All Episodes

408: Unpacking the US Investment Outlook

407: In conversation with Jo McCaffrey: leading through change

406: All eyes on Affordable Housing

404: Behaviour, data and technology: the DC outcomes equation

403: The case for dynamic duration management in credit portfolios

402: Prepare don’t predict: Tackling geopolitical uncertainty

401: Middle East update – market impacts and outlook

400: Three paths to diversification

399: Middle East conflict: implications for investors

398: US tariffs, AI meltdown and JGBs – Market Talk

397: Endgame Insights: Putting theory into practice

396: Mind the gap: Can CDC schemes resolve intergenerational unfairness?

395: Private markets – Carving a path

394: Dividend strategy: avoiding traps and tapping income potential

393: Greenland, Japanese bonds and a volatility playbook – Market Talk

392: Seeking differentiated alpha in 2026 and beyond

391: Changing the status quo: Smarter investment strategies for DC

390: In conversation with… Amelie Chowna

389: Our 2026 investment outlook – the CIO call

388: Private credit perspectives from Blackstone and L&G

387: Europe’s energy transition: An opportunity among the challenges

386: UK Budget – implications for investors

385: Are we in an AI boom or bubble?

384: Buyout 2.0: Back to basics

383: Are growth strategies anti-value?

382: Artificial reality vs. the real world – the economics of AI

381: Politics, emerging markets and gold – Market Talk

380: Our global approach to active fixed income

379: Quantum computing: What, how and when?

378: Why doesn’t it feel like a bull market? Market Talk

377: Do famous investment sayings hold water?

376: Government debt and the uncertainty premium – Market Talk

375: Interest rate expectations, US data revision and AI earnings – Market Talk

374: UK universities: A nexus for private market investment

373: Where next for AI stocks? Market Talk

372: In conversation with... Eric Adler, CEO, Asset Management

371: Our Midyear Global Outlook – The CIO call

370: Middle East conflict, inflation and interest rates – Market Talk

369: How to tackle equity market concentration risk

369: Unpacking unconstrained strategies

368: As above, so below: The case for crossover private credit

367: L&G explains: What does the term ‘money market fund’ actually mean?

366: US tariffs, the Hong Kong dollar and UK inflation – Market Talk

365: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow – private markets in Q2 and beyond

364: What’s driving the recovery? Market Talk

363: Can factor strategies be decarbonised?

362: Where next for US assets? Market Talk

361: The art of the deal? US credit in 2025

360: Retirement realities

359: Where next for markets after a turbulent Q1?

358: Water, AI and data centres

357: Investing in the UK: Real estate and beyond

356: Germany’s debt brake, Chinese tech and political polarisation – Market Talk

355: A long-term view on EMD

354: US tariffs, BoE cut and European equity rally – Market Talk

353: The View from the Top: A long-term look at private markets

352: Should investors hedge forex risk?

351: 2024 reflections and 2025 preparations – the CIO call

350: What’s going on in government bonds? Market Talk

349: In conversation with... Natasha Mora, Managing Director LGIM Asia

348: Private markets in 2025: Digital infrastructure, affordable housing and university spinouts

347: Political drama, interest rates and fallible forecasts – Market Talk

346: 2025 outlook: US exceptionalism, political risk and non-consensus views

345: Maths, markets and misconceptions

344: Dollar dominance deconstructed – Market Talk

343: COP16 – outcomes, opportunities and observations

342: What does Trump’s election win mean for investors?

341: What does ‘climate action investing’ actually mean?

340: China rally, US jobs and Japan’s new PM – Market Talk

339: Fixed income in focus: checking in on Euro credit

338: US election: key themes for investors – the CIO call

337: In conversation with… Ben Cherrington, Head of UK Wholesale

336: Volatility, dis-inversion and the path of rates – Market Talk

335: Master trust matters with Robert Waugh, Chair of Trustees of the Legal & General Mastertrust

334: What do the terms ‘run-on’ and ‘surplus’ actually mean?

333: Happy holidays from LGIM Talks!

332: What's in a name? The power of global brands

331: US elections, equity rotation, and a major celebration – Market Talk

330: Private markets: where next?

