Blog: Alex Pearce

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Alex is responsible for designing and managing bespoke and pooled LDI and equity derivative mandates.

Alex joined L&G’s Asset Management business in 2018 from Mercer, where she was an Investment Associate in the Financial Strategy Group. This involved delivering a range of strategic investment and risk management advice to both Trustee and Corporate clients.

Alex holds an MSc in actuarial finance from Imperial College Business School, as well as a BSc (Hons) in mathematics from Imperial College London. She is a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

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