<div><em>Our Head of Solutions Distribution joins the podcast to share our latest endgame thinking for DB schemes.</em></div><br><div>It won’t have escaped DB clients’ attention that there’s recently been significant talk of surplus extraction. However, we strongly believe it’s important not to lose sight of the reason we’re here in the first place: to help schemes meet their core fiduciary duty to pay all members’ pensions as they fall due, with a buy-in or buyout usually seen as the gold standard objective for many trustees.</div><br><div>To discuss all this and more, our Head of Solutions Distribution, Lara Edmonstone-West, gets behind the microphone.</div><br><div>This podcast was recorded on 22 October 2025. All data points sourced from the PPF and L&G.</div><br><div><strong>For professional investors only. Capital at risk.</strong></div>

Our Head of Solutions Distribution joins the podcast to share our latest endgame thinking for DB schemes. It won’t have escaped DB clients’ attention that there’s recently been significant talk of surplus extraction. However, we strongly believe it’s important not to lose sight of the reason we’re here in the first place: to help schemes meet their core fiduciary duty to pay all members’ pensions as they fall due, with a buy-in or buyout usually seen as the gold standard objective for many trustees. To discuss all this and more, our Head of Solutions Distribution, Lara Edmonstone-West, gets behind the microphone. This podcast was recorded on 22 October 2025. All data points sourced from the PPF and L&G. For professional investors only. Capital at risk.

<em>Our Head of Solutions Distribution joins the podcast to share our latest endgame thinking for DB schemes.</em><br>It won’t have escaped DB clients’ attention that there’s recently been significant talk of surplus extraction. However, we strongly believe it’s important not to lose sight of the reason we’re here in the first place: to help schemes meet their core fiduciary duty to pay all members’ pensions as they fall due, with a buy-in or buyout usually seen as the gold standard objective for many trustees.<br>To discuss all this and more, our Head of Solutions Distribution, Lara Edmonstone-West, gets behind the microphone.<br>This podcast was recorded on 22 October 2025. All data points sourced from the PPF and L&amp;G.<br><strong>For professional investors only. Capital at risk.</strong>

384: Buyout 2.0: Back to basics

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What does a changing world mean for my portfolio? Which asset classes are undervalued? Will declining demographics affect my investments? From L&G’s Asset Management division, we bring you conversations about the global economy and how professional investors can take advantage of these opportunities. We'll be talking to fund managers, analysts, industry experts and more to discuss the latest market and political developments, their most exciting asset allocation ideas and how they're optimising portfolios for market booms and economic gloom. From Trump's tariffs to irrational investors, L&G Talks Asset Management dives into the world of asset management and brings you our most compelling thoughts to help you make informed investment decisions. To find out more, visit https://am.landg.com/en-uk/institutional/insights/ L&G has been helping customers since 1836. A founding member of the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 index, L&G is one of the UK's leading financial services companies serving UK customers for our life assurance, pensions, investments and general insurance plans. This podcast is intended for investment professionals, and shouldn't be shared with a non-professional audience. This podcast should not be taken as an invitation to deal in L&G investments. Any views expressed during this recording belong to the individuals and are based on market conditions at the time of recording, and do not reflect the views of L&G. Legal & General Investment Management is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Legal & General Investment Management, One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA. Register in England no. 2091894. All rights reserved. No part of this audio may be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Legal & General Investment Management.

What does a changing world mean for my portfolio? Which asset classes are undervalued? Will declining demographics affect my investments? From L&amp;G’s Asset Management division, we bring you conversations about the global economy and how professional investors can take advantage of these opportunities.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
We'll be talking to fund managers, analysts, industry experts and more to discuss the latest market and political developments, their most exciting asset allocation ideas and how they're optimising portfolios for market booms and economic gloom.<br>
&nbsp;<br>
From Trump's tariffs to irrational investors, <em>L&amp;G Talks Asset Management</em> dives into the world of asset management and brings you our most compelling thoughts to help you make informed investment decisions.<br>
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To find out more, visit <a href="https://am.landg.com/en-uk/institutional/insights/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://am.landg.com/en-uk/institutional/insights/<br>
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&nbsp;This podcast is intended for investment professionals, and shouldn't be shared with a non-professional audience. This podcast should not be taken as an invitation to deal in L&amp;G investments. Any views expressed during this recording belong to the individuals and are based on market conditions at the time of recording, and do not reflect the views of L&amp;G. Legal &amp; General Investment Management is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Legal &amp; General Investment Management, One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA. Register in England no. 2091894. All rights reserved. No part of this audio may be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Legal &amp; General Investment Management.<br>
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