Pension scheme inflation hedging activity fell by 17% quarter-on-quarter to £30.4bn in the first three months of the year, BMO Global Asset Management research reveals.
Pension schemes significantly heightened their interest rate and inflation risk hedging in the second quarter of the year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
This year has seen the fastest bear market in history end one of the longest-ever bull markets. Tommaso Sanzin looks at how scheme investments can respond.
Pension schemes have considerably stepped up their preparations for Brexit over the last year, despite the outcome still not being known, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has found.
Over half of all UK defined benefit (DB) schemes have reduced their investment in equities over the last two years while diversifying into alternative growth assets, according to Aon.
Schemes need to get in place a "robust hedging strategy" to mitigate the impact of sudden falls in gilt yields, Buck has said.
Just under two-thirds of trustees have taken action to prepare for the impact of any Brexit outcome on their sponsor covenant and investments, Hymans Robertson research finds.
Nearly 2,500 DB schemes are now using LDI to hedge their liabilities, XPS Pensions finds. James Phillips looks at the increased use of the product over 2018.
The amount of hedging against interest rate risk rose to £31.7bn in the fourth quarter of last year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
An overwhelming majority of this week's Pensions Buzz respondents agreed with the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) that national retirement income targets should be developed to help people understand how much to save for retirement.