Inflation

The number of trust-based DC schemes has fallen by 40% over the last 14 years but the remainder have larger memberships, The Pensions Regulator's data reveals.

The ‘no change' announcement by the Office for National Statistics has added £20bn to FTSE100 deficits as gilt market expectations for inflation increased.

Scheme deficits remained largely unchanged over the last year despite gains in asset prices, Pension Protection Fund research says.

The UK's main inflation rate has fallen to 2.2% in September from 2.5% in August, dropping to its lowest level for three years.

Saga director general Ros Altmann has said the maths behind the retail prices index is not wrong and the Office for National Statistics' proposal to change it is solely about the government reducing costs.

Hermes Fund Managers have launched its latest fund as part of its UK active inflation-linked strategy which will primarily invest in UK bonds.

The UK's main inflation rate fell back towards the 2% target in August after reversing a surprise jump the previous month.

Higher long-term inflation expectations added £5bn to defined benefit scheme deficits in August, according to Mercer.

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The public remains confused about pension indexation almost two-years after the Chancellor reformed it, Aon Hewitt says.