Interest rate hedging up 24% in Q2 - F&C

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Interest rate hedging jumped 24% in Q2 this year after falls in short-term interest rates and the rising cost of asset swapped index-linked gilts, F&C research shows.

A total of £9.3bn equivalent of scheme liabilities were hedged in Q2 compared to £7.5bn during the previous quarter. Inflation hedging was broadly stable at £6.7bn of liabilities hedged. F&C inv...

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