General election result drives down absolute hedging in Q2

James Phillips
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Hedging appetite fell during the second quarter of this year as a lack of index-linked gilt supply continued to bite, BMO Global Asset Management has said.

Interest rate liability hedging activity totalled £24.5bn between March and June, the firm's quarterly liability-driven investment (LDI) survey revealed. This is down 18% on Q1's figures when total...

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