BoE urged not to buy gilts if more quantitative easing occurs

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Pension funds would suffer from liabilities increasing further if the Bank of England buys gilts in another round of quantitative easing, Pension Corporation says.

The pension scheme de-risking specialist said purchasing more gilts would have "the biggest impact on scheme deficits" because it pushes down gilt yields and increases scheme liabilities. Pensio...

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