L&G Talks Asset Management

L&G Talks Asset Management

What does a changing world mean for my portfolio? Which asset classes are undervalued? Will declining demographics affect my investments? From L&G’s Asset Management division, we bring you conversations about the global economy and how professional investors can take advantage of these opportunities. We'll be talking to fund managers, analysts, industry experts and more to discuss the latest market and political developments, their most exciting asset allocation ideas and how they're optimising portfolios for market booms and economic gloom. From Trump's tariffs to irrational investors, L&G Talks Asset Management dives into the world of asset management and brings you our most compelling thoughts to help you make informed investment decisions. To find out more, visit https://am.landg.com/en-uk/institutional/insights/ L&G has been helping customers since 1836. A founding member of the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 index, L&G is one of the UK's leading financial services companies serving UK customers for our life assurance, pensions, investments and general insurance plans. This podcast is intended for investment professionals, and shouldn't be shared with a non-professional audience. This podcast should not be taken as an invitation to deal in L&G investments. Any views expressed during this recording belong to the individuals and are based on market conditions at the time of recording, and do not reflect the views of L&G. Legal & General Investment Management is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Legal & General Investment Management, One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA. Register in England no. 2091894. All rights reserved. No part of this audio may be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Legal & General Investment Management.

Episodes

December 4, 2025 31 mins
In this special episode, we discuss our partnership with Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We also offer an overview of private credit and look at the role the asset class could play alongside public credit within investor portfolios.

Our speakers are Jo McCaffrey, Chief Strategy and Product Officer, Asset Management, L&G; and Brad Marshall, Global Head of Private Credit Strategies at Bla...
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Europe’s emissions reduction goals are ambitious, with the continent
providing a continually supportive regulatory backdrop to spur a
transition to clean power.

In this episode of L&G Talks Asset Management, we’re joined by
Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of NTR. We discuss the investments needed to
facilitate Europe’s transition and the pace of change required. While
challenges persist, we also address...
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Listen to our in-house investment professionals share their thoughts on the Budget.

It’s difficult to remember a time when a UK Budget was more nervously anticipated, with UK public finances in a tight spot given elevated debt repayment costs and rising levels of ringfenced spending.

In this podcast, hosted by Laura Brown, Head of Public Markets Distribution, we hear from James Carrick, Senior E...
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November 13, 2025 47 mins
A trio of L&G investment experts recently recorded a webinar to discuss the wide-ranging implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for investors.
  
Advances in AI are continuing to dominate headlines – and reshape the investment landscape. In our webinar a panel of experts discussed the implications of the technology for investors, from the near-term market trajectory to its impact on economic growth and infra...
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    October 30, 2025 13 mins
    Our Head of Solutions Distribution joins the podcast to share our latest endgame thinking for DB schemes.

    It won’t have escaped DB clients’ attention that there’s recently been significant talk of surplus extraction. However, we strongly believe it’s important not to lose sight of the reason we’re here in the first place: to help schemes meet their core fiduciary duty to pay all members’ pensions as they fall d...
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    October 23, 2025 10 mins
    These two investment styles are often positioned as opposites, but this framing may obscure the complex interplay between them.

    Instead, Ayah Habboub, and Index Researcher in L&G’s Index Solutions team, argues that designing growth strategies in a way that is agnostic to value could allow investors to capture the market returns unique to each factor.

    This podcast was recorded on 17 October 2...
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    How is the mass adoption of AI changing the labour market? Could this technology shift the balance of geopolitical power? And can investors access this theme without increasing concentration risk?

    In this week’s episode, three L&G experts share their insights. Our speakers are:

    • James Carrick, Senior Economist and Strategist
    • Matthew Rodger, Economist
    • Andrzej Pioch, Fund Manager

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    Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy, Asia, shares his thoughts on political turbulence in the US, France and Japan, and considers whether the structural drivers behind the rising gold price can support continued gains.

    This podcast was recorded on 8 October 2025 and is hosted by Harry Brooks.

    All data is sourced from LSEG as at 7 October 2025 unless otherwise stated.

