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31 Jan 2025
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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. 

Pod Strategy

In the podcast, John discusses:

  • Why the FX hedging debate matters for investors today
  • Two big factors that are often overlooked
  • Conclusions from analysis of a century of equity market data

You can listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Audioboom and Spotify.

The whitepaper will be published in February, and will be available via our blog.

Analysis is based on LGIM calculations of data from sources including the Bank of England, Fama French database and Bloomberg. 

For professional investors only. Capital at risk. 

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