More to be done on stress testing after LDI crisis, says FCA

Liquidity in focus again as regulator says lessons apply in pensions sector and beyond.

Tougher stress tests and better risk management in order to strengthen resilience to market shocks need to be deployed by managers of LDI funds, the FCA says.

The regulator published guidance Monday 24 April in the wake of last September’s crisis sparked by severe volatility in gilt markets. “The sector

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