Archive

  • Treasury needs more time to understand complexities of flawed measure of inflation

    01 May 2019

    Phillip Hammond delays decision on whether to cease issuing RPI-linked govvies

  • UK MPs and Lords call on statistics chief to correct RPI error

    12 February 2019

    Joint letter tells UK Statistics Authority to seek permission from the chancellor to correct flaw in the retail price index

  • Lords call for end of RPI's unwarranted windfalls in blow to insurers’ investments

    29 January 2019

    Transition to a CPI linker market is gaining traction, according to an enquiry by the UK House of Lords, but any changes would shift the balance between winners and losers, and some like Legal & General Investment Management are keen to keep the status quo, Adam Leach reports.

  • Unsticking the liquidity jam

    02 November 2016

    Levels of fixed income issuance are at the highest level in nearly a decade yet concerns over bond liquidity have never been greater. The issue is squeezing flexibility in the secondary markets and forcing a deep review of the investment process. Sarfraz Thind reports.