Section Page News - Pensions & Investments

U.K. Pensions Regulator calls for more safeguards for LDI

Paulina Pielichata — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:55:03 EDT

The U.K. Pensions Regulator called on pension fund trustees to put in place appropriate buffers to manage LDI arrangements.

Sophie Baker — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:33:24 EDT

The BOE's 250-basis-point collateral buffer recommendation for LDI programs needs refining before any requirement is formally introduced.

Sophie Baker — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:42:35 EDT

There is an "urgent need" for increased resilience among non-bank financial institutions and activities, the BOE said.

Sophie Baker — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:20:37 EDT

The need for the regulation of investment consultants and for better data are some of the key takeaways from last year's liquidity crisis in the U.K.

Paulina Pielichata — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:22:30 EST

Assets under management at Legal & General Investment Management fell 15.9% in 2022 to $1.45 trillion.

Paulina Pielichata — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:00:00 EST

Two U.K. committees called on the government to improve oversight of LDI strategies and review accounting standards after September's turmoil.

Sophie Baker — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:27:18 EST

LDI strategies used by U.K. pension funds sold $28.1 billion of gilts in about three weeks as they raced to meet collateral requirements.

Sophie Baker — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:44:08 EST

Financial watchdogs must take action to strengthen the resilience of liability-driven investment arrangements, the Bank of England said.

Sophie Baker — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:59:39 EST

U.K. pension funds have increased their LDI-related collateral buffers, but the trade-off is a reduced ability to achieve investment returns.

Hazel Bradford — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:53:01 EST

U.K. and EU regulators reaffirmed the need for U.K. pension funds using LDI to maintain higher levels of buffers against yield increases.