LDI activity swells by 13% in a year
The amount of hedged defined benefit (DB) liabilities grew to £741bn by the end of 2015 according to KPMG.
The consultant's Powering ahead: The current UK liability driven investing (LDI) market report showed it had increased by 13% in just one year from £658bn as of 31 December 2014. The number of LDI mandates...
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