329: Peeping behind the curtain: private market investments in DC pensions

328: UK election special: our experts discuss investor implications

327: Elections, Nvidia and ballooning deficits – Market Talk

326: Climate Impact Pledge 2024 – moving the needle on net zero

325: Fixed income in focus: halfway there

324: Indian elections, Chinese bond yields and US payrolls - Market Talk

323: Water scarcity: why it matters for investors

322: US consumption, equity and credit divergence and copper – Market Talk

321: Digging deeper into commodities: geopolitics, the energy transition and gold

320: What does the term ‘endgame’ actually mean?

319: Patient Powell, China’s equity rally and oil - Market Talk

318: Engage for change: Active Ownership at LGIM

317: What megatrends will define the future of real assets?

316: Geopolitics, higher real yields, and China GDP – Market Talk

315: Why ‘Goldilocks’ is in danger – the CIO call

314: Financial advisers: riding the rollercoaster

313: Strong equities, supportive credit, currency vol – Market Talk

312: Fixed income in focus: emerging market debt

311: Divorced, retired, female: The hidden cost of divorce for women

310: An alphabet of acronyms – Market Talk

309: Corporate America, China stimulus and cricket – Market Talk

308: Fixed income in focus: technicals versus fundamentals

307: The what, why and how of commodities – LGIM explains

306: Lunar New Year – Market Talk special

305: In conversation with Rhodri Mason

304: Macroeconomics, solutions and asset allocation – the CIO call

303: Charting real assets in 2024 and beyond

302: Rallies, Red Sea disruption and Taiwanese elections – Market Talk

301: Active Fixed Income outlook: 2024

300: How we’re preparing for 2024 – the CIO call

299: What will 2024 bring? Market Talk

298: Will illiquid investments help or hinder DC pensions?

297: What does the term ‘cashflow-driven investing’ actually mean?

296: COP28: What to watch for

295: US CPI, oil and the ‘Magnificent Seven’ – Market Talk

294: Are companies really making progress on ESG?

293: What AI means for investors

292: Higher yields, China stimulus and Singapore bound – Market Talk

291: How could UK real estate perform after repricing?

290: Spotlight on strategic bonds strategies

289: Bond jitters, heightened vol, crowding out – Market Talk

288: What do ‘higher for longer’ rates mean for markets?

287: Positively charged: lithium and the electric vehicle revolution

286: Stagflation, Japan and typhoons - Market Talk

285: How LGIM votes: lifting the lid on AGM season

284: In Conversation with… Andrzej Pioch

283: US jobs data, Chinese equities and high yield

282: Biodiversity and why we haven’t hit ‘peak ESG’ – the CIO call

281: The power of partnerships: Endgame Solutions and Pension Risk Transfer

280: Happy holidays from LGIM Talks!

279: US rating downgrade, UK rates and a raft of data - Market Talk

278: UK interest rate rises – what do they mean for individuals, businesses and house prices?

277: Quality time: what are quality equities, and how can investors gain exposure?

276: Inflation prints, fiscal rules and the G20 – Market Talk

275: Public and private credit: the CIO outlook

274: Artificial intelligence, investing, and you

273: From headaches to hedges: the role of an asset allocator

272: LGIM’s seventh Climate Impact Pledge

271: US tightening, China easing - Market Talk

270: Real assets reset – the CIO call

269: Debt ceiling, FAANGs and football pitches - Market Talk

268: Spotlight on European credit

267: Blog on the pod: is water the most overlooked natural resource?

266: Central bank deluge, China and coronation quiche - Market Talk

265: Active ownership in action

264: Exploring emerging markets – the CIO call

263: US employment, China credit and gold – Market Talk

262: What does the term ‘buyout’ actually mean?

261: Central banks, jittery markets and climate scenarios – the CIO call

260: A balanced view of banking developments – Market Talk

259: Banks, bondholders and the macro outlook

258: Banking sector stress – what do investors need to know?

257: Blog on the pod: how the market found a home for orphan drugs

256: Curve inversion, credit and China

255: Japan – dancing to a different tune?

254: Ukraine, geopolitical risk and mispriced markets – the CIO call

253: Mixed signals from the US and China as the Bank of Japan appoints a new governor – Market Talk

252: Blog on the pod: What did we learn from the latest round of central bank action?

251: Blog on the pod: ‘Tis the season

250: Rallies, soft landings and rate rises - Market Talk

249: How to pick a third-party fund manager

248: In conversation with Colin Reedie

247: Are we there yet?

246: China reopening, falling US profits and dwindling European inflation – Market Talk

245: Real assets outlook

244: Thematic investing: a look back on 2022 and our longer-term outlook

243: What to expect in 2023 – the CIO call

242: Looking back and looking forward – Market Talk

241: In conversation with Richard Romer-Lee

240: COP27 and the case against blanket divestments – the CIO call

239: Swimmer Lewis Pugh on the climate crisis and coral

238: Fed stays firm, China vol and US CPI – Market Talk

237: Q3 earnings: what we’ve learnt from the hits and misses

236: Blog on the pod: liquidity, cycles and bubbles

235: Healthcare technology: life-changing advances at the cutting edge

234: US midterms vs markets – the CIO call

233: Fed whispers, Q3 earnings and US TIPS – Market Talk

232: A sterling effort? Reviewing the fallout from the UK’s mini-budget

231: Navigating vol in global financial and European clean energy markets – Market Talk Asia Special

230: Striving to make index strategies net-zero heroes

229: Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman – tackling the gender pension gap

228: US and European tightening, China easing – Market Talk

227: Investing through a market regime shift – the CIO call

226: Taiwanese tensions, a bleak BoE outlook and US inflation - Market Talk

225: We’re all goin’ on a summer holiday

224: Market rallies, Fed’s move and China – Market Talk

223: Is the party over for post-Jubilee Britain?

222: The outlook for EM assets – the CIO call

221: In conversation with… Bill Hughes, Global Head of Real Assets

220: Market Talk Asia Special

218: Aggressive central banks, fragile markets – the CIO call

217: Rising oil prices and slowing growth – Market Talk

216: Building a case for the build-to-rent sector

215: Margin compression, bear markets and a dollar focus – Market Talk

214: Recession risk, real estate and responsible investing – the CIO call

213: Are we losing the fight against cybercrime?

212: Rising recession risk and US tech falls – Market Talk

211: Active ownership: Global engagement to deliver positive change

210: Climate, COVID or cash: What’s making DC savers tick in 2022?

209: Why the cost of living just got more expensive

208: Contrarian views, geopolitics and ESG questions – the CIO call

207: Market Talk Asia Special

206: Checking in on the hotel sector

205: Hang Seng, rate hikes and higher yields – Market Talk

204: Ukraine conflict: Energy, index and debt implications

203: International Women’s Day special

202: When geopolitics and inflation collide

201: Ukraine conflict: Implications for investors

200: Geopolitical tensions, bruised bonds and rising inflation – Market Talk

199: Global inflation – how worried should we be?

198: Central bank surprises and credit investing – the CIO call

197: In conversation with Rita Butler-Jones

196: Chinese New Year Special – Market Talk

195: Tech turmoil and fighting thematic FOJI

194: Bond tantrums and equity market corrections – Market Talk

193: Rising US bond yields, tech woes and a China rate cut – Market Talk

192: CIO call special: Are we entering another Roaring Twenties?

191: What does net zero mean to you: LCP

190: LDI Outlook: Inflation focus

189: CIO outlook: How we’re tackling 2022

188: Real assets 2022 outlook

187: Looking back on 2021 and looking forward to 2022 – Market Talk.

186: What does net zero mean to you: Brunel

185: LGIM looks back at a tricky year for fixed income and the 2022 outlook

184: Omicron, M&A activity and oil - Market Talk

183: US Thanksgiving, European COVID restrictions and the growth vs value trade – Market Talk

182: CIO call special: What does COP26 mean for investors?

181: An early Santa rally, emerging market bonds and news on the Fed chair – Market Talk

180: What does net zero mean to you: ITS

179: A dovish Fed, strong US payrolls and China’s rising COVID caseloads – Market Talk

178: Hawkish central banks, bouyant equities and rising wages – Market Talk

177: LGIM’s CEO talks COP and climate with Lewis Pugh

176: LDI – 20 years on

175: ‘Bullet-proof’ US equities, inflation and policy tightening – Market talk

174: Policy errors and market vol – the CIO call

173: Adapting for the new normal and beyond: an intermediary’s insights

172: Rising energy prices, equity resilience and a possible UK rate hike? Market Talk

171: Countdown to COP26

170: Rising US bond yields, debt ceiling negotiations and the Japanese leadership contest – Market Talk

169: What does net zero mean for you?

