quantitative easing
Investment
The US central bank has become the first to begin reversing quantitative easing, with more to follow. Stephanie Baxter looks at what to expect from this historic shift.
02 October 2017
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6 min read
Investment
Despite high political uncertainty across the world, the VIX index is at unusually low levels. This is a potentially dangerous combination, writes Stephanie Baxter.
06 June 2017
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
The Treasury select committee is to investigate how low interest rates and quantitative easing have impacted the economy since 2008.
22 December 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Further quantitative easing (QE) and cutting interest rates to 0.25% have not hurt businesses with defined benefit (DB) schemes, according to the Bank of England (BoE).
18 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for the Pensions Regulator (TPR) to "take a proportionate and flexible approach" to defined benefit (DB) scheme funding.
05 August 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit liabilities have risen by an eye-watering £70bn on the back of the Bank of England's (BoE) decision to cut interest rates and launch a new round of quantitative easing (QE).
05 August 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The industry has to be more flexible to make defined benefit (DB) schemes more sustainable during this time of economic uncertainty says Ros Altmann.
08 July 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The triple lock on state pensions most likely to go due to Brexit according to PP research.
07 July 2016
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4 min read
Industry
The euro shot up against all major currencies after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut deposit rates to -0.3% and extended its asset purchasing programme.
03 December 2015
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Industry
The Eurozone experienced a 1% increase in gross domestic product (GDP) on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2015.
10 June 2015
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