From Art School to Asset Management: Meet Lorna Blyth, head of investment proposition for Aegon UK

Lorna Blyth, head of investment proposition for Aegon UK, joins Dave and Louise for this week’s podcast. We learn about Lorna’s career path, from dreams of art college to working her way up through the ranks of a pension provider and into investment – with a lot of hard work and exams completed along the way.

Lorna is responsible for investment proposition for Aegon's DC workplace business from the master trust to the contract based book and also looks after the fund of funds business. That’s a lot of members and assets. Investing on behalf of one million plus customers with over 100 billion pounds’ worth of assets is a big job – and Lorna and her colleagues continually working to improve outcomes and aim for strong long‑term returns.

The team has spent the last two years looking at private markets – and has recently introduced LTAFs. Lorna tells us about how she is using them to pull different levers for members at different stages in their glidepaths.

‘I love my job’, Lorna told us – we find out what aspects of investment excite her, as well as what changes in the DC world are inspiring her at the moment.

A note on continuity: we spoke to Lorna in the autumn of 2025 – so when we talk about ‘next year’, this actually means 2026. Hope that isn’t too confusing for listeners!