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Liquidity cash

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Fixed income

Riding out regime change in fixed income

We assess how public and private credit investors can navigate macro volatility, while questioning the enduring strength of US Treasuries...
Matthew ReesRoss McDonaldLushan SunMatthew Rodger
By  Matthew Rees, Ross McDonald, Lushan Sun, Matthew Rodger
14 Jul 2025
7 min read
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Markets and economics

Midyear global outlook: Gravity defied – for now

Even though many markets have recovered poise since the recent volatility spike, they remain vulnerable to further shocks and crucial long-term questions for investors persist.
Sonja LaudBill Hughes
By  Sonja Laud, Bill Hughes
03 Jul 2025
3 min read
L&G Talks
Investment strategy

Podcast: What does the term ‘money market fund’ actually mean?

What is a money market fund? Why do investors use them? And how might the path of interest rates, technological change and regulation affect the...
L&G’s Asset Management business
By  L&G’s Asset Management business
29 May 2025
1 min read
Fund tokenisation
ESG and long-term themes

Tokens of appreciation?

What fund tokenisation means for investors.
Ross McDonaldCharlie Woolnough
By  Ross McDonald, Charlie Woolnough
21 Nov 2024
4 min read
Pique interest
Fixed income

Interest piqued?

The industry has seen large inflows into money market funds since central banks began increasing policy rates in 2022. What could a shift to an...
Ross McDonaldActive Fixed Income team
By  Ross McDonald, Active Fixed Income team
19 Sept 2024
3 min read
cash equities
Investment strategy

Should higher cash rates decrease interest in equities?

Interest rates have shot up over the past 18 months, increasing the return available on ‘risk-free’ assets such as cash. Could this impact equity returns?
John Southall
By  John Southall
13 Sept 2023
4 min read
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Investment strategy

Falling leaves: autumn's US money market fund regulation

This autumn, the SEC is set to bring in a swathe of new rules concerning US money market funds. We ask what the investor implications...
Ross McDonald
By  Ross McDonald
12 Sept 2023
3 min read
pink piggy bank
Investment strategy

Why are bank account rates still so low, and what can savers do about it?

Despite the UK's central bank lifting interest rates to tackle inflation, the rates on offer from instant-access bank accounts remain very low. Could money market...
Ross McDonald
By  Ross McDonald
14 Mar 2023
3 min read
green lakes
Investment strategy

How money market funds can meet ESG requirements

Although these funds make short-term investments, they still constitute a long-term source of funding for issuers, meaning they have the power to drive positive change.
Ross McDonald
By  Ross McDonald
14 Dec 2022
3 min read
bubbles cactus
Markets and economics

Blog on the pod: liquidity, cycles and bubbles

Why is illiquidity still a feature in markets? And how does that affect the views of the Asset Allocation team?
Emiel van den Heiligenberg
By  Emiel van den Heiligenberg
28 Oct 2022
1 min read

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