Bank of England

The Bank of England's move to increase quantitative easing by £50bn will prolong low gilt yields for a further 12 months, adding further strains on pension funding positions, experts say.

The Bank of England has been urged to investigate the threat posed to the UK economy by overexposure to high carbon investments.

Bill Gross says there is too much paper, and too little trust

The Bank of England is expected to pre-announce its intention to pump a further £75bn into the economy later this month following weak economic growth predictions.

In the first part of our run-down of the most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2011, we look at the top 10 features during the year.

Kees de Koning explains how economic easing can help UK schemes

The Bank of England could slash the estimated £200bn hit to pension scheme funding levels from quantitative easing by fine-tuning its approach, Pension Insurance Corporation argues.

Stephen Jones of Kames Capital asks how schemes can surmount the historically large gap between inflation and interest rates

The Bank of England yesterday signalled it was ready to pursue more quantitative easing after plunging inflation forecasts, raising further spiralling deficit concerns for schemes.

The Bank of England has refused to buy a tranche of bonds under its quantitative easing buyback programme after traders drove up prices yesterday.