QE impact exaggerated: Towers Watson

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The impact of quantitative easing on scheme funding levels has been exaggerated and should not be used as an excuse to delay de-risking, Towers Watson says.

The investment consultancy said the yield on UK index-linked gilts had fallen only more than the yield on comparable bonds in countries that had not implemented quantitative easing. It also poin...

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