“As one of the largest managers of assets in the UK, LGIM serves the interests of approximately 3,000 institutional clients, providing a wide range of products and a high quality of service.”
Peter Chambers Chief Executive Officer, LGIM
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has £264bn in funds under management (2007: £297bn). LGIM is also one of the biggest investors in the UK stock market and is responsible for almost 5% of all London-listed equities on behalf of its customers.
LGIM is highly rated by its many institutional clients and their investment advisers for providing quality investment services. In the UK, LGIM is the market leader in the provision of index funds to institutions, and has diversified significantly in recent years to also provide actively managed products and risk management solutions.
Our Products
New institutional funds
(2007: £54.4bn*)* Including one-off transfers of
£20.3bn from clients of Hermes.
Index Funds
LGIM currently has some £176bn of index funds under management (2007: £214bn). Rather than making individual stock picks or particular weightings to certain sectors, index funds aim to replicate the return of an equity-tracking or fixed income index.
Active Funds
[LGIM] provides actively managed equity and fixed income funds which aim to produce a higher return than the market over the medium to longer term.
Risk Management Solutions
LGIM provides a range of derivative-based investment approaches, such as Liability Driven Investment (LDI) and equity risk management, aimed at helping pension funds meet payments to members when they fall due.
Property
LGIM is a significant investor in UK commercial property and is active as a landlord and in site developments on behalf of property fund investors.
Our Strengths
Funds Under Management (FUM)*
(2007: £297bn)* Excludes institutional investments
in unit trust funds.
- LGIM’s leading market position enables us to deliver the benefits of economies of scale and excellent execution for both retail and institutional clients.
- A wide range of index funds enables investors to gain exposure to equity, government and corporate fixed income markets across the globe.
- Rigorous market analysis and selection enables active fund managers to invest in the securities and sectors they believe offer superior investment opportunities.
- Technical skill and experience in the institutional pension fund market mean LGIM is well placed to execute complex strategies for clients.