gilts

The Treasury will need to pay at least £16 billion more over the next five years to convince investors to buy the £815 billion of gilts that it needs to sell to cover government borrowing requirements, The Times has learnt.

UK Gilt funds saw a huge 223% upturn in share of sales on FundsNetwork compared to September as investors flocked to safe havens.

UK fixed interest fund managers predict a recession in gilts and no more ‘fuzzy equity' issuance, according to S&P.

The IMA has made a raft of changes to its fixed income sectors following a recent review.

The UK has entered a full blown recession and IFAs should be looking at UK gilts to safeguard client assets, City Financial's Ian Williams says.

For a long time, corporate bonds have been seen as a safe-haven for investors seeking steady and relatively stable above-average returns.

A lack of communication about the funding status of defined benefit schemes could have the potential to lead to a "financial scandal".

Trustees and actuaries of pension schemes which have an investment strategy which is "too safe" could be open to claims of negligence.

If the government decides to abolish or alter alternatively secured pensions in the pre-Budget Report, pensioners will be left with no choice but annuities past the age of 75, but are these still a viable proposition?

The UK government's gilt issuing policy may not only be affecting annuity values but also the prospects of deferred members of pension schemes which are winding up.