Benjamin Bennett Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sar

I am the lead for LGIM's APAC investment strategy thinking, delivering market leading APAC focused investment content. I also provide APAC investment strategy input for the broader LGIM Investments team. In addition, I am a member of the senior management team for the Asia business. I am a Board Director for both the Hong Kong and Singapore businesses as well as a Responsible Officer, and Manager-in-Charge for the overall business in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

Head of Investment Strategy and Research, coordinating LGIM’s cross-asset macro research. Chair the monthly investment strategy meeting which drives the house view for different asset classes and sets the direction for portfolio risk. Input to our internal and external research content, posting blogs, recording podcasts and representing LGIM with the media. In Hong Kong, Various positions of regulatory responsibility including overall MIC for the LGIM Asia business, the RO for our three regulated functions and a Director on the LGIM Asia Board.

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for LGIM Investments team’s macro research, which involves chairing the key monthly strategy meeting. Coordinator of the LGIM cross-asset class long-term themes groups (Energy, Technology and Demographics), including key input to annual investor conference. Continuous evolution and improvement of the strategy process, in combination with the development of new products. Built strong relationships with strategic clients, contributing to client solutions and helping to maintain and add assets. External communication via calls, meetings and article of the asset allocation process as well as market views. This includes media, investment consultants, clients and larger conference audiences. Fulcrum for the relationship between Investments and other key LGIM teams such as Distribution and Marketing. Coordinator of LGIM research budget.

London, England, United Kingdom

Initially worked with Roger Bartley, then Anton Eser and Colin Reedie. Responsible for the credit asset allocation process, involving chairing the monthly allocation meetings and then working with the portfolio managers to get the ideas and themes into the portfolios. Mix of qualitative and quantitative analysis. Leadership of the credit strategy and fixed income product specialist teams.

London, England, United Kingdom

Initially worked with Alan Capper and then Ashish Shah (head of global credit strategy). Main contributor for weekly research publication, with topics including valuing corporate hybrids, subordinated financial relative value, trading the curve and basis trades. Applied credit and macro theory to specific trade ideas, developing valuation techniques/models for various credit products, both on the derivative and cash side. Significant client interaction (primary coverage for clients in France, Portugal and Greece & shared responsibility for UK and Spain), both via one-on-one meetings/conference calls as well as group presentations. Cross product experience through collaboration with equity research (primarily banks), equity strategy and interest rate strategy.

London, England, United Kingdom

Covered both EUR and GBP, initially with Alan Capper and then Vivek Tawadey. Primary credit strategist for the UK from Nov 2004, with responsibility for coordination of GBP credit research and marketing of strategy product to UK institutions. Key work included credit analysis of PS 04/16, valuation of 50-year credit, analysis of CDO hedging/unwind risk and significant contributions to the 2005 credit Year Ahead publication.

London, England, United Kingdom

Joined on graduate program, which involved placements within different fixed income departments (sales, trading, structuring, research) and different locations (London, Frankfurt, Paris). Worked as a credit strategist with Alison Miller, helping to set up the department at DrKW. Latterly focused on the GBP market, although also worked significantly on EUR credit.