gilts
Investment
The government will gradually adopt a version of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) which incorporates housing costs for pension funds and index-linked gilts, it confirmed today.
29 October 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate defined benefit (DB) funding level worsened in March, hitting its worst level since last August, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has said.
10 April 2018
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2 min read
Investment
Defined benefit (DB) schemes further upped their allocation to bonds in the year to March 2017, continuing a four-year trend, analysis by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has found.
05 December 2017
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
A national debate is needed to consider whether the investment approach of defined benefit (DB) schemes is storing up problems for the future, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) president Sir Brian Souter has said.
04 December 2017
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The actuarial funding deficit on Barclays' main defined benefit (DB) scheme has risen to £7.9bn in its September 2016 triennial valuation, following falls in gilt yields.
28 July 2017
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2 min read
Investment
Political uncertainty following the shock election result will lead to more volatility in the pound which could feed inflation, according to investment experts.
09 June 2017
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The aggregate deficit of defined benefit plans (DB) fell by £15.5bn over last month to £226.5bn according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.
11 April 2017
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2 min read
Investment
Inflation is on the rise but how can schemes deal with this? Lynn Strongin-Dodds takes a look at the options.
03 February 2017
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8 min read
Defined Benefit
The combined deficit of defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £29.2bn over December to £223.9bn according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.
10 January 2017
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2 min read
Investment
Jeremy Lang takes a look at recent market movements and asks if we are seeing a shift to fiscal policy
22 November 2016
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4 min read
