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Defined Benefit (DB)

Eric podcast
Investment strategy

Podcast: In conversation with… Eric Adler, CEO, Asset Management

Eric Adler gets behind the microphone to share his thoughts.
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
11 Jul 2025
1 min read
surplus webinar
Investment strategy

Webinar: Surplus extraction

DB schemes: Surplus extraction is here - time to invest like an insurer?
L&G’s Asset Management businessAsset Allocation team
By  L&G’s Asset Management business, Asset Allocation team
10 Jul 2025
1 min read
uk proposal
Investment strategy

How pension proposals could power sterling assets

We assess the extent to which UK government plans might boost investment into private market assets and bolster economic activity.
Bill PageMathew WebbMartin Dietz
By  Bill Page, Mathew Webb, Martin Dietz
10 Jul 2025
6 min read
short credit
Investment strategy

Navigating a tight credit spread environment: Seeking safety in short duration

We believe that short-duration bonds could potentially provide a buffer against market volatility while offering flexibility to transition to long-duration credit when conditions improve.
Suzanna EllardJohn Daly
By  Suzanna Ellard, John Daly
08 Jul 2025
5 min read
db bond
Investment strategy

DB chart update: Government bonds in focus

What do rising long-dated bond yields mean for pension schemes?
Robert Pace
By  Robert Pace
16 Jun 2025
4 min read
surplus extraction
Investment strategy

Surplus extraction is here: What should DB schemes do now?

The government is making it easier for well-funded DB schemes to release surplus, when ‘safe to do so’, and trustees will need to set out...
Mathew Webb
By  Mathew Webb
12 Jun 2025
6 min read
Box Hill
Fixed income

DB chart update: Long gilts

From Leith Hill to Box Hill - still hard going but smoother and less steep.
Robert Pace
By  Robert Pace
13 May 2025
3 min read
HA bond
Investment strategy

Can UK housing association bonds help to drive social impact?

We assess the opportunities for local government pensions schemes (LGPS) to invest in UK productive finance via the physical infrastructure exposure inherent in housing associations.
Nambassa NakatuddeAlex MossOzkan Koyun
By  Nambassa Nakatudde, Alex Moss, Ozkan Koyun
01 May 2025
4 min read
Surplus 0
Investment strategy

Surplus in focus: What should DB schemes look out for?

The market backdrop for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has fundamentally changed. Now the regulatory environment is changing too, with changes proposed to allow (where...
Mathew Webb
By  Mathew Webb
20 Mar 2025
4 min read
LGPS digital
ESG and long-term themes

LGPS Intelligence: The digital infrastructure opportunity

Forecasted growth for cloud computing, AI and data processing has created an increasing need to support digital infrastructure assets and, in our view, a substantial...
James SparshottMatteo Colombo
By  James Sparshott, Matteo Colombo
10 Mar 2025
3 min read

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