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Who we are

  
An industry leader in responsible investing for thirty years, Hermes is a unique fund manager.  We offer clients the unparalleled combination of:

  • A multi-boutique structure gives global institutional and pension fund clients access to a broad range of specialist, high conviction investment teams – operating within an established and robust operating platform.
  • The Investment Office is a crucial function, acting as a performance risk ‘radar’ for all investment activity at our boutiques and is central to our mission to deliver sustainable risk-adjusted alpha to our clients.
  • Our commitment to behaving as a responsible asset manager, not merely by being a ‘responsible investor’ in quoted companies, but also by applying these principles across all asset classes and by behaving as a ‘good fiduciary’ on behalf of our clients.
Hermes' investment solutions include:
  • Alternatives: Commodities, Fund of Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Private Equity, Infrastructure
  • Equities: Global, Emerging Markets, Small Cap, Europe, Japan
  • Fixed Income: Inflation-Linked, Investment Grade, High Yield
Hermes manages £25.6 billion* assets on behalf of clients across these investment areas. Additionally, we support pension funds and other global institutional investors in meeting their ESG responsibilities through our market leading Hermes Equity Ownership Services, which takes on a stewardship role engaging on more than £125 billion* of assets worldwide.

Owned by, and the principal fund manager of, the largest pension fund in the UK**, Hermes Fund Managers has a growing global presence. Our head office is located in London, while we are also supported by established offices in Boston, New York, Sydney and Singapore.

* Please note the total AuM figure includes £3.4bn of assets managed or under an advisory agreement by Hermes GPE LLP (“HGPE”), a joint venture between Hermes Fund Managers (“HFM”) and GPE Partner Limited. HGPE is an independent entity and not part of the Hermes group. £0.5bn of total group AuM figure represents HFM mandates under advice.
**Pension Funds and Their Advisors 2012

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Any statements of opinion constitute only current opinions of Hermes Fund Managers Limited ("HFML") or its affiliates, which are subject to change and which we do not undertake to update. HFML is a multi-boutique asset manager, independent of any broader financial services organization. Each affiliated investment adviser, regardless of its form of organization, is either a subsidiary of, or otherwise affiliated with, HFML. The affiliated advisers under the HFML umbrella include: Hermes Investment Management Limited ("HIML"), Hermes BPK Partners LLP ("HBPK"), Hermes Sourcecap Limited ("HSL"), Hermes Fund Managers (North America) LP ("HFMNA"), and Hermes Fund Managers (Australia) ("HFMA"). All of the above named affiliates are separately authorized and regulated by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority except for HFMNA and HFMA. HFMNA, HIML, HBPK and HSL are all registered investment advisers with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). HFMA is registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

HFMNA is affiliated, and has business relationships, with HSL, HBPK and HIML, all UK entities registered with the SEC and authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, through cash solicitation arrangements with all three entities under which it receives compensation for referring prospects to HSL, HBPK and HIML for the boutiques' advisory services.

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