Bank of England

Squire Sanders' Matthew Giles and Nathan Gunn consider the potential impact of a new Governor of the Bank of England on schemes

The experience of Buzz respondents backs the suggestion by the Bank of England that sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes were cutting back on corporate investment.

Around half of firms with defined benefit schemes have been forced to cut corporate investment in a bid to deal with deficits, latest Bank of England research shows.

Annuity rates have declined by 29% since the introduction of the Bank of England's quantitative easing programme, AXA Life Europe has found.

The incoming governor of the Bank of England (BoE) may introduce more quantitative easing and attempt to devalue the pound, the world's biggest bond fund manager predicted yesterday.

Hannah Brenton analyses the latest inflation predictions

George Osborne has said the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee must provide "consistent messages" so it does not risk jeopardising the economic recovery.

There was no clear preference among contributors as to what the Bank of England's role should be, but the most popular option was to give it a dual mandate to target inflation and employment.

This week contributors reject the idea schemes should lend directly to businesses, give cautious backing to DC investment strategies and shrug off the failure of the Wheels case.

The Chancellor has announced an updated remit for the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, in a move to boost growth through "monetary activism".