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The central bank liquidity toolkit
Investment strategy

The central bank liquidity toolkit

The Bank of England (BoE) recently spoke about its role in the resilience of insurers and pension...

By Robert Pace

12 Oct 2023

3 min read

Limiting global warming to 1.5C is becoming harder, but clean energy growth is keeping hope alive
ESG and long-term themes

Limiting global warming to 1.5C is becoming harder, but clean energy growth is keeping hope alive

The IEA has updated its flagship scenario, demonstrating how the world can reach net zero - all...
By Stephen BeerLewis Ashworth
10 Oct 2023
4 min read
Staying in the frame: the art of pre-retirement de-risking
Investment strategy

Staying in the frame: the art of pre-retirement de-risking

In the run-up to retirement, it ain't what you say, it's the way that you say it. We look at how...
By Graham MolesJohn Roe
09 Oct 2023
4 min read
Approaching the summit in UK rates? Implications for DB schemes
Investment strategy

Approaching the summit in UK rates? Implications for DB schemes

With the current UK rate hiking cycle potentially nearing an end, we consider what this means for...
By Fiona WuChi-Kit Pang
05 Oct 2023
3 min read
Should higher cash rates decrease interest in equities?
Investment strategy

Should higher cash rates decrease interest in equities?

Interest rates have shot up over the past 18 months, increasing the return available on 'risk-fre...

By John SouthallYikai Shen

13 Sep 2023

4 min read

Falling leaves: autumn's US money market fund regulation
Ross McDonald
Investment strategy

Falling leaves: autumn's US money market fund regulation

This autumn, the SEC is set to bring in a swathe of new rules concerning US money market funds. W...
By Ross McDonald
12 Sep 2023
3 min read
Looking to r-star for inspiration: revisiting DB scheme hedge ratios
John Southall
Investment strategy

Looking to r-star for inspiration: revisiting DB scheme hedge ratios

With real yields having risen sharply in the past 18 months, trustees of defined benefit (DB)...
By John Southall
22 Aug 2023
4 min read
Have DC members had Kenough of volatility and uncertainty going into retirement?
SuAnn Song
ESG and long-term themes

Have DC members had Kenough of volatility and uncertainty going into retirement?

If the song Barbie Girl had been written in 2022, it might go "life is hectic, not fantastic". 20...
By SuAnn Song
21 Aug 2023
5 min read