Assessing Index-Linked Bonds
Recent inflation forecasts have been proved to be inaccurate. Investors are increasingly concerned as to whether their investments will beat inflation and whether they will be able to match their [...]
UK Local Government Post Covid-19
The Covid-19 crisis has increased costs for UK local authorities while revenue from property related taxes and from fees and charges is falling. This will put many UK local authorities [...]
Infrastructure & Covid-19
The UK government recently announced more than £600 billion of infrastructure spending over the next five years. The proposed spending signalled a change of direction following the austerity [...]
Government Related Entities & “Junk” Ratings
The heightened risk of sovereign ratings downgrades in response to the COVID-19 crisis is likely to have the consequential impact of lowering the ratings of government related entities where [...]
Hybrid Bonds & Not for Profits
Hybrid bonds may have a useful role to play in the capital structures of not for profit entities that have exposure to commercial risk. Not for profit entities, such as housing associations, are [...]
