Hermes

UK - There is a growing recognition by asset owners that companies with active, informed shareholders are more likely to create value than those without Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) believes.

UK - Hermes Real Estate Investment Managers Limited and LaSalle Investment Management have sold a £141.5m office block in the City of London to Invesco Real Estate.

UK - Hermes Real Estate Investment Managers Limited (HREIM) and LaSalle Investment Management have sold a £141.5m office block in the City of London to Invesco Real Estate.

GLOBAL - Institutional investors who gain their global equity exposure through hiring regional managers may be exposed to unintended risk, Hermes Global Equities Advisors warns.

Barnet Council pension scheme is set to liquidate its £23m real estate portfolio after integrating the fund's property strategy into a diversified growth fund.

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Hermes Fund Mangers explains how the general move towards de-risking, the increased reliance on risk models and the increasing love of complex investment strategies may actually be some of the biggest risks facing schemes today.

UK - The asset management industry "abdicated responsibility" towards schemes during the financial crisis of 2008 and needs to become more responsible towards clients, Hermes says.

The asset management industry "abdicated responsibility" towards schemes during the financial crisis of 2008 and needs to become more responsible towards clients, Hermes says.

Hermes Fund Mangers explains how the general move towards de-risking, the increased reliance on risk models and the increasing love of complex investment strategies may actually be some of the biggest risks facing schemes today.