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Surplus to requirements: rates and inflation hedging in the endgame
Investment strategy

Surplus to requirements: rates and inflation hedging in the endgame

Amid the improvement in defined benefit scheme funding levels, a number of schemes are now findin...

By Ian Blake

16 Aug 2023

4 min read

Gridlock: the impact of UK power grid constraints on real assets
ESG and long-term themes

Gridlock: the impact of UK power grid constraints on real assets

The shortcomings of the UK's energy grid will have increasing relevance for real estate and...
By Marija SimpragaNiah Myers
21 Jun 2023
3 min read
The equity rollercoaster
John Southall
Investment strategy

The equity rollercoaster

A volatility number may fail to convey just how turbulent a journey a pure equity strategy can be...
By John Southall
09 Jun 2023
3 min read
Preparing for the endgame
Investment strategy

Preparing for the endgame

DB pension schemes, which were in the eye of the market storm last autumn, in our view are now ev...
By Anne-Marie Morris (née Cunnold)Mathew Webb
05 Jun 2023
3 min read
Which LPI model is right for my scheme?
Investment strategy

Which LPI model is right for my scheme?

A common problem faced by trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes is what model to assume when...

By John Southall

26 May 2023

5 min read

Gentle glidepaths for foggy funding levels
John Southall
Investment strategy

Gentle glidepaths for foggy funding levels

Trustees, as the 'pilots' of DB schemes, need to plan how they're going to 'land' at buyout. One...
By John Southall
18 May 2023
4 min read
Voluntary carbon offsets: deal or no deal?
John Daly
ESG and long-term themes

Voluntary carbon offsets: deal or no deal?

Progress is being made on verifying the integrity of voluntary carbon offsets, but is diverting...
By John Daly
28 Apr 2023
3 min read
LPI 101: between the cap and the floor
John Southall
Investment strategy

LPI 101: between the cap and the floor

The complexities of hedging capped and floored pension scheme liabilities.
By John Southall
26 Apr 2023
4 min read