren’t going away
The accumulation of harmful chemicals in the environment over time poses serious risks to wildlife, the food chain, and human health. Joanne Beatty explains the nature of forever chemicals and how we engage with companies on this topic.
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Onwards or upwards?
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate to reach a 22-year high this week.
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The 60/40 portfolio: Regaining its appeal - Quick takes on capital markets
With rising stock/bond correlations reducing diversification benefits, the 60/40 portfolio suffered a historically bad run in 2022.
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Report Public Engagement Report Q2 2023
The Q2 Public Engagement Report from EOS at Federated Hermes takes an in-depth look at the potential dangers posed by forever chemicals and synthetic pesticides. Plus, Japanese corporate governance reforms and voting season highlights from North America and Europe.
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Techtronic Industries case study
Techtronic has taken steps to ensure responsible sourcing of raw materials, introduced clear climate-related targets, and demonstrated progress in board diversity since our engagement on these issues began in 2018.
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The carbon credit conundrum: A new approach
The goal of linking verifiable carbon mitigation and nature restoration with a financial return has long been the holy grail for climate-aware investors. A new nature impact strategy set to be launched by Federated Hermes and its partner Finance Earth could bring that dream closer to reality.
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Getting better all the time?
With improving CPIs, the mood music for investors might be sounding sweeter
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Private assets for wealth management clients: why, and why now?
Wealth managers are allocating more client capital to private assets. We look at the reasons so many are doing so, and specifically why they’re doing it now.
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The illiquidity premium in private asset markets
Investing in private assets can lead to higher returns when compared to public markets, at least over the longer term. In this last of our three-part overview* on private asset investing drawn from our recent paper, we look at how private asset outperformance – the illiquidity premium – can be seen as compensating investors for their willingness to lock up capital for five to 15 years, the usual lifecycle of private equity and private debt investments.
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Concentration Consternation
The widening representation of large U.S. stocks in large-cap benchmarks has reduced the benchmarks’ diversification benefit. Investors may want to diversify and seek outperformance by allocating to mid- and small-caps.
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Sunshine in the U.S.—For Now
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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Sustainability watch: record temperatures, emission targets, and offshore wind
Our selection of sustainability news from July covers the prevalence of record-breaking heat events, calls for global net-zero targets, and a global initiative designed to grow the global market for carbon offsets.
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The End of the Great Moderation: Forecasting in Elevated Uncertainty
In a global environment with more complexity and uncertainty, we have adopted a probabilistic, scenario-based approach to forecasting macroeconomic and market outcomes.
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A Case For: Sustainable Climate Bond Strategy
Our climate-aware investment process aims to enable investors to immediately improve their portfolio’s carbon profile and reduce climate risk, while maintaining target returns.