Legal & General Investment Management America Announces Multi-Asset Portfolio Team

CHICAGO, May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. ("LGIMA"), a registered investment advisor with over $121.5 billion in assets under management, specializing in fixed income, index strategies and customized solutions including liability driven investment (LDI) for the US market, today announced its newly formed Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team, led by David Chapman. The move is part of LGIMA's ongoing efforts to deliver differentiated, customized, and value-added services to the US institutional market and further strengthens LGIMA's existing Solutions offering.

With a focus on delivering cross-asset portfolio solutions for institutional investors—spanning LGIMA's defined benefit clients and, increasingly, its defined contribution, endowment, and foundation clients—the Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team will concentrate on risk premia, active derivative overlays and cash equitization strategies.

"We are thrilled to announce our newly created Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team. Given LGIMA's heritage of delivering customized solutions for clients, supporting the increasing need for cross-asset solutions is a natural evolution for our business," said Jodan Ledford, LGIMA's Head of US Solutions. "We are especially excited about the enthusiasm we have seen in risk premia strategies, which strongly align with our clients' objectives and provide an opportunity for growth. David brings a wealth of experience to the role, given his background as a former CIO and prior experience as a multi-asset portfolio manager. With David's leadership and our extensive expertise in structuring solutions, the Multi-Asset Portfolio Management team further positions LGIMA as a leader in delivering highly effective comprehensive investment solutions to our clients."

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ABOUT LGIMA: Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (LGIMA) is a Chicago-based registered investment advisor specializing in active fixed income, liability driven investment (LDI) and index strategies for the US institutional market. LGIMA was founded in 2006 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd. (LGIM(H)), which also owns its affiliates Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. and LGIM International Ltd. Legal & General's worldwide assets under management are approximately $770 billion. In May 2014, LGIMA became a wholly owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management US (Holdings), Inc. (LGIMUS(H)) which is wholly owned by LGIM(H).

SOURCE Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc.

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