Legal General Investment Management

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has confirmed its head of defined contribution (DC) Emma Douglas has left the business.

The value destruction of a savers’ pension at the point of retirement is “huge” and personalised guidance is vital to prevent members knocking out years of savings, according to industry experts.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has invested £85m in affordable housing in the North East of England on behalf of clients including pension funds.

Asset managers representing $22.8trn (£16.5trn) of assets under management (AUM) have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, bringing the total number of signatories to 73.

Addressing ESG risks has typically been easier in equities but there are many ways to do it in fixed income and LDI portfolios, writes Stephanie Baxter

Legal & General saw flat movements in operating profit over the course of 2020, and a fall in profit after tax, although its retirement and investment management businesses grew.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Sydney Packett & Sons have agreed bulk annuity deals for their pension schemes with Legal & General (L&G) respectively.

After a decade of de-risking, there is still more to do, particularly for those schemes late to the hedging party, writes James Phillips.

The health of the UK’s defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has surpassed that of their pre-Covid levels as they continued to recover through final quarter of 2020, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) research reveals.

The Northern Gas Networks Pension Scheme has agreed a £385m pensioner buy-in with Legal & General (L&G).