Duncan Lamont

Four perils for private equity and what they mean

The drivers of the past few years have gone into ‘a hard reverse’

28 June 2022 • 6 min read

Five to ten years 'reasonable' for pension coronavirus recovery

Savers with less than a decade to go until retirement have a reasonable timeframe ahead for their pension to recover from the market instability caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus, according to Unbiased.

18 March 2020 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Three charts that show how the coronavirus has hurt pension schemes

Coronavirus (Covid-19) has rattled investors of all kinds, but the market reaction poses some challenges unique to pension funds, Duncan Lamont writes.

16 March 2020 • 4 min read

Fixed Income

DMO sells 50-year linkers at record yield lows; demand will continue to outstrip supply

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has sold a new tranche of long-dated index-linked treasury gilts at a gross real redemption yield of -1.32%, a record low which experts say is due to "structural" market imbalances.

27 July 2016 • 2 min read