The Big Question: What do higher yields mean for DB schemes?

Perspectives from our panel of five investment managers

Professional Pensions
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The Big Question: What do higher yields mean for DB schemes?

UK government bond yields are now at multi-decade highs – with ten-year gilt yields having risen from around 4.3% at the beginning of March around 5.4% today while longer-term 30-year yields have risen from around 5% to around 5.9% today.

The war in Iran along with other geopolitical events have led to rising oil and gas costs – energy price rises that have re-ignited inflation concerns. This has been compounded by fears over UK gov...

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