Interest rate and inflation hedging hits £83.1bn in Q2
Pension schemes significantly heightened their interest rate and inflation risk hedging in the second quarter of the year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
Total interest rate hedging activity rose by 3% to around £43.5bn, while inflation hedging soared by 12% to £39.6bn, the asset manager's quarterly liability-driven investment (LDI) survey found. Most...
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