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LGPS surplus: should funds consider de-risking?

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When DeepSeek announced a challenge to US AI dominance, more than $600bn was wiped off Nvidia’s stock market valuation within a single trading day. While the share price has since regained some ground, it serves as a poignant reminder of the volatility in equity markets. It raises the question: now that the LGPS is in surplus, should it take some risk out of its investment strategy?

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Is now an opportune time to take some risk out of pension fund portfolios or should funds do the opposite? When DeepSeek announced a

Volatile stock markets ahead of US president Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ speech could weigh on asset price estimates for the LGPS triennial valuation.

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