UK gilt market

As the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to the Budget, the PP team looks at what the industry would like to happen

Chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Ruston Smith has called for more index-linked gilts to be introduced to the market to meet pension scheme demand.

The Bank of England has again moved to temper expectations of an early rate rise, despite the UK unemployment rate dropping to close to the crucial 7% mark this morning.

Developed market equities, gilts and bonds are overvalued, a growing proportion of investors and analysts believe.

John Redwood explains what is driving volatility in global markets, and how investors can protect themselves.

Taha Lokhandwala looks at what the Debt Management Office plans for government bonds

Squire Sanders' Matthew Giles and Nathan Gunn consider the potential impact of a new Governor of the Bank of England on schemes

The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has launched the issuance of ultra-long dated gilts lasting 55-years. Taha Lokhandwala asks who will be in the marketplace

The value of expressions of interest in the new 55-year gilt launched by the Debt Management Office (DMO) reached £12.8bn within the first hour of trading.

The value of defined contribution (DC) lifestyle funds has fallen by 5% on average since May as bond prices dropped, research from Hargreaves Lansdown shows.