Inflation

The BT Group pension scheme's deficit hit £7.3bn gross of tax after an increase in market inflation expectations.

Rachel Dalton looks at the implications for scheme investment

The UK's headline inflation rate fell to 2% in December, rounding off a near 1% fall since the summer, official data has shown.

The UK's headline inflation rate has fallen to its lowest level in four years after edging down to 2.1% in November.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) workers may strike over the group's decision to cut pensionable pay increases from its defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Taha Lokhandwala looks at the impact of the ECB’s decision to cut interest rates

The consumer (CPI) and retail prices index (RPI) measures of inflation have hit their lowest levels since September 2012, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A former member of the Bank of England's (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has dismissed the current strategy of forward guidance, saying it is not what the market wants.

The consumer prices index (CPI) fell from 2.8% to 2.7% in August, in line with economists' expectations, as falling transport costs pushed the headline figure down.

Investors from across the globe are moving back to European equities after an upturn in economic fortunes, asset managers say.