Defined Benefit (DB) (118)

Are rate cuts a gamechanger for funding levels?
Markets and economics

Are rate cuts a gamechanger for funding levels?

Rate cuts can drive longer-dated rate expectations, and have also often coincided with equity...

By Joseph England

10 Oct 2024

3 min read

LDI chart update: I CPI
Markets and economics

LDI chart update: I CPI

What's going on with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and how could it impact DB pension schemes?
By Robert PaceChi-Kit Pang
11 Sep 2024
3 min read
Could LGPS investors help unlock the Northern Powerhouse?
Investment strategy

Could LGPS investors help unlock the Northern Powerhouse?

England's affordable housing crisis is sometimes framed as a predominantly London and the South...
By Michael AdefuyeJames Sparshott
05 Sep 2024
3 min read
Running on into retirement?
Investment strategy

Running on into retirement?

Strategies for maintaining scheme health and unlocking surplus.
By John SouthallMathew WebbVictoria Myers
02 Sep 2024
1 min read
Mind the risk: The value of valuations
Investment strategy

Mind the risk: The value of valuations

We believe changes in risk should be considered alongside changes in return when tilting portfoli...

By John Southall

23 Aug 2024

4 min read

Net-zero credit: A holistic risk management solution for insurers?
James Hayes
Investment strategy

Net-zero credit: A holistic risk management solution for insurers?

Investment-grade credit has long been a mainstay for insurance companies' matching portfolios.
By James Hayes
13 Aug 2024
1 min read
Navigating the new DB funding code
Investment strategy

Navigating the new DB funding code

With the new code applying to actuarial valuations from September 2024, some pension scheme...
By Ben SteenJames Willcock
06 Aug 2024
5 min read
Video: Is ‘run-on’ your preferred endgame strategy?
Investment strategy

Video: Is ‘run-on’ your preferred endgame strategy?

Lisa Purdy, Head of DB Solutions Distribution, discusses DB schemes in surplus.
By Lisa PurdyLGIM
01 Aug 2024
1 min read