Rpi
22 May 2012
Inflation in the UK dropped in April, beating the consensus forecast.
06 February 2012
Despite record low gilt yields, Ignis head of credit, Chris Bowie, explains why it would be a mistake for investors to shy away from fixed income in their search for positive real returns.
30 January 2012
Bond heavyweights have begun shorting UK gilts ahead of an expected correction, warning yields have reached ‘extreme’ lows.
24 October 2011
Investors have come under increased pressure to inflation-proof their portfolios as a fresh spike in CPI and RPI raised doubts levels will drop back to the Bank of England’s 2% target in 2012.
11 July 2011
The UK has spent the last few days discussing how to pay for retirement and old age.
17 June 2011
Andy Weir, the manager of Fidelity’s Global Inflation Linked Bond fund, has said he expects inflation to peak below 5% later this year, after the official reading for May showed price rises had halted.
08 April 2011
Inflation targeting is failing the UK economy. It is time for the coalition government to reassess it.
22 March 2011
With news inflation jumped to 4.4% in February and with gold prices still soaring, Joanna Faith looks at some alternative hedges.
22 March 2011
Inflation hit 4.4% in February, up from 4% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – heaping more pressure on the Bank of England to hike interest rates.
18 March 2011
Do you use conditioner? I don’t. It is not really necessary with my amount of hair. What about dating agencies? Me neither. Happily married. What about apps, or a shoulder of pork?
04 March 2011
After only a year since launch, former Insight manager Ana Armstrong has seen her IM Distinction Diversified Real Return (DRR) fund deliver stellar returns in the year since launch, outperforming its longer-established peers.
15 February 2011
Paul Burgin discovers the benefits of inflation-linked structured products.
18 January 2011
Inflation edged closer towards 4% in December as the rising cost of food and oil products continued to hit the price of goods and services.
21 December 2010
All in all, 2010 was a bumpy year for credit markets, starting strong, only later to be overshadowed by the advent of the European debt crisis in May.
15 October 2010
Triple Point fund manager Ian McLennan discusses how ethical investing is about focusing on one particular area
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