Use of interest rate swaps to continue

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DENMARK - The prevalent use of interest rate swaps to hedge future liabilities is set to continue among Danish pension funds, industry players in the country have said.

The continued low interest environment in Denmark convinced most funds to enter into interest rate swap programmes, and the extent to which funds were using them was highlighted when the €14bn PKA ...

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