    For pro...
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    In today’s interconnected markets, we believe taking a global approach to managing fixed income assets is essential, as economic or political developments in one region can have a significant impact around the world. 

    In the latest episode of L&G Talks Asset Management, Colin Reedie and Jason Shoup, Co-Heads of Global Fixed Income at L&G, had a transatlantic conversation on the benefits of thinking and ...
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    September 25, 2025 35 mins
    This week on L&G Talks Asset Management we bring together a panel of leading experts to discuss one of the most talked-about technology topics: quantum computing. 

    Our panel explains why quantum represents a paradigm shift in computing, particularly given recent advances in artificial intelligence. From an investor standpoint, we’ll also look at why we believe now is the time for interested investors to seek out e...
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    Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy, Asia, shares his thoughts on upcoming central bank decisions, and explains why market returns, economic growth and sentiment don’t always run in parallel.

    This podcast was recorded on 17 September 2025 and is hosted by Harry Brooks.

    All data is sourced from LSEG as at 17 September 2025 unless otherwise stated.

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    September 11, 2025 16 mins
    Anyone who has spent time thinking about markets is likely to have heard at least a few time-honoured investing aphorisms.

    But do they actually work?

    In this episode, three experts discuss the findings from their recent whitepaper, which aimed to answer this question, separating the pearls of wisdom from the specious sayings. Our speakers are:

    • Christopher Jeffery, head of macro strategy ...
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    Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy, Asia, shares his thoughts on the latest drama at the US Federal Reserve, political developments in France, and China’s equity market rally.

    This podcast was recorded on 3 September 2025 and is hosted by Harry Brooks.

    All data is sourced from LSEG as at 3 September 2025 unless otherwise stated.

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    Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy, Asia, shares his thoughts on the steepening of the yield curve, the collision of politics and economic data, and bumper earnings from the US tech giants.

    This podcast was recorded on 6 August 2025 and is hosted by Harry Brooks.

    All data is sourced from LSEG as at 5 August 2025 unless otherwise stated.

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    On this week’s L&G Talks Asset Management, we cover how UK universities are creating a nexus for Private Markets investment. Our recent research covered this subject, and discussion focused on some of the key points it raised, along with potential investment implications.

    Our panel consisted of:
    • Bill Page, Head of Real Estate Research, L&G
    • Melissa Lockett, Investment Director, Investment & Place...
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    Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy, Asia, shares his thoughts on early signs that tariffs are having an impact on US inflation, volatility in Japanese government bonds and what’s driving AI stocks.

    This podcast was recorded on 23 July 2025, and is hosted by Harry Brooks.

    All data is sourced from LSEG as at 23 July 2025 unless otherwise stated.

    For professional investors onl...
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    In this special and wide-ranging episode, Eric reflects on his journey through the asset management industry and the personal values that informed his decision to join L&G. 

    "Humility is key - and I think I learned that in my upbringing," he says. 

    Speaking with Jo McCaffrey, Chief Strategy and Product Officer for our Asset Management business, Eric also discusses his ambitions for our business, the democ...
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    We recorded this special episode to mark the publication of our midyear global outlook, which offers key views across public and private markets after a particularly eventful first six months of 2025. Topics covered include:

    Long-term implications from the tariffs-related volatility spike
    How our AFI team in Chicago is navigating policy uncertainty
    The approach taken by our Multi-Asset team to USD assets...
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    Ben Bennett, Head of Investment Strategy Asia, shares his thoughts on the market impact of the Middle East conflict. Also on the agenda is possible rates divergence between the US and Europe, the shortcomings of economic data, and why GDP per capita may not tell the whole story of emerging markets.

    This podcast was recorded on 24 June 2025.

    All data is sourced from LSEG as at 24 June 2025 unless otherw...
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    With market volatility front of mind in 2025, we explore equity market concentration risk and what can be done to mitigate it.

    Our speakers are Aude Martin, Head of Pooled Index Investment Specialists, and Andrzej Pioch, a Fund Manager specialising in multi-asset strategies in our Asset Allocation team.

    All data from Bloomberg as at 5 June 2025 unless otherwise stated.

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