Toby Nangle on What We Just Learned From Gilt Market Madness
Oct 6, 2022
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Toby Nangle, an economics commentator and former head of global asset allocation at Columbia Threadneedle, discusses the unprecedented volatility in UK financial markets. He breaks down the massive shifts in government bonds following a controversial mini-budget, and the subsequent Bank of England intervention. The conversation highlights how pension accounting practices contributed to this chaos, revealing insights into market dynamics and liquidity challenges that could shape future investment strategies.
UK financial assets just experienced once-in-a-generation type moves in the wake of the government's mini-budget announcement. Not only did both gilts and the pound sell off dramatically, they rebounded just as dramatically after intervention from the Bank of England. What does it all mean? And how did pension accounting contribute to the massive volatility? On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, we spoke with Toby Nangle, an economics and markets commentator, who spent several years running asset allocation at Columbia Threadneedle. He explains why we saw such a dramatic move and what the whole thing taught us about market structure.