Inflation

Toby Nangle questions the Treasury's policy of holding back supply of inflation-linked gilts

Sponsors of UK defined benefit schemes have made more progress in reducing risk than their counterparts in the US and Canada, a consultant says.

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the causes of the current rise in inflation and asks how long it might be expected to continue and what trustees can do to protect their funds from the extra liability.

Royal London Asset Management has launched a global index-linked bond fund aimed at hedging against potential inflation, but at higher yields than currently available in the UK.

Schemes need to prepare for the return of inflation in case central banks fail to control upward pressure on prices, Watson Wyatt says.

UK - British Airways saw its net pensions deficit increase from £307m (US$509m) to £2.6bn following an interim valuation.