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Fibre lights
Investment strategy

Sub-investment grade private debt investment opportunities for life insurers under Solvency UK reform

Solvency UK reforms are allowing life insurers to assess investments in additional asset classes. One area that may be of particular interest is sub-investment grade...
LGIM team
By  LGIM team
04 Mar 2025
2 min read
Pod Strategy
Investment strategy

Podcast: A long-term view on EMD

How has the emerging market debt universe changed in recent decades? What are the portfolio use cases for these assets? And what is the role...
Asset Allocation teamLGIM team
By  Asset Allocation team, LGIM team
21 Feb 2025
1 min read
like insurer
Investment strategy

Investing like an insurer? This seems familiar!

Changes in insurer allocations over 2024 may mean that asset strategies are now closer to a typical ‘low-risk’ pension scheme strategy. This has been driven...
Ian Blake
By  Ian Blake
17 Feb 2025
4 min read
Waves
Real assets

What does bond yield volatility mean for private credit?

The start of 2025 saw investors having to grapple with significant market volatility. For private credit, we see no reason to panic at this stage...
Lushan SunOliver Bailey
By  Lushan Sun, Oliver Bailey
11 Feb 2025
3 min read
corp US
Fixed income

US credit: The case for American exceptionalism

Why a combination of government policy, innovation and macro tailwinds make us optimistic for the asset class.
Dan DreherActive Fixed Income team
By  Dan Dreher, Active Fixed Income team
10 Feb 2025
1 min read
Euro Twain
Fixed income

European credit: Embracing challenges as opportunities

Markets have priced in a lot of good news. Are they right to, or is a more cautious approach warranted?
Marc RoversLan Wu
By  Marc Rovers, Lan Wu
27 Jan 2025
3 min read
weight game
Investment strategy

Playing the ‘weighting’ game

Amid low spreads, some investors have been hesitant to allocate more to credit. But is waiting the right strategy?
Anne-Marie Morris (née Cunnold)John Southall
By  Anne-Marie Morris (née Cunnold), John Southall
23 Jan 2025
3 min read
Trump arrives
Fixed income

Active Fixed Income outlook: Time to challenge consensus?

Will the market in 2025 be defined by Trump or technicals?
Colin ReedieMatthew Rees
By  Colin Reedie, Matthew Rees
21 Jan 2025
3 min read
Private Credit Outlook
Real assets

Sector focus: Continuing our 2025 private credit outlook

In the first part of our 2025 private credit outlook, we offered a broad overview of the prospects for the asset class over the next...
Lushan Sun
By  Lushan Sun
16 Jan 2025
3 min read
Time credit
Investment strategy

Time to increase your allocation to credit?

Recently, many DB schemes have expressed a strategic desire to increase corporate bond exposure but are questioning when and how given the current tight credit...
Anne-Marie Morris (née Cunnold)
By  Anne-Marie Morris (née Cunnold)
27 Nov 2024
2 min read

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