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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.

Long-term low interest rates are damaging pensions and will cause another financial crash, Ros Altmann warns.

Ros Altmann, director-general of Saga, has slammed Bank of England deputy governor Charlie Bean after he encouraged people to spend their savings to boost the economy.

A group of UK financial trade associations has published guidance to help pension fund trustees better understand the securities lending market.

Despite an unexpected surge in UK growth during the second quarter of this year, Joanna Faith explains that a new loosening programme is a distinct possibility both in the UK and the US