Using basic infrastructure to shield benefits from inflation

Robin Jakob looks at how basic infrastructure offers inflation protection for scheme benefits

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Using basic infrastructure to shield benefits from inflation

The word ‘transitory’ has not aged particularly well for the central bankers who expected inflation rates to be only temporarily elevated back in mid-2021.

Fast forward several months, there are increasing signs that persistent inflation is likely to stay with us for longer than originally expected. The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reading fo...

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