168: Like it or lump it: Retiree attitudes to tax-free cash

167: China, inflation, the Fed, and meme stocks – the CIO call

166: Evergrande, Fed minutes and the German elections – Market Talk

164: High yield, tapering and behavioural finance

165: The ECB’s quasi-tapering, the US debt ceiling and UK tax rises – Market Talk

163: Weaker Chinese data but stronger European inflation - Market Talk

162: Is this time really different?

161: The landlord moratorium: its impact on landlords and savers

160: Talking tapering and reducing risk – Market Talk

159: US tech results, China wobbles and a Hong Kong holiday – Market Talk

158: Gap truth: Why gender still matters when it comes to retirement

157: The Fed, real yields and China – Market Talk

156: COVID worries, oil and the EC’s proposed climate laws – Market Talk

155: The reflation trade, reconsidered – the CIO call

153: US payrolls, ‘Freedom Day’ and the G20 summit - Market Talk

152: In conversation with Shuen Chan

151: Fedspeak and fiscal largesse – Market Talk

150: Finding the greenest generation

149: A hawkish Fed, stronger dollar and soggy commodities – Market Talk

148: Moneyball and markets: using data to improve the investment process

147: The CIO call: An ESG inflection point

146: US payrolls and the G7 summit - Market Talk

145: In Conversation With Justin Onuekwusi

144: Crypto wobble and Fed minutes - Market Talk

143: The CIO call: Markets and the psychology of inflation

142: Stock markets and the PMI effect

141: Engaging with UK growth companies

140: Reimagining retail: where next for consumers and investors?

139: The CIO call: Commodities and climate risk

138: Quality treats: defining and capturing quality in equities

135: Active ownership: Engaging for change in a pandemic

137: That sinking feeling: examining investor responses to low bond yields

136: Exploring secure income assets

133: The CIO call: Taper tantrum territory

132: Rising stars and fallen angels

131: Office space: looking beyond COVID-19

130: The CIO call: Winners and losers

129: Bubbles, bonds and barbell strategies

128: Fixed income ETFs: fact versus fiction

127: Women in Investment Circles

126: The CIO call: Biden, bonds and Brexit

125: Make My Money Matter, Net Zero and DC pensions

124: The CIO call: What to expect in 2021

123: 2021 outlook: Emerging market debt

122: Paying for the pandemic

121: Build-to-Rent: building resilience in uncertain times

120: The CIO call: Dissecting the US election results

119: Renewing our Climate Impact Pledge

118: The CIO Call: Biden and the energy complex

117: What the energy transition means for investors

116: Hydrogen batteries: hot air or rocket fuel for investors?

115: The CIO Call: The Fed’s punch bowl and markets

114: Retirement anxiety and what to do about it

113: The CIO Call: What we learned from earnings season

112: Changing Climate, Changing Investments

111: In Conversation With: Emma Douglas

110: The CIO Call: ETFs and factor investing

109: The CIO Call: Real assets and investment beliefs

108: The CIO Call: Recovery positions – The investment team outlook

107: The CIO Call: Trading in extraordinary markets

106: The CIO Call: Scenario planning the recovery

105: Who is the greenest generation?

104: The CIO Call: Deep dive into emerging markets

103: The CIO Call: 7 May 2020

102: The CIO Call: 30 April 2020

101: The CIO Call: 23 April 2020

100: The CIO Call: 16 April 2020

99: The CIO Call: 9 April 2020

98: The CIO Call: 2 April 2020

97: The CIO Call: 26 March 2020

96: The CIO Call: 19 March 2020

95: How to build a more robust portfolio

94: Living the dream? The Retirement Living Standards with Emma Douglas, Head of DC

93: Why corporate culture matters

92: Is the new Stewardship Code 2020 the greenwashing killer we’ve all been waiting for?

91: Are robo-advisers disrupting the wealth management industry? We ask Chris Barrett from JM Finn

90: Real Assets: How flexible spaces are transforming the office sector

89: AI, robot: harnessing the investment potential of technological breakthroughs

88: Stepping stones to end-game: a DB-focused podcast with Lisa Purdy (Head of Fiduciary Distribution) and Pretty Sagoo (Head of Pricing and Execution)

87: Why a strong audit committee is so important, with Sacha Sadan, Director of Corporate Governance

86: What makes the perfect fund manager meeting – with James Calder, City Asset Management

