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Benchmarked inflation protection doesn't stack up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Managing inflation spikes through inflation-lined bonds (ILB) is fundamentally flawed, according to one institutional investment manager.

MLC earns health insurance advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
MLC Implemented Consulting has been appointed by Teachers Federation Health to provide tailored investment services and advice.

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
MLC Investment Management has cautioned investors with a penchant for income-heavy portfolios that greater risk diversification and sophisticated strategies are necessary at a time when term deposits on one product reached $400 million.

IFM wins UK pension mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund has awarded Industry Funds Management one of the largest mandates to be offered by a UK local authority in 2011.

Covered bonds losing their shine: S&P

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Domestically, the newly issued covered bonds of the Big 4 are proving popular with investors, despite Standard & Poor's latest assessment that the sector is "losing some of its lustre."

NAB injects £130 million into UK Pension Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
National Australia Bank is to pump GBP £130 million (AUD $193 million) into the pension scheme of one of its UK banks to reduce its pension deficit liability.

A bullish view could be dangerous after Davos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
January has seen a positive start to the year, but taking a bullish view at the end of the rally could be a dangerous move, according to trading firm LTG GoldRock.

Agile, flexible portfolios big winners for instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Investors will need to move quickly in 2012 as macroeconomic factors significantly impact investment outcomes, according to Mercer's outlook on the coming year.

ASIC clears up infrastructure rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Infrastructure entities and investors now have a clearer understanding of the risks associated with investing in infrastructure after ASIC released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for infrastructure entities today.

BofA: Fund managers appetite for risk growing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
Only 3% of global fund managers believe the world economy will be worse off after 2012, according to a BofA Merrill Lynch fund manager survey, although geopolitical risks still rate highly as a concern.