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Liability Driven Investing

Fixed income

The real Father Ted house... and real yields

Are Father Ted and low interest rates both for real?
By Anne-Marie Morris (née Cunnold)

Investment strategy

Bank of England rate hits nine-year high!

The Bank of England has just raised its base interest rate to 0.75%. So what happened the last time rates were at this level, and what did this mean for LDI investors? We take a trip down monetary memory lane to find out.;
By Jonathan Joiner

Fixed income

I’d rather be 50 than 30 (or is it the other way round)

My title, of course, refers to the 50-year maturity point of the conventional gilt curve rather than the 30-year. A preference for fifty years is certainly how the market's voting machine currently sees things. But how can changes in the longer end of the gilt curve impact LDI hedging strategies?;
By Robert Pace

Equities

Is it a good time to buy equity protection?

While the recent market rally will be remembered as one of the smoothest in history, we will undoubtedly come across some bumps in the road. Seeing as we can't predict when that will be, a better question is "when should we be buying equity protection?"  ;
By Adam Rheinberg

Fixed income

Should you swap your swaps?

As seasoned trustees of pension schemes will know, it’s possible to target better long-term outcomes by actively switching between gilts and interest rate swaps. But could it also sometimes be prudent to make changes within your swap exposure? ;
By Femi Bart-Williams

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