High gilt prices push schemes towards property and infrastructure

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Schemes should turn to inflation-linked assets such as long-lease property and mature infrastructure to cope with an insufficient supply of index-linked gilts, say consultants.

Towers Watson said it would take 30 years for the supply of index-linked gilts to catch up with demand, meaning schemes will not be able to fully de-risk until 2040 unless they pursue alternative s...

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