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The Wealth ShowSJP CIO Justin Onuekwusi: Fee unbundling will make our funds look betterThe new investment boss says performance of St. James's Place strategies has been ‘pretty good’ over the long term and that clarity over fees will help like-for-like comparisons.2024-02-2321 min
Back of the NAVBack Of The NAV Episode 21The BoTNAV co-managers are joined by special guest JustinOnuekwusi, CIO at St James’s Place, who makes an ingenious case for thinking longer-term in FPL.2024-02-1540 min
L&G Talks Asset ManagementHow to pick a third-party fund managerHow does a fund manager pick a third-party fund manager? How important is performance, personality and positioning? In this episode, Justin Onuekwusi, Head of Retail Investments, EMEA was joined by Francis Chua, Fund Manager and Mireille Bensimon, Investment Analyst from LGIM’s Multi-Asset team, to discuss the key considerations for selecting external funds within our multi-asset portfolios.
All UK equity data is sourced from Lipper as at 31 December 2022 unless otherwise stated.
For professional investors only. Capital at risk. 2023-01-2625 min
The Plan for Happy PodcastThe Permanent Wealth Podcast 12: Justin Onuekwusi from Legal & General Investment ManagementToday my special guest is Justin Onuekwusi from Legal & General Investment Management.Justin is Head of Retail Investment EMEA and runs amongst others the multi-index range for L&G.This was a great interview and Justin shares an enormous number of great investing insights over this 50 minute conversation.These include where Justin:Describes the number of “biggest in history” moves we have endured over the 1st half of this yearWhy the S&P500 index is no longer the diversified index people think it isHow to spot...2022-07-1344 min
Let's Make It Rain: the podcastUsing male privilege to promote gender diversityIn this special Fathers Day episode, we talk to Justin Onuekwusi, fund manager and Head of Retail Investment at Legal & General Investment Management.
Davinia and Justin discuss:
What he’s teaching his daughters about money
His lifelong quest for learning
And how he avoids “mansplaining” through active listening
Connect with Justin on all social media platforms @justinonuekwusi
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The Asset Allocator PodcastThe concentration conundrumThis week Justin Onuekwusi, head of retail investments at Legal & General Investment Management, has a chat with Asset Allocator writers David Thorpe and Dave Baxter about why he's so concerned about concentration risk - in particular the growing influence of a handful of stocks within US equity indices and the growing influence of US equity indices themselves within global markets.They also discuss the use of passives in more niche markets, whether he's expecting more volatility over the next few years and whether he thinks we are entering a period when asset allocators are going to have...2022-02-1727 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastRachel Green of Nuveen - Lessons from the Skills Workshop of LifeRachel Green is Director of Institutional Sales at Nuveen. She started her career in risk management and moved into a sales role in 2014. She has been a prominent voice in the City of London on issues of diversity and inclusion and is the founder of The Skills Workshop, to help women and young people understand their career options, share stories and to identify with others as well to create a sense of belonging. Our conversation starts with Rachel's upbringing in the Caribbean and her move to London as a teenager. She describes her entry into the world of...2022-01-2029 min
The New Fund OrderTalk About Black: Diversity in Selection (with Justin Onuekwusi)Send us a textWelcome to the New Fund Order. An Orwellian journey into the Darkside, the Frontier and the Fringe of Finance.In our ever ending journey to tackle the tough topics in our industry, I talk to Justin Onuekwusi about his ‘I am’ campaign and ‘Talk about Black’. We discuss why there is a lack of diversity, why there is not enough black representation in finance and asset management… and indeed fund selection. What are the industry biases, what are the structural barriers to progression, are monikers like ‘BAME’ helpful, what can fund selec...2021-10-0334 min
Talking ResponsiblyEpisode 9 - Gavin Lewis & Justin Onuekwusi #TalkAboutBlackThis week we are joined by two warriors of the investment management industry. BlackRock's Gavin Lewis and LGIM's Justin Onuekwusi are leading figures in the #TalkAboutBlack initiative, whose mission is to help drive greater inclusion of black talent in the investment management industry. Join us as we talk about issues with corporate culture, the high expectations surrounding black people in our industry, and what white allies can contribute to help break the cycle of little real change happening. It's a real pleasure to help get this message across in any way we can.Rory Sullivan joins us with an unexpected...2021-06-0456 min
L&G Talks Asset ManagementIn Conversation With Justin OnuekwusiIn this week’s episode, Justin Onuekwusi, LGIM’s Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds talks candidly about his career journey to become a fund manager, why 2020 was possibly his toughest year so far, and his ongoing work as a diversity and inclusion champion.
The episode is hosted by Jun Merrett.
