PA ANALYSIS: Markets divided on high yield dangers
Following the publication of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from its July meeting, the market appears to be betting on a September lift-off for the first interest rate hike.
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M&G retail outflows rise to £3.4bn
M&G recorded £3.4bn in retail net outflows for the first half of 2015, Prudential reported on Tuesday, driven principally by redemptions from its bond funds.
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Tilney Bestinvest spots fewer, but fatter, ‘dog’ funds
Aberdeen and M&G led the pack in Tilney Bestinvest’s latest Spot the Dog report of disappointing funds, though the overall number of serial underperformers has fallen.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD: Fidelity Strategic Bond vs M&G Optimal Income
This week’s Head-to-Head sees the Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund take on the M&G Optimal Income Fund.
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Bond Vigilante Riddell departs M&G
Mike Riddell, manager of three M&G bond funds, has left the firm after 12 years.
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Eight UK equity funds for when bargains are hard to come by
Christian Holland, senior investment manager at TAM Asset Management, examines which funds should provide a smooth ride in the post-General Election UK equities landscape.
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Despite US rally, opportunities remain in US value stocks – M&G
The valuation gap between value and growth stocks in the US is the widest it has been in the last 20 years.
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Troy Trojan joins M&G Recovery in Chelsea ‘DropZone’
Sebastian Lyon, Tom Dobell and Mark Mobius are among the names humbled in Chelsea Financial Services’ latest DropZone of the worst-performing funds over the past three years.
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PA OPINION: The retail names that should leave index-tracking to the experts
Sniping at passives may be passé, but that still doesn’t explain the benefit that dyed-in-the-wool active fund groups achieve from fielding substandard tracker funds.
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M&G equities funds undergo personnel shifts
M&G Investments has significantly altered the personnel running its equities offerings.
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Dont confuse volatility risk ahead of election
With the UK General Election just over six weeks away and the outcome still wide open, M&G Investments Steven Andrew is looking to use volatility to his advantage.
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QE can boost corp bonds
The European Central Banks quantitative easing injection should be positive for corporate bond investors, but only if they play their cards right, M&G Investments Richard Woolnough and Stefan Isaacs said.
