CPI rise adds to post-Brexit woes for DB schemes
Inflation measured on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increased to 0.6% in the year to July 2016 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This compares with 0.5% in the year to June and is the highest rise seen since November 2014. Meanwhile RPI has risen to 1.9% for the year to July, up from 1.6% in the year to June. It comes as...
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