Schemes priced out of liability management by record low gilt yields

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Historically low yields on government bonds are forcing scheme sponsors to put liability management plans on hold and reassess how liabilities are measured, a consultant says.

Xafinity said gilt yields driven down by quantitative easing have made the price of buying matching assets or carrying out transfer exercises unattractive. The firm also advised sponsoring emplo...

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