Our approach
We are focused on delivering the outcomes that matter to our clients. Our wide range of investment solutions cater for differing risk tolerance levels, targeted returns, liabilities and time horizons. We understand that no two pensions schemes are the same and build bespoke solutions appropriately. Our clients include corporate and local authority pension schemes, both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes.
Partnership
By listening to your aspirations and understanding the challenges you face, our expertise and experience can help you arrive at the optimal solution.
Transparency
Trust and transparency go hand in hand. Only by being fully open and transparent with you are we able to meet your needs and build a lasting relationship.
Informed risk, effectively managed
We manage risk with discipline and rigour. By combining our extensive experience, informed through our established insurance heritage, with unique insights we embed risk management throughout the investment process.
Capabilities
A diverse range of strategies designed to meet long-term investment needs.
Key risks
For further information on the risks and risk profiles of individuals strategies, please refer to the relevant documentation.
Investment risk
The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Iliquidity risk
Alternative Income assets are significantly less liquid than assets traded on public markets. Where funds are invested in infrastructure/real estate, investors may not be able to switch or cash in an investment when they want because infrastructure may not always be readily saleable. If this is the case, we may defer a request to redeem the investment.
Credit risk
Bond values are affected by changes in interest rates and the bond issuer's creditworthiness. Bonds that offer the potential for a higher income typically have a greater risk of default.
Real estate risk
Investors should bear in mind that the valuation of real estate/infrastructure is generally a matter of valuers’ opinion rather than fact.
Team
Sam Postlethwaite
Head of Global Consultant Relations
James Edwards
Head of Institutional, UK
Steven Gardner
Head of Institutional (EMEA)
Heather Brown
Head of EMEA Institutional Client Relationship Management
Joachim Sudre
Client Solutions Director
Charlotte Heale
Client Relationship Manager
Need more information?
For further information, please contact our investment sales team.
Our views
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Private Markets
Payment on delivery: Execution is key to returns in European infrastructure
27 May 2026
In 2026, a lot of capital is chasing few genuinely deliverable infrastructure assets, while geopolitical turmoil is reshaping energy markets. Darryl Murphy, head of infrastructure, delves into what this means for investors.
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Private Markets
Solid foundations: Delivering social value to unlock investment value
26 May 2026
Supporting employment, skills and training opportunities for local people produces lasting social value. But it is also key to delivering long-term investment returns.
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Equities
Multi-asset chart of the month for May: When a few stocks reshape markets
22 May 2026
Taiwan and South Korea are outpacing some of Europe’s largest stock markets, driven by demand for AI technology.
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Equities
The week in markets: Bonds tighten their grip
22 May 2026
Borrowing costs climbed and took centre stage this week, while Nvidia’s standout performance met a relatively muted market reaction, underlining just how high expectations have become.
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Fixed income
Clarity and resilience: New guidance for European Money Market Funds
21 May 2026
New guidance on the rules governing European money market funds should strengthen the market’s foundations and provide a firm footing for innovation and growth, argues Alastair Sewell.
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Equities
The seven deadly sins of investing: Avoiding damaging behaviours
18 May 2026
Peter Smith delves into seven common behaviours that can be damaging for investment returns – and explains how to avoid them.
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Equities
Investing in an age of AI disruption
13 May 2026
The widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence is expected to cause significant disruption across many industry sectors, and markets are already pricing in the potential impacts. But is it too soon to identify the winners and losers in the AI revolution?
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Fixed income
Bond Voyage: Emerging markets have changed: why markets shouldn’t price them like it's 2013
11 May 2026
Emerging markets have increasingly forged for themselves a path less dependent on external conditions, making local currency debt one of the most mispriced narratives in global markets.
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Fixed income
Contemporary alchemy
5 May 2026
Precious metals such as gold and silver, rare earth minerals, and industrial metals such as copper have been making headlines in recent months. We talked to a team of experts to discover what’s been driving investors’ appetite.
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Fixed income
The case for ReturnPlus: A capital-efficient enhanced liquidity strategy
30 Apr 2026
The ReturnPlus strategy invests in a broad range of liquidity sub-asset classes, while consuming limited regulatory capital. Our ReturnPlus team explains why investors should consider an allocation to the strategy.
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Multi-asset & multi-strategy
Multi-asset chart of the month for April: Strangled strait
27 Apr 2026
With Iran and the US competing to block the Strait of Hormuz, oil, gas and fertiliser trade disruptions are impacting markets.
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Fixed income
Bond Voyage: Oil shocks without the drama
9 Apr 2026
The reaction to the latest oil price shock provides further evidence that those countries which have taken steps to strengthen their financial position are being rewarded by bond investors.
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Equities
The seven deadly sins of investing: Avoiding damaging behaviours
8 Apr 2026
Peter Smith delves into seven common behaviours that can be damaging for investment returns – and explains how to avoid them.
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Multi-asset & multi-strategy
Multi-asset chart of the month for March: Wild moves in the oil price
24 Mar 2026
The price of oil recently reached four-year highs. Will this be a short-lived shock or a long-term issue?
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Fixed income
Bond Voyage: Markets repricing as Gulf conflict threatens energy shock
12 Mar 2026
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to impact the markets while inflation expectations are recalibrated.
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Equities
Multi-asset chart of the month for February: The Magnificent Two
23 Feb 2026
The “Magnificent Seven” begin to split as two tech giants break away from the pack.