Systemic risk of strategy alignment caused LDI crisis, committee hears

UK pension funds were ‘like a tuna fish in a paddling pool’ in relation to gilt markets

Jonathan Stapleton
clock • 6 min read
Nangle said the sheer size of scheme LDI positions had unsettled the market
Image:

Nangle said the sheer size of scheme LDI positions had unsettled the market

The systematic risk of pension funds all investing in similar liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies was the cause of last year’s crisis in markets, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has heard.

In the first session of the fourth formal meeting of the WPC's inquiry into defined benefit pensions with LDI - held this morning (1 February) - the committee heard evidence from people including B...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Investment

Border to Coast private markets programme surpasses £23bn

Border to Coast private markets programme surpasses £23bn

LGPS pool said it has enabled access to the programme for 17 of its partner funds

Holly Roach
clock 12 August 2026 • 1 min read
BT Pension Scheme and Brightwell extend servicing mandate with Northern Trust

BT Pension Scheme and Brightwell extend servicing mandate with Northern Trust

Brief includes custody as well as investment operations and derivatives outsourcing

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 12 August 2026 • 1 min read
Third-party evaluators complete majority of fiduciary manager searches

Third-party evaluators complete majority of fiduciary manager searches

IC Select says fiduciary management market has entered a more ‘mature’ phase

Martin Richmond
clock 11 August 2026 • 3 min read
Trustpilot