De-risking in a world of rising inflation and interest rates

Matt Richards looks at how interest and inflation are influencing trustee thinking

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The last few years have been broadly positive for defined benefit (DB) scheme funding as the damage caused by the 2008 financial crash and the subsequent creation of significant deficits has been gradually reversed.

Now however, trustees face a different set of challenges with inflation and interest rates rising at levels not seen for many years. The effects of rising inflation and interest rates are not be...

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