Ben Bennett

Head of Investment Strategy, Asia

Ben Bennett

Ben joined LGIM’s London team in 2008, initially focusing on credit strategy before taking on the role of Head of Investment Strategy and Research, coordinating LGIM’s research from long-term themes to short term market drivers. He also chaired the monthly investment macro meeting for many years, a key input for portfolio risk across the active strategies. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2020, joining the LGIM Asia Board as a Director and was appointed Head of Investment Strategy, Asia, to help grow LGIM’s investment business across the APAC region. Ben started his career in 1999 as a credit strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in London, before performing the same role at both BNP Paribas and Lehman Brothers. Ben holds an MA in Mathematics from Queens' College, Cambridge University.

Other articles by Ben Bennett

What's suddenly spooked markets?
Markets and economics

What's suddenly spooked markets?

It's not often you wake up to see a major equity market down over 12% in a day. Yet that's exactl...
By Robert GriffithsChristopher TeschmacherBen Bennett
05 Aug 2024
5 min read
Attention deficit
Ben Bennett
Markets and economics

Attention deficit

Should we be worried about government borrowing?
By Ben Bennett
02 Jul 2024
2 min read
Is China the next Japan?
Markets and economics

Is China the next Japan?

In the early 1990s Japan suffered a well-documented deflationary slump. With China now seeing...
By Matthew RodgerBen Bennett
23 Aug 2023
3 min read
China: Waiting for stimulus
Markets and economics

China: Waiting for stimulus

Recent economic activity in China has been disappointing and we've reduced our growth forecasts...
By Ben BennettMatthew Rodger
26 Jun 2023
4 min read
Chart of the month: Credit tightening implies weaker US GDP growth
Ben Bennett
Markets and economics

Chart of the month: Credit tightening implies weaker US GDP growth

The link between credit conditions and GDP growth adds conviction to our view that a US recession...
By Ben Bennett
04 Apr 2023
1 min read
Chart of the month: price pressure persists
Ben Bennett
Markets and economics

Chart of the month: price pressure persists

Sticky inflation makes more aggressive US rate hikes more likely, limiting the chances of a soft...
By Ben Bennett
01 Mar 2023
1 min read
Chart of the month: asset classes pull a U-turn
Ben Bennett
Markets and economics

Chart of the month: asset classes pull a U-turn

The biggest losers of last year's sell-off have made the biggest recoveries, but what's driven th...
By Ben Bennett
23 Jan 2023
1 min read
Chart of the month: the outlook for the S&P 500 isn’t very merry
Ben Bennett
Investment strategy

Chart of the month: the outlook for the S&P 500 isn’t very merry

History suggests profits will come under pressure next year, leading us to underweight equities.
By Ben Bennett
19 Dec 2022
1 min read
Podcast: Looking back and looking forward
Ben Bennett
Markets and economics

Podcast: Looking back and looking forward

In the last episode of Market Talk for the year, Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy &...
By Ben Bennett
01 Dec 2022
1 min read

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