Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets

Rob Martin is Global Head of Investment Strategy & Research. He leads the formation of market and thematic views, with an emphasis on long-term drivers including ESG, and supporting their integration into portfolio strategy. He is also responsible for performance assessment and analysis for real assets managed portfolios, driving the selection of objective reference points against which to assess investment performance and extracting value from performance data. To further drive the integration of market themes into client portfolios and commercial strategy, Rob sits on the Property, Private Credit and Infrastructure Equity investment committees, chairs the Real Assets Performance Oversight Group and is a member of the Real Assets Management Committee. Rob joined LGIM in October 2006 from Hammerson plc, where he held the role of Head of Research. Prior to that he was an economist with the CBI, and previously spent 3 years in a consultancy role in the oil & gas industry. Rob was the Chair of the Investment Property Forum (IPF) Research Steering Group from 2015-18. Rob graduated from the University of Warwick with a degree in Economics & Economic History and is a CFA charterholder.

Legal & General Investment Management is one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor, with total assets under management of £1,158bn*. We work with a wide range of global clients, including pension schemes, sovereign wealth funds, fund distributors and retail investors. Throughout the past 50 years we have built our business through understanding what matters most to our clients and transforming this insight into valuable, accessible investment products and solutions. We provide investment expertise across the full spectrum of asset classes including fixed income, equities, commercial property, and cash. Our capabilities range from index-tracking and active strategies to liquidity management and liability-based risk management solutions.

LGIM Real Assets forms part of L&G's private markets platform and is one of the largest private markets investment managers in the UK, across real estate, infrastructure, and corporate debt. LGIM Real Assets has assets under management of £36.7 billion (as at 30 June 2023). We invest across the capital stack, giving our clients unique access to a range of investment options cross the risk/return spectrum, whilst taking a long-term view to bring about positive change and sustainable investor value. We remain a responsible and responsive owner, and therefore, resilient – taking a place-based approach. We have moved beyond the traditional ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, to ensure our assets are both relevant and resilient; driving returns for investors, as well as positive outcomes for the communities in which they reside. We have a strong track-record as a UK asset owner, developer and investor – with major strengths across ESG leadership, urban regeneration, social infrastructure and thematic investing. We are taking these strengths and transferring them across other geographies.

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Nov 2

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Bridging the Occupier-Landlord Gap for the Future of Workspace

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 515A

ULI partnered with The Instant Group on a global research report that delves into the challenges regarding changing occupier behavior and broader macroeconomic trends affecting the office sector. This session will delve into the key findings of the research. After a presentation on the report’s key insights, there will be a panel discussion that brings together industry-leading executives and key stakeholders across the workspace ecosystem to comment on the opportunities and challenges and offer practical insights for both parties in the industry. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how to effectively bridge the gap between occupier expectations and what […]