Bill Hughes

Global Head of Real Assets

Bill Hughes

Bill joined Legal and General in 2007 and is responsible for transforming its UK property fund management business into a global real assets platform. Operating in both the direct investment and lending markets, today it actively invests and manages over £35bn of assets across real estate, infrastructure and corporate and alternative debt. Bill continues to play an active role in several influential government and industry committees around responsible investing, infrastructure, urban regeneration and housing. He is a Global Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and is on the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (NZCBS) Governance Board. Bill is also Chair of the Property Industry Alliance (PIA), which brings together the UK’s leading property bodies to give them a stronger collective voice on issues such as policy, research and best practice.

 Prior to joining Legal & General, Bill was CEO at RREEF UK (the Real Estate Fund Management business of DWS) and Head of Research and Deputy Managing Director at Schroder Property Investment Management. Bill has an MA in Economic Geography from the University of Edinburgh, an MSc in Property Investment from City of London University, a Diploma in Sustainability from the University of Reading and is a member of the Institute of Investment Management and Research.

Other articles by Bill Hughes

COP, clean energy and capital
Bill Hughes
ESG and long-term themes

COP, clean energy and capital

Investments in clean energy infrastructure are potentially one of the most tangible ways for...
By Bill Hughes
08 Nov 2022
3 min read
What society needs now
Bill Hughes
Real assets

What society needs now

Having long-term capital to invest in what society needs right now has never been more important.
By Bill Hughes
05 Jan 2022
3 min read

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