This is debt issued by governments typically in developed markets and are nominal or inflation- linked. Government Bonds tend to be higher-quality (often long-term) debt investments which can be useful for hedging the DB section’s interest-rate and inflation risks.
The team behind USSIM’s asset allocation decisions
USSIM is the principal investment manager and adviser to the Trustee - delivering the majority of the investment mandates through its in-house team and the balance through carefully chosen external managers. There is a core team – Investment Strategy & Advice (ISA), which is responsible for overseeing the Scheme’s defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) section investment strategies.
What we invest in
The ISA team determines the appropriate mix of asset classes into which USSIM should invest across a broad range of assets. These include: