UK pension funds demonstrate increased resilience to LDI

BoE scenario analysis launched in response to LDI and gilts crisis following 2022 Mini Budget

Martin Richmond
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UK pension funds demonstrate increased resilience to LDI

UK pension funds have shown significant improvement in their resilience in respect to liability-driven investment (LDI) over the last two years, according to research from the Bank of England (BoE).

The BoE's system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES), which is said to be the first "system-wide" exploratory scenario exercise, was launched in 2023 and analysed how the UK financial system would res...

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