Follow us on LinkedIn for our latest updates and discover The LGIM Blog for insights from our investment team. Never miss another episode of LGIM Talks: hit subscribe in your Apple Podcasts, Spotify app or wherever you listen to podcasts.2021-06-0337 min
The Fiftyfaces Podcast65. Justin Onuekwusi - Showing Where We Go From HereJustin Onuekwusi is a Fund Manager and Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) based in London. He started his career as an investment consultant in an actuarial consulting firm, and moved to a research and portfolio manager role, where he has specialized in multi-asset fund management. Our conversation starts with Justin's upbringing in Manchester, and some of the challenges that came with it, and then moves to how he became interested in the actuarial profession and ultimately the world of investing. We discuss his recent blog post on LinkedIN called “where do we go...2021-04-0838 min
Opto Sessions – Invest in the Next Big IdeaJustin Onuekwusi - Justifying Fees in a 'Zero-Fee World' & Cross-Asset Allocation in 2021Justin Onuekwusi is Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds at Legal & General Investment Management. The Legal and General group is one of the world’s biggest and most successful insurers and asset managers, with over £1 trillion in assets. LGIM’s Multi-Asset team manages more than £63bn, with Justin playing a leading role in the strategic allocation of those funds. Having started out as an analyst with Aon Hewitt in 2003, Justin next worked at Merrill Lynch during the now seminal period between 2007-08, staying with the firm until 2010, before taking up a role as Multi-Asset Fund Manager, at Aviva. And fo...2021-03-251h 08
IgbopediaDriving Societal Change with Justin OnuekwusiMy guest is Justin Onuekwusi. Justin is the Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), leading a team that is responsible for managing over £50bn.
As well as leading LGIM’s retail multi-asset funds, Justin is one of the co-founders of the #talkaboutblack movement which is dedicated to discussing the issues affecting black people. Since then he has been instrumental in a number of initiatives to encourage representation and inclusivity, including the Diversity Project.
On this episode, we talk about Black and driving societal change.2021-02-2539 min
Citywire Wealth ManagerAsset Allocation: ‘ESG is in the eye of the beholder’In this extract from our asset allocation debate, we discussed ESG products, and how Covid-19 has increased their popularity.
But has this trend fundamentally changed asset allocation for the year ahead, and are ESG ratings really giving portfolio managers enough information?
Speakers in this podcast include :
Justin Onuekwusi - Legal & General
Suzanne Hutchins, Newton
Jean-Paul Jaegers, Barclays Wealth
Fahad Kamal, Kleinwort Hambros
Rosie Bullard, James Hambro & Partners2021-02-1710 min
Everyday LeadershipFollow Your Skillset Not Your Passion with Justin OnuekwusiLetting go is incredibly difficult and so often we hold on to things that are no longer serving us. My guest today Justin Onuekwusi had 70 applications rejected, he was at a crossroads of what to do next when finally his determination paid off but despite wanting this for long he realised this was not for him. He had to find the courage and take responsibility for his journey despite everything he had gone through to get there and make a change. Justin Onuekwusi is one of the few black Fund Manager who work in the asset management industry. He...2021-02-1654 min
Finding Your Path031. Finding Your Path with Justin OnuekwusiJustin Onuekwusi is the Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds at Legal and General, the Co Founder of the #talkaboutblack movement which was launched three years ago dedicated to discussing the issues affecting people of colour.Justin has also been awarded the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his work promoting inclusivity within the asset management industry.Hermans LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanstewart/This show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-10-1152 min
Citywire Wealth ManagerThe city is still a challenging place to discuss race - LGIM's OnuekwusiLGIM head of retail multi-asset funds Justin Onuekwusi says that he expects some negativity when talking about race, as usually ‘it’s just not done’.
The fund manager is one of only 13 black fund managers in the UK asset management industry.2020-06-0520 min
The Person First PodcastThe Person First with Justin OnuekwusiThis episode hears host Ben talking to Justin Onuekwusi about the person behind the professional.
Justin talks openly about the importance of family and specifically the impact his grandmother had on him.
He also discusses his thoughts on social media and the ramifications of it.
Justin discusses at length his thoughts on diversity and using the fact he is from a minority as a positive force and how he finds building trust and deeper relationships is helped through face to face meeting.
This is a wonderful conversation and was an absolute p...2020-01-3056 min
Lipper Alpha Insight - Fund Manager ChatFund Manager Chat: The #Talkaboutblack Initiative and Asset ManagementIn this #FundManagerChat podcast, Justin Onuekwusi, Fund Manager and Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds at LGIM and Darren Johnson, Chief Operating Officer – Listed Equites, Impax Asset Management outline the #Talkaboutblack initiative within the asset management industry and discuss where it fits within other diversity and inclusion initiatives. Running Order Run Time Topic 00:25 Outline the #Talkaboutblack initiative 01:55 Why are there so few black people in the asset management industry? 05:00 How do you go about generating change? 08:00 Where does #Talkaboutblack fit in with other diversity and inclusion initiatives? 10:00 Why is there a reluctance to talk about race? 12:25 How do...2019-12-1721 min
L&G Talks Asset ManagementForecasting the next downturn, with Justin Onuekwusi and Emiel van den HeiligenbergQuestion: Are people at parties talking to you about stocks?
