>(Reuters) – Pension schemes that invested in liability-driven investment (LDI) funds run by BlackRock and other managers are being advised to sell their holdings, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday.
>Investment advisers XPS Pensions and Barnett Waddingham have cut their ratings on some pooled LDI funds to their lowest ranking, according to the report, adding that the downgrades had been communicated to multiple pension funds.
>LDI funds have been used by pension schemes to ensure they can meet payouts to pensioners in future years.
>But the turmoil in the British government bond market in September triggered by former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s radical tax cut plans caused problems for these funds.
>The Bank of England is set to put out a tougher framework next month to regulate LDI funds, which could put them out of reach for some pension schemes, BoE executive director Sarah Breeden said last week.
^1 U. Dugar, G. Pisharody, and S. Jindal, 6 Feb. 2023, *Reuters* (via Yahoo News, Apollo Global Management)
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>(Reuters) – Pension schemes that invested in liability-driven investment (LDI) funds run by BlackRock and other managers are being advised to sell their holdings, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday.
>Investment advisers XPS Pensions and Barnett Waddingham have cut their ratings on some pooled LDI funds to their lowest ranking, according to the report, adding that the downgrades had been communicated to multiple pension funds.
>LDI funds have been used by pension schemes to ensure they can meet payouts to pensioners in future years.
>But the turmoil in the British government bond market in September triggered by former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s radical tax cut plans caused problems for these funds.
>The Bank of England is set to put out a tougher framework next month to regulate LDI funds, which could put them out of reach for some pension schemes, BoE executive director Sarah Breeden said last week.
^1 U. Dugar, G. Pisharody, and S. Jindal, 6 Feb. 2023, *Reuters* (via Yahoo News, Apollo Global Management)