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Neil Williams, Chief Economist for Global Government & Inflation Bonds, Hermes Fund Managers, responds to the Bank of England’s Quarterly Inflation Report

5/16/2012

A more realistic outlook from the Bank, with CPI inflation now expected to overshoot its 2% target all the way through to summer 2013, rather than just to this Christmas which was always too optimistic. Our own analysis suggests 2014 is more likely – even with a sluggish euro-zone – and is way beyond the governor’s scheduled ‘leaving drinks’ next June.

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Ahead of the Curve: Is the US Fed falling behind the curve?...

5/10/2012

Neil Williams, Chief Economist for Hermes’ Global Government & Inflation Bonds team believes that, as the economy expands against such an accommodative policy backdrop, speculation will build that the Fed is letting rip on inflation. This would rekindle memories of 1994, when the Fed’s sudden raising of interest rates, from 3 to 6% over 18 months, triggered a bear leg in bonds and sell off in equity markets. However, a recurrence does not look imminent.

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Hermes UK Small & Mid Cap Fund Awarded Top Star Rating By Morningstar

4/24/2012

Hermes Fund Managers, a leading global asset manager, is pleased to announce today that the Hermes UK Small & Mid Cap Fund has been awarded a 5-star rating by Morningstar.
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Ahead Of The Curve: Euro-Zone - Converging On The Weakest…

4/11/2012

Neil Williams, Chief Economist for Hermes’ Global Government & Inflation Bonds team believes that, while helpful in providing liquidity and settling financial markets, the European Central Bank’s operations are doing little to raise solvency or growth, nor address an underlying competitiveness problem that may take a decade to solve.
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Hermes Equity Ownership Services and The National Association of Pension Funds Open Dialogue on Executive Pay Between FTSE 100 Companies and Pension Funds

3/27/2012

Hermes Equity Ownership Services (Hermes EOS), a pioneering stewardship service with over £89 billion of assets under advice, and the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), the UK ’s leading voice of workplace pensions, for the first time in the UK brought together remuneration committee members from 44 of the FTSE 100 companies and 42 occupational pension funds from across the globe. The dialogue focused on executive pay structures and how long-term investors can best challenge and support companies in improving remuneration practices through engagement and the considered use of their voting powers.
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