Today, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised bank rate by 0.25% to 4.50%. This is the twelfth consecutive rate increase delivered by the Bank over the past 18 months.

The Bank of Japan held a monetary policy meeting – the first led by the new Governor, Kazuo Ueda. Here we highlight a few key points from the meeting and why it should be of interest to UK pension schemes.

We have provided a response to the new Funding Code from The Pension Regulator. Our response focuses on covenant and investment matters, and provides insight into the positive steps taken by the regulator, potential unintended consequences, and the importance of smarter covenant advice.

Shweta Singh, Chief Economist, provides a summary of the latest Bank of England interest decision where they have raised rates by 25bps to 4.25%.

The Bank of Japan is making decisions that are going to affect UK real yields. UK pension schemes are going to be impacted.

Investing in China has been a rollercoaster ride over the past five years. Here we explain why we are starting to invest in China again and what needs to be considered.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today raised Bank Rate by +50bp to 3.5%, as they continue the fight against inflation. Ross Barr, Senior Investment Strategist, Cardano, comments here.

The Autumn Statement may appear to be guided by fiscal discipline but is it a redistributive budget? Shweta Singh comments on the key takeaways from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee increases the bank rate by 75 bp with just as much uncertainty over the trajectory of fiscal policy as September – read more as Shweta Singh explains the announcement

Cardano, the pensions advisory and investment management specialist, has appointed Sinead Leahy as a Managing Director and Client Director. Based in London, Sinead will help drive strategic investment advisory and journey planning / integrated risk management (IRM) advice to pension scheme trustees and their sponsoring businesses.

Cardano, the pensions advisory and investment management specialist, has appointed Rachael Savage as a Client Director in the Client Management Team. She joined on 10 October and is based in the London office.

The direct impact of recent gilt market gyrations has been felt within schemes’ LDI (Liability Driven Investment) portfolios. Here are some practical steps to improve LDI design