Hermes Investment Management

Hermes Investment Management is an investment management firm providing public and private markets investment strategies and engagement services to institutional and wholesale investors, operating worldwide.

Established in 1983 as the principal manager the BT Pension Scheme, Hermes now employs 200 investment and stewardship professionals, with 448 total staff, in its London head office, Singapore and New York.

At 31 December 2018, it managed £33.5 billion of assets and engaged on £389.4 billion in assets.^[1][2][3][4]

Hermes is majority owned by Federated Investors, Inc (Federated), a leading US investment manager with $459.9 billion assets under management. BTPS retains a minority stake, alongside members of Hermes’ management.

Hermes’ public markets investment capabilities include: equities, credit and multi asset. Its private markets capabilities include: real estate, infrastructure, private debt and private equity. The company's engagement services aim to mitigate strategic, environmental, social and governance risks of companies invested in. The company manages fifteen offshore funds.^[5]

The Hermes Investment Office monitors the activities of each investment team to verify that they are adhering to mandates set by clients, and validates the performance of each strategy. Based in London, Hermes Investment Management also has an office in Singapore.^[6]