Bank of England

Labour's Rachel Reeves has attacked the government for forcing the Bank of England's to pursue its deficit-wrecking QE policy to "compensate" for its poor fiscal support.

Jonathan Stapleton asks how safe is UK soverign debt?

Falling gilt yields have pushed schemes £90bn deeper into deficit since the second round of quantitative easing in October last year, the NAPF says.

The government's use of quantitative easing has given pension funds a boost, Bank of England economist David Miles claims.

Three of the country's largest schemes are in "well-advanced" talks to join a suit against Lloyds TSB directors for misleading investors over the Halifax Bank of Scotland merger.

Half of defined benefit schemes will be closed to future accrual by the end of the year as quantitative easing increases costs, a consultant predicts.

Yields on UK gilts jumped in early trading as investors reacted to the threat of a possible downgrade of the UK's AAA rating.

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