Bank of England's FPC says 'areas for improvement' on LDI remain

Resilience framework working broadly as expected but recapitalisation issues remain

Jonathan Stapleton
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The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) says there remain ‘areas for improvement’ on liability-driven investment (LDI) fund resilience.

In its December financial stability report - published today (6 December) - the FPC said its recommendations for a resilience framework and a 250 basis point minimum resilience standard for LDI fun...

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