Defined Benefit (DB) (100)

LDI chart update: Where next for credit spreads?
Markets and economics

LDI chart update: Where next for credit spreads?

With little sign of tight spreads abating, a series of questions from investors remain: How long...

By Giles RobinsonRobert Pace

24 Jul 2024

3 min read

Dynamic discount rates: wider benefits for risk management?
Investment strategy

Dynamic discount rates: wider benefits for risk management?

A dynamic discount rate can help trustees better reflect the true risk of a scheme and make...
By John SouthallDash Tan
10 Jul 2024
5 min read
The best versus the rest
John Southall
Equities

The best versus the rest

How unusual is regional outperformance in equity markets?
By John Southall
05 Jun 2024
3 min read
What a Labour win could mean for gilts
Markets and economics

What a Labour win could mean for gilts

Investors are weighing the implications for government borrowing following the UK election expect...
By Alex MackGuy Whitby-SmithAsset Allocation
22 May 2024
3 min read
What does the term ‘endgame’ actually mean?
Investment strategy

What does the term ‘endgame’ actually mean?

With DB schemes maturing rapidly amid higher funding levels, talk of endgame strategies is all...

By LGIM

10 May 2024

1 min read

Investing for the endgame at low spreads
Investment strategy

Investing for the endgame at low spreads

As credit spreads have tightened, what could this mean for endgame investors' investment...
By John SouthallRobert Pace
08 May 2024
5 min read
Webinar: Surplus to requirements?
LGIM
Investment strategy

Webinar: Surplus to requirements?

Why surpluses are back on DB scheme agendas.
By LGIM
02 May 2024
1 min read
Stick or switch? Reducing swap-spread risk in the endgame
Ian Blake
Investment strategy

Stick or switch? Reducing swap-spread risk in the endgame

A key question currently on the minds of many DB trustees is how they can best reduce risk relati...
By Ian Blake
30 Apr 2024
5 min read