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A version of this article first appeared in Total Derivatives.
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Until recently the three letters LDI meant absolutely nothing to US pension funds. But that could be about to change.
LDI, or liability-driven investment, has become an obsession for those involved in interest rate markets, and is largely responsible for the dramatic reshaping of the term structure of rates in the long end of both the UK and eurozone curves.
Synonymous with huge flows into longer-dated rates products, LDI is an investment concept that has already been enthusiastically embraced by pension fund managers across Europe in what is a natural and necessary response to increased regulatory scrutiny and more stringent accounting rules.
The adoption of LDI has seen pension funds focus more than ever before on understanding and reducing risk – and...
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