gilts

Annuity rates: Gap between best and worst rises to four-year high

Income

Annuity rates: Gap between best and worst rises to four-year high

Analysis finds gap could leave retirees potentially £500 a year worse off

clock 13 June 2023 • 2 min read
BoE starts sales of bonds bought during emergency gilt operation

Economics / Markets

BoE starts sales of bonds bought during emergency gilt operation

Sales based on market demand to avoid hurting markets

clock 29 November 2022 • 1 min read
Bank of England to start selling UK government bonds on 1 November

Economics / Markets

Bank of England to start selling UK government bonds on 1 November

Brings end to temporary bond buying programme

clock 19 October 2022 • 1 min read
'Low-risk' pre-retirement DC defaults head for double-digit losses in 2022

Pensions

'Low-risk' pre-retirement DC defaults head for double-digit losses in 2022

Savers close to retirement likely to experience large falls in fund values

clock 28 September 2022 • 5 min read
Investors prepare for end of BoE's bond-buying programme

Investment General

Investors prepare for end of BoE's bond-buying programme

After recent interest rate hike to 0.25%

clock 17 December 2021 • 1 min read

Investment

UK Gilt funds lone positive performers in 'horror show' March

UK equity funds worst hit

clock 01 April 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Government must commit to one indexation measure, says Lords committee

CPI or RPI

clock 17 January 2019 • 2 min read

UK

Liontrust's Roberts: Why I remain bearish on gilts (despite supportive data)

Brexit concerns

clock 27 July 2018 • 2 min read

Investment

Gilts a poor diversifier for cautious investors - Morningstar

Duration doubled in 20 years

clock 05 July 2018 • 1 min read

Economics / Markets

Anthony Rayner: Inflation protection - the clue's not always in the title

Linkers and TIPS

clock 23 February 2018 • 3 min read
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