Hermes

Hermes Equity Ownership Service has announced its intention to withold support from key board members at the forthcoming News Corporation shareholder meeting.

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Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the opportunites that exist for investors in the real estate market and how initiatives such as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark will affect them

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EUROPE/US - Hermes BPK Partners, the hedge fund investment arm of institutional manager Hermes, is to support and seed hedge fund businesses as the climate for start-ups in the $2trn industry re-emerges.

GERMANY - Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) has published a list of corporate governance principles for German listed companies.

Hermes has joined forces with Singapore banking giant United Overseas Bank to launch a US real estate income fund.

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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 believes.