Investment strategy

LGPS Intelligence: Options for mitigating equity risk
Investment strategy

LGPS Intelligence: Options for mitigating equity risk

With LGPS funding levels much improved and US equities near all-time highs, what options do LGPS...

By James SparshottRobert Pace

13 Mar 2024

1 min read

Interested in buyout? Strategies for estimating the sensitivity of liabilities to interest rates
Investment strategy

Interested in buyout? Strategies for estimating the sensitivity of liabilities to interest rates

With scheme funding levels rising, we consider how trustees might best go about setting a target...
By Ian BlakeJohn Southall
07 Mar 2024
5 min read
Introducing our capital market assumptions framework
Investment strategy

Introducing our capital market assumptions framework

Photographs are a wonderful way of preserving the past, allowing us to delve into our memories to...
By Tim ArmitageMartin Dietz
04 Mar 2024
3 min read
Securitised products explained
Investment strategy

Securitised products explained

With roots dating back to the 1970s, securitised products have evolved to such an extent that the...
By Alec DuchatellierPriya Joshi
01 Mar 2024
3 min read
Exploring the role of duration management in credit portfolios
Investment strategy

Exploring the role of duration management in credit portfolios

The volatility induced by the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up potential opportunities for active...

By Corinne Lewis-Reynier

23 Feb 2024

4 min read

Could valuation metrics appear more valuable than they actually are?
John Southall
Investment strategy

Could valuation metrics appear more valuable than they actually are?

Hindsight bias is a hazard when seeking to estimate future returns. But in a technical dive into...
By John Southall
14 Feb 2024
4 min read
Diversification: The name of the game
Matthew Rees
Investment strategy

Diversification: The name of the game

Has the positive correlation between bonds and equities over the last two years further...
By Matthew Rees
13 Feb 2024
2 min read
Chart of the month: Was the pandemic uniquely hard to anticipate?
Christopher Jeffery
Investment strategy

Chart of the month: Was the pandemic uniquely hard to anticipate?

'Prepare, don't predict' is a mantra you will have heard repeatedly from LGIM's macro team. We...
By Christopher Jeffery
09 Feb 2024
2 min read