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Defined Contribution (DC)

lotto effect
Investment strategy

Spending retirement savings – buy now, pay later?

Based on current spending rates, many retirees could be set to empty their DC retirement savings account by their late 70s – leaving nine years...
Jayesh Patel
By  Jayesh Patel
19 Feb 2025
3 min read
Pod Market
Markets and economics

Podcast: The view from the top – a long-term look at private markets

This week on LGIM Talks, the cameras are rolling as we sit down for a special video edition of the podcast.
LGIM team
By  LGIM team
10 Feb 2025
1 min read
walking beach
Investment strategy

When cashing out may not mean coining it in

Can withdrawing a cash lump sum from your pension expose you to unexpected tax bills or losing access to benefits? Our latest research examines this...
Rita Butler-Jones
By  Rita Butler-Jones
15 Jan 2025
2 min read
Binoculars searching
Investment strategy

Expected returns: boosting our binoculars

How should investors capture the shape of returns when making long-term return estimates across different asset classes?
John Southall
By  John Southall
13 Nov 2024
3 min read
risky business
Investment strategy

Are private market investments a risky business for DC pension savers?

As the pensions industry edges forward in incorporating private market assets into DC investment portfolios, we at Legal & General wanted to check in with...
Rita Butler-Jones
By  Rita Butler-Jones
31 Oct 2024
1 min read
Affordable DC
Investment strategy

An affordable home is where the heart is for most DC pension savers

We believe using defined contribution (DC) pension fund investments to help tackle the UK’s housing shortage could be the way to the hearts of retirement...
Rita Butler-Jones
By  Rita Butler-Jones
28 Oct 2024
1 min read
Access all
Investment strategy

Access all areas?

Private markets and the public: What do DC pension savers think?
Rita Butler-Jones
By  Rita Butler-Jones
22 Oct 2024
1 min read
Pod Strategy
Investment strategy

Podcast: Master trust matters with Robert Waugh, Chair of Trustees of the Legal & General Mastertrust

The independent chair of the Legal & General Mastertrust’s board of trustees and our Head of Mastertrust & IGC review the past year and consider...
LGIM team
By  LGIM team
05 Sept 2024
1 min read
Mind risk
Investment strategy

Mind the risk: The value of valuations

We believe changes in risk should be considered alongside changes in return when tilting portfolios through time, as they can have a surprisingly large impact...
John Southall
By  John Southall
23 Aug 2024
4 min read
Cool DC
ESG and long-term themes

Could investing in areas like robotics and cyber-security make pensions cool?

I suspect I know what you’re thinking: pensions won’t ever be cool and that’s that. But what if they were invested in areas of science...
Rita Butler-Jones
By  Rita Butler-Jones
20 Aug 2024
4 min read

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