- A number of pension funds were hours from collapse when the central bank intervened in the long-dated bond market.
- The Bank emphasized the need for regulators across jurisdictions to strengthen the resilience of the sector, saying that “there is a need for urgent international action to reduce risks in non-bank finance.”
LONDON — The Bank of England on Tuesday called for “urgent international action” from regulators on non-bank financial institutions after it was forced to rescue U.K. pension funds in September.
A number of pension funds were hours from collapse when the central bank intervened in the long-dated bond market. It came after a series of massive moves in interest rates on U.K. government debt exposed vulnerabilities in liability-driven investment (LDI) funds, which are held by U.K. pension schemes.
In its latest financial stability report published Tuesday, the Bank said had it not acted, “the stress would have significantly affected households’ and businesses’ ability to access credit.”
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