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Welcome to the latest update for LCP's strategic portfolios for UK defined benefit pension schemes.

Inside you will find the latest thinking from our investment strategy team and specialist asset class researchers.

In this edition:

  • No changes were made to our strategic portfolios over the quarter, with no new market developments or opportunities materially changing our outlook.
  • We highlight the growing concentration in emerging market equities, driven in part by the rise of AI, and how this may be eroding some of their traditional diversification benefits.
  • We show how infrastructure debt can offer an attractive complement to mid-market direct lending, with differentiated exposures and lower sensitivity to economic cycles.

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