International investors are buying record amounts of UK government bonds as the Bank of England's £75bn QE programme spurs demand, with the yield on the 10-year gilt hitting a new record low.
The Bank of England is expected to pre-announce its intention to pump a further £75bn into the economy later this month following weak economic growth predictions.
The Bank of England could slash the estimated £200bn hit to pension scheme funding levels from quantitative easing by fine-tuning its approach, Pension Insurance Corporation argues.
The Bank of England's decision to expand its quantitative easing programme by £75bn may well provide a much-needed boost to the UK economy.
NAPF chairman Lindsay Tomlinson explains why quantitative easing is so bad for UK pension schemes...
The National Association of Pension Funds has called on The Pensions Regulator to consider a range of options to help pension funds struggling to deal with the impact of quantitative easing.
Further quantiative easing by the Bank of England will only occur if the UK enters a double dip recession, Morgan Stanley says.