Justin Onuekwusi: Pension wrappers are no longer enough

'Drawdown isn't always the best option for clients'

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LGIM's Justin Onuekwusi talks to Nicola Brittain about driving down the cost of investing, the importance of dialogue with advisers and the impact of pension freedom on fund management

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) multi-asset fund manager Justin Onuekwusi has always had ‘a passion for investing' and his streamlined career is a testament to this. He was awarded a degree in Economics from Warwick University in 2001 and began working as an investment analyst for Aon shortly afterwards. He went on to work as an analyst for Merrill Lynch before changing direction slightly. His first role as a multi-asset fund manager was for Aviva Investors in June 2010 and he took on his current role, with LGIM, in August 2013. His switch from research to fund managem...

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