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A framework for making interest rate bets

February 2011
Many plan sponsors now believe we are entering a rising interest rate environment. This may cause them to delay extending the duration of their fixed income portfolios or to wind back liability-matched long-duration positions. Calling the future path of interest rates is notoriously difficult and should be undertaken only with due caution. This research explains how in the face of a widespread view that the balance of probabilities points to an increase in rates, Russell has established a framework that enables plans to act on this view if they so choose, while scaling this bet at an appropriate level and retaining a plan to get back to a neutral position.
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Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide, including Russell Investments, and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Date of first use: February 2011
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