If the answer is ‘yes’ then (1) you could be going to the wrong sorts of parties or, more likely, (2) this could be a qualitative indicator that the economy is in ‘bubble’ territory.
This episode looks at the ways investors can use quantitative and qualitative indicators to try and forecast the next economic recession. After a valiant attempt to explain the economic cycle in just one sentence, Emiel van den Heiligenberg, Head of Asset Allocation, discusses why the triggers of the next downturn will be different and why cycle dynamics means that resili...2019-06-2723 min
Off The Beat & TrackSpecial Guest - Justin OnuekwusiOTBAT Episode - Special Guest -Justin Onuekwusi.I met with Justin at the WeWork Building in Devonshire Square and he came armed with a bag of music containing 7 fantastic records, each which have sound tracked his life to date and we go in on that journey discussing growing up on the estates of Manchester and how that affected and shaped his career path. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, chatting about school, university, bands, clubbing and so much moreIt was such a pleasure to sit with...2019-05-2249 minL&G Talks Asset ManagementDecumulation Demystified: The natural income bufferThe dynamic duo are back to talk more about decumulation. Justin Onuekwusi and Paul Measures continue to break their ‘no talking about Manchester United’ rule while diving deep into retirement withdrawal strategies. Following their previous episode which asked if it was time to retire the 4% rule, Justin explains the different factors that can effect an investor’s level of drawdown and why natural income can provide an all-important buffer to sequence risk.
Justin Onuekwusi, Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds
Paul Measures, Head of Intermediary Sales
Read more about our research and insights here:
http...2018-12-1120 minL&G Talks Asset ManagementLate cycle dynamics and low-risk portfoliosWith interest rate hikes and ‘quantitative tightening’, the end of the economic cycle draws nearer every day. Tightening central bank policies and increased volatility have fuelled fears of the next economic contraction. This week, we ask how investors can manage low-risk portfolios and mitigate the ‘nightmare scenario’ of falling equities and fixed income returns?
Justin Onuekwusi, Head of Retail Multi-Asset Funds
Aimee Bowkett, Product Specialist, Asset Allocation team
Paul Pugh, Senior Manager Strategic Accounts
Read more about Justin and Aimee’s research:
http://www.lgim.com/uk/ad/insights/our-thinking/investment-foresight/late-cycle...2018-11-2123 minL&G Talks Asset ManagementDecumulation Demystified: Should we retire the 4% rule?Retiring the 4% rule: Decumulation demystified
The 4% drawdown rule forms the basis of many advisers’ decumulation propositions. Where there was once complexity – and expensive portfolio analysis – the rule promises simplicity; set, forget, and spend (if required). However, our research shows that the results can often vary significantly depending on when you decide to start saving for your retirement and asset allocation decisions.
Read more about the our 4% rule findings here - http://www.lgim.com/uk/ad/insights/our-thinking/investment-foresight/is-it-time-to-retire-the-4percent-rule.html
As well as the next article in our Decumulation Demystified series, the fa...2018-10-1018 min
Lipper Alpha Insight - Fund Manager ChatFund Manager Chat: Multi-Index, Justin Onuekwusi, LGIMIn this podcast, Justin Onuekwusi, fund manager with Legal & General Investment Management's (LGIM) Multi-Asset team, provides an overview of the philosophy and process behind LGIM's Multi-Index fund proposition. He outlines the important role a fund-of-funds structure can play for an investor and provides an overview of how his portfolios are currently positioned. Justin also shares his views on the global macro outlook and outlines his views for global equities, credit, interest rates and inflation. He examines how he is finding reasonably priced yield for his clients, where he sees global investment opportunities and shares some o...2018-08-0815 min
DiverCity Podcast: Talking Diversity and Inclusion in the Financial Services IndustryS2 10 - Driving D&I on the Investment FloorBhavini ‘Bev’ Shah, Founder and CEO of City Hive, and Justin Onuekwusi, Multi Asset Fund Manager at Legal & General Investment Management, discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Asset Management Industry. Areas discussed in this episode include: the under-representation of ethnic minorities at senior levels, the importance of cognitive diversity and recruiting people with different backgrounds, why business models need to change to incorporate diversity, how the asset management industry can attract more graduates and appeal to younger clients, the sensitivities around talking about race in the workplace, and why we may need to re-examine terms like 'BAME'.2018-06-1332 min