LGIM Blog – Jesal Mistry, Senior Business Development Dir, DC

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Jesal is Head of DC Investments, Governance and Proposition within L&G's DC team, working with advisers and their clients to help them access the best of L&G, i.e. a DC arrangement which delivers to an employer's and individual's needs, not just now, but always. Jesal joined L&G in June 2019, having spent 14 years as a DC consultant, specialising in DC scheme design, review and comparison of DC arrangements and DC investment strategy.

Other articles by Jesal Mistry

DC private

What are private market investments and could they benefit DC pension savers?

Private markets refer to assets which aren't listed on exchange markets. In exchange for investing money over the longer term, private markets have the potential to offer an ‘illiquidity premium’.

DC illiquids

Is global instability fuelling DC pension member thirst for illiquids?

They might be unfamiliar with the term 'illiquids', but our recent research1 suggests that most DC pension members want them.

private dc

Sizing private markets in DC

How much should DC investors invest in illiquid assets? We consider the potential benefits of an allocation to private markets.

runway zero

Have a nice flight: Retirement runways and the danger of landing too soon

When might caution in retirement glidepaths be just too risky? We look at different de-risking descents, to try to ensure savers don’t have to switch to economy seats mid-flight.

gold fish

Is short-term memory loss affecting DC investment strategies?

Many pension savers will be invested across multiple market cycles, so we believe it's important to take a long-term approach.

COVID-19 and scheme members: Marrying engagement with action

COVID-19 and scheme members: Marrying engagement with action

No ‘I’ in ESG: why are millennial men so selfish?

No ‘I’ in ESG: why are millennial men so selfish?

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