interest rates

This week's top stories were about speculation over a ban on defined benefit (DB) transfers, the Bank of England's interest rate cut, and the closure of advisory firm City Noble.

The Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates for the first time in seven years will keep gilt yields lower for longer, increasing scheme deficits which are already at record highs.

Additional QE and bond purchases

The industry has to be more flexible to make defined benefit (DB) schemes more sustainable during this time of economic uncertainty says Ros Altmann.

The triple lock on state pensions most likely to go due to Brexit according to PP research.

Andrew Milligan looks at what we can expect over the coming months as the industry comes to terms with the UK's decision to leave the EU.

Majority of people believe Brexit is a bad decision for UK according to PP research.

Stuart Lingard, director of global fixed income product management at Franklin Templeton Investments, considers the negative effects of higher interest rates on fixed income strategies.

This week we want to know if the current low interest rate environment is due to cyclical or structural factors.

Helen Morrissey asks whether the current low interest rate environment is here to stay.