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Risk Management
Should investors hedge currency risk?
In a new whitepaper, John Southall investigates the question of how the strategic currency hedge ratio should depend on the time horizon. 
Podcast: Should investors hedge forex risk?
Ahead of the release of an in-depth research paper, John Southall, Head of Strategic Research in our Asset Allocation team, delves into FX hedge ratios. 
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... 
Dynamic discount rates: wider benefits for risk management?
A dynamic discount rate can help trustees better reflect the true risk of a scheme and make improved decisions about other risks, such as how... 
Podcast: Financial advisers: riding the rollercoaster
With a wave of new regulation and an ever-increasing range of investment products and solutions from which to choose, the job of wealth managers and... 
LGPS Intelligence: Options for mitigating equity risk
With LGPS funding levels much improved and US equities near all-time highs, what options do LGPS funds have to guard against potential equity market falls? 
Chart of the month: Was the pandemic uniquely hard to anticipate?
'Prepare, don't predict' is a mantra you will have heard repeatedly from LGIM's macro team 
Options for equity and derivative strategy
How can schemes seek to mitigate downside risk in 2024, while still targeting potential equity market upside if the Federal Reserve achieves a ‘soft landing’... 
Finding an edge in commodities: why backwardation matters
In the first instalment of a two-part blog on backwardation, we explain how the mechanics of investing in commodities via futures contracts can influence returns. 
Correlation is not causation, nor constant
What really determines the correlation between equity and bond returns? 
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