In corporate finance terms, the yield on government debt is generally known as the risk-free rate with defaults on repayment seen as the most unlikely of unlikely outcomes.
With long-term repayments and the option to link with inflation, it comes as no surprise of the long-standing relationship pensions have held with government debt. Managed by the Debt Management...
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