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Liability Driven investing

30 gilt
Markets and economics

Solutions chart update: 30-year yields approach 30-year highs

Gilt yields are back in the headlines. They have risen steadily over the summer, especially at the long end, with 30-year yields reaching their highest...
Robert Pace
By  Robert Pace
03 Sept 2025
2 min read
Trigger 0
Investment strategy

Navigating tight credit spreads: can trigger strategies help?

Investment grade credit spreads are exceptionally tight today relative to history. How long have such conditions lasted in the past, and could a trigger strategy...
Nambassa NakatuddeJohn Daly
By  Nambassa Nakatudde, John Daly
27 Aug 2025
3 min read
Balanced diet
Fixed income

Solutions chart update: A balanced diet of OATs, AAPL and bundwurst?

In a special edition chart update focused on European bond markets, we bring new meaning to the concept of gastronomy economy…
Robert Pace
By  Robert Pace
07 Aug 2025
2 min read
data visualisation
ESG and long-term themes

Can ESG equity indices be replicated synthetically?

We examine the use of synthetic replication of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indices for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, and considerations for investors.
Azima Crumpton
By  Azima Crumpton
05 Aug 2025
3 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
Boardroom silouette
ESG and long-term themes

How we address responsible investment in Liability Driven Investment portfolios

Liability Driven Investment portfolios are generally made up of gilts, derivatives and cash. In this blog, we look at how responsible investment considerations can be...
Nambassa Nakatudde
By  Nambassa Nakatudde
26 Jun 2025
4 min read
db bond
Investment strategy

Solutions 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
Box Hill
Fixed income

Solutions 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
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
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

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