High inflation and rising interest rates: Should Trustees be worried?
Many in the pensions industry have never experienced high inflation and high interest rates in their working lives.
There is plenty of commentary to say that the current fuel crisis, high inflation and rising interest rates will be a short term blip rather than a repeat of the 1970s. Blip or not, now is the time for Trustees to reassess what the current economic situation means for their schemes. Good risk management is about reacting appropriately to evolving circumstances.
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