Inflation protection in fixed income

UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation held at 3.8% in September 2025 for a third consecutive month. While the Central Bank expect a steady return to its 2% target over the next couple of years, global tariffs, robust UK wage growth and ongoing geopolitical tensions mean that inflation risk remains. This article explores practical ways that short-term investors can manage inflation risk within their fixed income portfolio through: inflation-linked income (the bedrock of your solution); duration management (keep it low); and active asset allocation and diversification.

Actuarial Post Awards 2025 Vote Now

Welcome to the 2025 Actuarial Post Awards. We would like to announce, that after yet another record number of nominations for the Actuarial Post Awards that you can now vote for the nominees that made the shortlist in their category. We would like to thank our sponsors who continue to support the awards, Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), Bolton Associates and Star Actuarial Futures. We would also like to thank you once again for joining us as we continue to celebrate and reward the talent and achievements of individuals in the actuarial arena.

PRAs life insurance stress test

Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) LIST25 stress test assesses UK bulk purchase annuity insurers' resilience under severe scenarios, with firm-level results published publicly for the first time. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) launched its Life Insurance Stress Test 2025 (LIST25) towards the end of 2024. LIST is a biennial exercise designed to assess the resilience of the UK life insurance sector under severe but plausible adverse conditions.

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Lifestyle Actuary

Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada), one of the largest providers of professional trustee services to pensions schemes in the UK, has today announced the appointment of Sarah Brough as a professional trustee.

Lights Camera Actuary

For the next few months Zoe Bolton will be talking to the senior actuaries in these firms, getting a brief insight into their career paths and visions for the future. This month Zoe interviews Shil Patel the UK Managing Director at Dynamo Analytics

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This month's Travelling Actuary takes us to the iconic Boston to experience New England at it’s very best.

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