L&G Talks Asset Management

With strong US growth and sticky inflation, why is Jay Powell still in patient mode on the interest rate front? What’s behind the near 20% rally in the Hang Seng index since the start of the year? And why the fall in the price of Brent crude oil? Ben Bennett, Investment Strategist APAC explains all.

This podcast is hosted by Frances Watson, Senior Content Manager.

All data is sourced from Eikon, as at 01 May 2024, unless otherwise stated.

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To coincide with the launch of LGIM’s 13th annual Active Ownership report, we discuss the depth and breadth of our work in 2023 on the issues of nature, biodiversity and artificial intelligence, while also discussing what’s front of mind for 2024.

The panellists are:

Michael Marks, Head of Investment Stewardship and Responsible Investment Integration

Madeleine King, Head of Research and Engagement for Investments

Shuen Chan, Head of Responsible Investment & Sustainability, LGIM Real Assets 

This podcast is hosted by Harry Brooks, Content Manager.

Apart from those listed below, all numbers quoted in this podcast are from LGIM’s Active Ownership report, 2023. 

The figure relating to our assets under management in UK real estate equities is from internal LGIM data as at 31 March 2023. Figures cited in relation to the Ecuador debt-for-nature swap are cited in the Reuters article ‘Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond’, published May 2023.
 
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Advances in technology, population change, decarbonisation and geopolitical pressures are both catalysing new industries and rendering some assets obsolete.

To make sense of these rapid changes, the LGIM Real Assets Research Team has defined four megatrends they expect to drive private investment performance and capital allocations for the remainder of the decade and beyond.

In this broad-ranging discussion, Global Head of Investment Strategy and Research for LGIM Real Assets Rob Martin and Research Manager Matt Soffair introduce these investment themes, identify the sectors they think are in most alignment with them, and break down the structural factors they believe will drive returns for years to come.


For professional investors only. Capital at risk. For illustrative purposes only. Reference to a particular security is on a historic basis and does not mean that the security is currently held or will be held within an LGIM portfolio. The information in this podcast does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

All data is sourced from Bloomberg as at 15 April 2024 unless otherwise stated.

How do investors price in geopolitical tensions? And with fewer than two US interest rate cuts now priced into markets, is there any stopping the rise of the US dollar? Against the prevailing market backdrop, what is our take on equities, credit and sovereign bonds? Ben Bennett, Investment Strategist APAC, explains all.

This episode was recorded on 17 April 2024.

All data sourced from Eikon, Bloomberg as at 16 April 2024.

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In our first official CIO call of 2024, we weigh how the macro, political and geopolitical outlook might affect the already-impressive rally notched up by many risk assets thus far this year.

During the episode, Sonja Laud, LGIM’s Chief Investment Officer, is joined by Emiel van den Heiligenberg, Head of Asset Allocation, and Tim Drayson, Head of Economics. The panel also discuss:
 

In addition, the panel offer their usual recommendations for extracurricular reading and viewing material.

This podcast was recorded on 11 April and was moderated by Max Julius, Head of Content.

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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 financial advisers has not been easy. In this special episode, our panel provides the answers to the questions that are front of mind for financial advisers; namely where do they sit in terms of active versus passive investing, model portfolios or multi-asset investing? Traditional versus alternative assets? And what are the key emerging trends in the industry?  

The panel consists of: Richard Romer-Lee, CEO of Square Mile, Connor Sloman, Managing Director, Morningstar, and James Crossley, Head of UK Wholesale at LGIM.

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As we head towards the end of the first quarter, Ben Bennett, Investment Strategist APAC, examines the reasons behind equity and credit strength despite sovereign bond yields remaining relatively high. He also explains why, despite the Bank of Japan raising interest rates for the first time since 2007, the yen failed to strengthen.  

This podcast is hosted by Frances Watson, Content Manager.

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In light of a solid macroeconomic backdrop for emerging markets, and a benign currency outlook, why is investor positioning for emerging market debt still light? And what could be the catalyst for renewed interest in the asset class? Join Uday Patnaik, Head of Emerging Market Debt, and Erik Leuth, Global Emerging Market Economist, as they explore these topics and comment on the raft of upcoming elections in both Latin America and Asia.

This podcast is hosted by Frances Watson, Content Manager.

All data sourced from the IMF (growth) JP Morgan (default rate numbers ex-China and outflows) and inflows (LGIM/World Bank) as at March 2024. 

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We all know about the gender pensions gap, but what about the risks to women’s retirement prospects after a divorce?

In this International Women’s Day special, Olasumbo Biobaku-Mason, Member Proposition Director at LGIM, speaks to Uche Enemchukwu, ED&I champion and CEO at Nelu Diversified Consulting Solutions, a global company creating meaningful benefits and wellness programs rooted in diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) about pension barriers women may face at the end of a marriage.

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PCE, CPI and PPI – all forms of measuring inflation and all likely to shape current thinking by the US Federal Reserve and, by implication, other central banks. So, what if June interest rate cuts are pushed out? And how might that affect US investment-grade credit and, ultimately, equities? In alternatives, what’s behind the heady rise in Bitcoin? Ben Bennett, Investment Strategist, APAC, explains all.

All data from Eikon as at 05 March 2024 unless otherwise stated.

This podcast was hosted by Frances Watson, Content Manager.

For professional investors only. Capital at risk.