85: In Conversation With: Hetal Mehta, Senior European Economist

84: CIO Outlook 2020: The year of change

83: In Conversation With: Michelle Scrimgeour, CEO, LGIM

82: DB: Emerging market debt, the missing piece of the cashflow puzzle

81: Anthony Raymond, General Counsel and Director of Legal Services, The Pensions Regulator

80: Working on water: investment opportunities in solving the world’s water crisis

79: Managing millennials and intergenerational ways of working, with Dr Paul Redmond, University of Liverpool

78: Thematic investing – Your questions answered

77: DC: Dealing with retirement challenges, with Julie Richards, Boots Walgreens Alliance

76: Fadi Zaher, author of “Index Fund Management, A Practical Guide to Smart Beta”

75: ESG: Why divestment might hold some nasty surprises

74: DC: The power of data science

73: “It’s all about the service”: Keith Richards, Personal Finance Society CEO

72: DB: Is your scheme a well-oiled machine?

71: In Conversation With: Colette Comerford, Head of Inclusion and Culture

70: Real assets: Urban logistics has made the industrial sector exciting again

69: Fixed income: Forecasting ‘fallen angel’ downgrades

68: CIO Outlook: Opportunities in adversity

67: Separating the fads from the long-term trends

66: Generation Z: Summer special

65: Changing of Lagarde: Why personalities matter for central banks

64: How advisers are managing customers’ risk/return expectations, with Andy O’Shea, Pharon IFA

63: In conversation with: Howie Li, Head of ETFs

62: Are you getting the most out of your ETF trading?

61: Modern Monetary Theory: Are deficit hawks an endangered species?

60: In Conversation With Sonja Laud, Chief Investment Officer

59: DB: Managing risk in turbulent times

58: Engaging the nation through technology, with Helena Morrissey

57: Forecasting the next downturn, with Justin Onuekwusi and Emiel van den Heiligenberg

56: ESG and the Independent Governance Committee: How FCA changes will affect your scheme

55: Absolute return “a genre, not a sector”, with Richard Romer-Lee, Square Mile

54: In conversation with: Honor Solomon, Head of Retail, EMEA

53: How boards can work best – Sacha Sadan, Director of Corporate Governance

52: Lord Stern at the LSE: The urgency, opportunity and acceleration of climate action

51: Should we move to a four day week?

50: In conversation with: Madeleine King, Co-Head of Pan European Investment Grade Research

49: Behind the scenes with Active Equities: Access to management

48: Allocate nimbly and diversify with purpose

47: UK broadband infrastructure: at a crossroads

46: Build to rent: Rise of the institutional landlord

45: In conversation with: James Carrick, Global Economist

44: Active Ownership 2019: A year of corporate governance

43: China: The consumption powerhouse

42: Let’s rebuild America

40: Integrating ESG into a factor portfolio

39: Millennials on money

38: In conversation with: Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy and Research

37: An ESG checklist for trustees

36: The changing world of index funds

35: In conversation with: Anton Eser, CIO

34: Property: The wellbeing investment opportunity

33: DC: 50 shades of green

32: In conversation with: Simon Chinnery – painter, poet, Peru

31: Log on to the cyber opportunity

30: DC: De-risking dilemmas

29: Low-carbon transition: Are we there yet?

28: Quantitative tightening: What’s it all about?

27: Growth investing – A stock eat stock world

26: CIO Investment Outlook 2019: Brace for a credit squeeze

25: Property: What makes a successful city?

24: Investing in emerging market debt

23: DC: Making a statement with statements

22: Decumulation Demystified: The natural income buffer

21: UK housing market: A home run?

20: Better diversity, better decisions

19: Late cycle dynamics and low-risk portfolios

18: Politics & policy: Freedom for the central banks and unconventional policy

17: DC: Reducing money worries with financial wellbeing

16: Property: The future of leisure

15: DB: The strategic case for alternative credit

14: Behind the scenes: LGIM Asset Allocation team

13: Decumulation Demystified: Should we retire the 4% rule?

12: ESG versus ethical investing

11: Property investing – moving on from the mainstream

10: DC: Challenging retirement stereotypes

9: Demographic strategy: the cost of unhealthy living

8: E-commerce logistics: Warehouse robots and disruptive retailers

7: Factors: Should we be worried about overcrowding or capacity?

6: DC Governance checklist: Is your scheme following best practice?

5: DB: Raising cashflow awareness

4: ROBO Global: Investing in the robotics revolution

3: Battling behavioural biases

2: What the battle against plastics means for oil demand