Expect the unexpected with interest rates and inflation

LCP partner David Wrigley says assumptions on investment returns must be revisited

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Expect the unexpected with interest rates and inflation

Last Thursday, the Bank of England raised interest rates by the most we have seen since 1989, and we find ourselves nearly 11 months into a rising rate cycle on a scale not seen since 2008.

With many investors never having battled through a high interest rate and inflationary environment, this will be unchartered territory as they navigate through the choppy waters of dynamic fiscal p...

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