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Investors have come under increased pressure to inflation-proof their portfolios as a fresh spike in CPI and RPI raised doubts levels will drop back to the Bank of England's 2% target in 2012.

Threadneedle's Cormac Weldon has rotated out of cyclical names in favour of defensives in his £1.2bn American Select fund, as companies struggle against a muted outlook for the US economy.

Swedish business publication Affärsvärlden has kicked off its annual investment competition by asking Signe, a basset hound, to pick her favourite funds.

Warnings about banks, eurozone concerns and a high profile job for an ex-New Star manager were among our best read stories this week.

Bank of England governor Mervyn King has been asked by the Treasury Select Committee to explain his decision to inject a further £75m into the UK economy through quantitative easing (QE).

Gemini Investments is holding a four-date roadshow around the UK next month showcasing five of its boutique investment partners, with the events chaired by Investment Week's editorial director Lawrence Gosling.

Investment Week's Investment Trust of the Year Awards aim to recognise and reward excellence in fund management.

Threadneedle will not be hiring any of the fund managers from LV= Asset Management when the assets move across at the end of the month, Investment Week understands.

The MP who this week had his calls for a government inquiry into the controversial £54m Arch cru investors' payment scheme dismissed by the Treasury, has said the fight for answers will continue in the corridors of Westminster.

The Chinese equity market could rise 20% in the coming months as the government once again moves to support the economy, said Capital Economics' China specialist Mark Williams.