Sentences with phrase «low gilt yields»

But the Pensions Regulator had reacted to this by insisting that trustees could not make any allowances for the unprecedented low gilt yields, for example, which made a bad situation worse.

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If a Brexit is voted for and uncertainty in the U.K. economy loom, U.K. gilts could benefit further (prices continue to rise and yields fall), as the Bank of England could keep rates low for longer.

The use of gilts will obviously lower portfolio volatility but a high percentage allocation will depress yield.

Short Sterling — March 2010 Comment: Ten - year Gilts are leading the way to lower yields, and with Index - Linked ones yielding between 40 and 70 basis points two - year paper at 75 looks rather poor value.

Credit spread When governments borrow — by selling «gilts» in the UK and «treasuries» in the US — they offer the buyer a low annual return or «yield», as the risk of default is virtually non-existent...

The S&P U.K. Gilt Bond Index saw yields as low as 0.65 %, while the S&P U.K. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index was as low as 1.89 %.

He found that market volatility, falling gilt yields and historically low interest rates are focusing minds on funding deficits, de-risking strategies and liability management in the area of defined benefits pensions.