Bank of England

Andrew Short explores the effects for schemes

Un-hedged pension schemes face a 20% increase in deficits if the Bank of England follows the US Federal Reserve's Operation Twist strategy, a consultant warns.

Price pressures across a number of areas forced UK CPI annual inflation up from 4.2% in June to 4.4% in July.

The Serious Fraud Office has launched a high level review of the potential dangers posed by ETFs, weeks after the FSA and Bank of England expressed their own concerns.

Pension funds are at risk of negative gilt returns as inflation, quantitative easing and an improving economy all start to drive yields higher, Schroders warns.

With the Bank of England pessimistic about long-term inflation targets, Charlotte Moore considers scheme strategies for mitigating this unrewarded risk

Final salary members could see 4% slashed from their benefits after the Bank of England used miscalculated inflation rates for more than a decade, experts say.

The ‘small print lottery' over RPI/CPI usage in company pension schemes means some pensioners will see their income reduced by 20% over 20 years, KPMG says.

Increases in VAT, fuel duty and the price of crude oil contributed to a surge in inflation in January, latest official figures reveal.

The Bank of England must increase interest rates this week to protect pensioners from the effects of high inflation, Ros Altmann says.