Inflation Quarterly Monitor

LDI Quarterly

A snapshot of the UK inflation market covering the three months to 29 February 2024.

More is more, and what this means for investment strategy

Defined benefit pension scheme “run-on”, the concept of investing to generate a meaningful surplus that can be used for a variety of purposes. This paper discusses how associated pension reform may play out, and examines the implications for investment strategy.

Euro LDI Survey – Q4 2023

Pile of money - Euros

In the quarterly Columbia Threadneedle Investments LDI Survey we poll investment bank trading desks on various topical questions around monetary policy and longer-term rate expectations.

LDI Survey – Q4 2023

London Skyline

In the quarterly Columbia Threadneedle Investments LDI Survey, we poll investment bank trading desks on the volumes of
quarterly hedging transactions.

Q4 2023 repo update

Screen with the digital data

The fourth quarter of 2023 brought happy surprises, namely inflation falling faster than anticipated

Inflation Quarterly Monitor

LDI Quarterly

A snapshot of the UK inflation market covering the three months to 30 November 2023.

Euro LDI Survey – Q3 2023

Pile of money - Euros

In the quarterly Columbia Threadneedle Investments LDI Survey, we poll investment bank trading desks on the volumes of quarterly hedging transactions.

UK Base Rate Expectations – what does this mean for LDI?

As we approach the peak of the UK base rate in this current cycle, uncertainty mounts as to the next phase and the impact it could have on longer dated yields. To that end, we asked our bank counterparties for their view of where the base rate could be.

LDI Survey – Q3 2023

London Skyline

In the quarterly Columbia Threadneedle Investments LDI Survey, we poll investment bank trading desks on the volumes of quarterly hedging transactions.

Pensions Watch 28

In this edition we examine the PPI’s research findings into DC decumulation policies across the globe and ask what lessons the UK can learn from the eight pension systems covered.