Investment options
Understandably, many employees are unwilling or unable to make complex investment decisions.
That's why it is important that you select a good 'default' investment option.
Your financial adviser will work with you to select an investment option that is suitable for your workforce as a whole.
What we offer
Our investment approach provides a reassurance for all concerned. We offer a number of solutions, depending on your employees' needs.
For you this means you'll be able to select a sensible 'default' option for those employees who don't want to make investment decisions. For your employees it means a carefully selected range of options to choose from if the default isn't for them.
You'll find a summary of the options below. There's more detailed information in our 'Investing for your retirement guide'. Investment returns may fluctuate and your employees could get back less than they originally paid in.
Governed Portfolios
Our Governed Portfolios allow employees to invest in a spread of equities, bonds and property while taking into account the length of time they have to save as well as the amount of risk they are prepared to take.
We’re committed to cutting the carbon footprint across our investment portfolios in half by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050. To help us achieve this, our flagship Governed Range will now include an even greater focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors.
We have introduced “tilts” to our £23bn passive equity funds, included in our Governed Range. The ‘tilted’ equity funds will increase holdings of companies with good Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) practices and reduce holdings in companies with poorer practices. As a result, the carbon intensity of equity investment in the Governed Range is expected to reduce by more than 10%.
We’ll do this without changing the established risk profile of our investment solutions or increasing our charges. We believe this is an important step towards protecting the standard of living for this and future generations.
Our Governed Portfolios also benefit from our governance process which simply means that we review them regularly. This allows us to make sure that they continue to meet their objectives and we can keep an eye on how they're performing.
What's more, this service comes at no extra charge.
Lifestyle strategies
The closer your employees get to taking their retirement benefits the more likely they are to want to reduce the risk to their savings. Our range of lifestyle strategies are designed to help with this.
Our Target Lifestyle Strategies have been specially created to provide a consistent approach that is regularly monitored and automatically updated. There are three sets of Target Strategies to choose from, each with five risk-graded versions featuring both passive and active equity management styles to choose from.
If your employees like the idea of lifestyle strategies but want more choice then they might prefer to invest in a flexible lifestyle strategy. This allows them to build their own strategy using our framework.
Take a look at our Governed Portfolios and Lifestyle Strategies factsheets
Funds
We also have a carefully selected range of over 160 funds to choose from. Our in-house funds are managed by our asset management division - Royal London Asset Management.
Your employees will also have access to the investment expertise of some of the world's leading investment companies through our range of externally managed funds. Some of these funds carry an additional charge.