Risk Management (78)

What LPI model is right for my scheme?
Investment strategy

What LPI model is right for my scheme?

A common problem faced by trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes is what model to assume when...

By John Southall

26 May 2023

5 min read

Backfilling to boost headroom – worth the (curve) risk?
John Southall
Investment strategy

Backfilling to boost headroom – worth the (curve) risk?

Investing in longer-dated bonds can boost the headroom schemes have on their LDI portfolios. But ...
By John Southall
23 Mar 2023
3 min read
How active credit investors can help flush out UK sewage pollution
Jonathan Constable
ESG and long term themes

How active credit investors can help flush out UK sewage pollution

As a major lender in the sterling corporate bond market, we believe we have a responsibility to...
By Jonathan Constable
23 Mar 2023
2 min read
Credit where it’s due: explicit and implicit hedging for buyout
John Southall
Investment strategy

Credit where it’s due: explicit and implicit hedging for buyout

In our latest DB pensions blog, we explore how well-funded schemes might look to reduce risk...
By John Southall
27 Feb 2023
4 min read
How behavioural bias skews investment decisions
Investment strategy

How behavioural bias skews investment decisions

Here are five behavioural biases that I've seen time and again. The question is: how can investor...

By Matthew Kemp

01 Feb 2023

3 min read

DC glidepaths: a random dog walk down Wall Street
John Southall
Investment strategy

DC glidepaths: a random dog walk down Wall Street

Is human capital bond-like or equity-like? We examine the research and consider how it could info...
By John Southall
14 Nov 2022
4 min read
Three questions every ESG multi-asset investor needs to ask
Andrzej Pioch
ESG and long term themes

Three questions every ESG multi-asset investor needs to ask

In the first instalment of a three-part series, we examine the consequences of implicit...
By Andrzej Pioch
28 Sep 2022
4 min read
Ukraine conflict: the inflation dimension
Christopher Jeffery
Economics

Ukraine conflict: the inflation dimension

In the second post of our blog series, we look at how Russia's invasion of its neighbour might...
By Christopher Jeffery
01 Mar 2022
3 min read