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  • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
    Pensions industry
    UK regulators failed to spot threat from pension scheme borrowing, says Lords report

    Calls for greater oversight of LDI strategies after last year’s turmoil in gilt markets

  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    Bank of England
    Bank of England to set out ‘steady state’ measures for LDI market

    Financial stability chief says further steps needed to boost sector’s resilience after September liquidity crisis

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    Markets InsightDuncan Weldon
    UK will have to rely more on the kindness of strangers

    With the Bank of England unwinding its gilt portfolio, the country will need more buying from foreign investors

  • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
    Lex
    Financial trends: gilts viewed once again through a macro lens Premium content

    The UK’s creditworthiness has regained some of its old glitter

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Pensions crisis
    BT pension scheme warns it may need ‘support’ from company

    More cautious approach to liability-driven investing after Truss mini-Budget means returns may fall, MPs told

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    ‘Who is going to buy?’ UK set to unleash historic debt deluge

    Government will need to issue around £240bn in gilts a year for the next half decade to finance its spending

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from November 23: Fed officials back slower rate rises, No 10 must ‘OK’ Scotland break-up vote
  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Pensions industry
    Gilt crisis was major factor in £500bn hit to UK pension funds, MPs told

    City advisers promoting leveraged LDI strategies labelled ‘villains in the piece’

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    UK public finances
    Treasury bails out BoE for first losses on QE programme

    Central bank requires funding after raising interest rates but payments have no effect on overall public finances

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Legal & General Group PLC
    L&G defends risk management and blames mini-Budget for LDI crisis

    Insurer’s chair and chief executive tell House of Lords bond sell-off ‘caught us all by surprise’

  • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
    On Wall StreetBrendan Greeley
    Forever is a long time to finance anyone

    Perpetual gilts would need a dedicated fund to pay them back

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Autumn Statement
    UK markets take Autumn Statement in stride

    Modest reaction to fiscal announcement marks stark contrast to previous government’s mini-Budget

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    UK financial regulation
    FCA admits being unprepared for mini-Budget’s threat to pensions

    Rathi says watchdog now considering stronger safeguards on funds’ LDI strategies

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Equities
    US stocks rise ahead of midterm election results

    Investors prepare for crucial inflation data to assess signs of economic slowdown

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    George Soros
    George Soros: Issuing perpetual bonds would show that Sunak is serious

    The new UK premier needs to reassure financial markets after the chaos caused by Truss and Kwarteng

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Markets InsightNicholas Dunbar
    A shock looms for governments over inflation-linked bonds

    Rising costs of the debt instruments will add further strain to state finances

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    Gilt yields return to levels seen before mini-Budget

    Prices rally as markets react with relief to Rishi Sunak victory in Conservative party leadership contest

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Capital markets
    Gilts rally as Sunak poised to become prime minister

    Shorter- and long-dated bond yields return to levels last seen before mini-Budget

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
    The LDI crisis is spurring a seismic shift in the gilt market

    Reduced demand from pension funds will change the government bond market

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Special Report
    FTfm: Fixed Income

    Many asset managers have been caught off guard by the unpredictability of continuing global market ructions — some are battening down the hatches, while others sense opportunity. Plus: China fails to stem bond outflows as property woes persist

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Traders brace for further volatility as bond markets turn bearish

    Impact of quantitative tightening adds to concerns as liquidity continues to fall

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Note to gilt traders: betting markets are not opinion polls

    Tail wags dog, UK politics edition

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Lettuce pray for our personal finances

    Future for tax, pensions and energy policy has been tossed into the political salad spinner

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Personal Finance
    Should investors brave the gilts horror show?

    Government bonds offer higher rates but can no longer be seen as ultra-safe

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Instant InsightKatie Martin
    Tories face a tough road in regaining market trust

    Investors will demand greater discipline from the government’s fiscal plans

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