01 Dec 2022 1 min read

Podcast: Looking back and looking forward

By Ben Bennett

In the last episode of Market Talk for the year, Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy & Research, gives us a whistlestop tour of markets past, present and future.

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Just how badly have asset classes performed in 2022? And where next for bonds, credit and equities given investors start 2023 with a decent yield cushion?  In view of the current tightness in the US labour market will the Fed be able to navigate a hard or soft landing? Ben Bennett explains all.

This episode is available on Apple, Spotify and Audioboom and is hosted by Frances Watson, Content Manager.

All data is sourced from Eikon as at end November 2022 unless otherwise stated.

For professional investors only. Capital at risk.

Ben Bennett

Head of Investment Strategy, Asia

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.

Ben Bennett