M&G

  • Riddell hands EM Bond to Calich

    Riddell hands EM Bond to Calich

    M&G Investments has appointed Claudia Calich as manager of the Emerging Markets Bond fund with immediate effect, taking over from Mike Riddell.

  • Somel buys BHP and Microsoft

    Somel buys BHP and Microsoft

    M&G Global Basics Funds new lead manager Randeep Somel has bought into BHP Billiton and Microsoft on the basis both will become more shareholder friendly after executive changes.

  • Retiring French quits MandG

    Retiring French quits MandG

    M&G Global Basics Fund manager Graham French is retiring from day-to-day fund management, and has handed over the portfolio to deputy Randeep Somel.

  • mandg recruits emd Invesco

    mandg recruits emd Invesco

    M&G Investments has hired former Invesco emerging markets debt expert Claudia Calich to its retail fixed income team, reporting to Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed interest.

  • rosengarten exits city financial

    rosengarten exits city financial

    City Financial head of UK asset management Ed Rosengarten is to leave the firm a year after orchestrating the deal to merge Eden Financial’s asset management team with its buyer.

  • emerging markets cheap or a value trap

    emerging markets cheap or a value trap

    In the recent BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager survey, a net 36% of the respondents said that global emerging markets are the most undervalued of all markets, the strongest reading since 2004.

  • consumers pessimistic longer term inflation rates

    consumers pessimistic longer term inflation rates

    Despite high unemployment rates, excess capacity and a sanguine inflation outlook from the major central banks, it is important to keep an eye on any potential inflation surprises that may be coming down the line.

  • MG offsets UK losses

    MG offsets UK losses

    M&G saw outflows of £1.2bn from its UK retail business in the first half of the year after slowing flows into two funds and as a result of RDR implementation.

  • FoFs favour MG Optimal Income

    FoFs favour MG Optimal Income

    M&G bond fund Optimal Income has the highest number of European fund of fund (FoF) investors at 180, Lipper’s latest FoF holdings report reads.

  • Global Bond sector houses mega funds

    Global Bond sector houses mega funds

    The Global Bond sector has the highest proportion of billion-plus sized funds across 30 of the main IMA sectors, according to factsheet data from FE Analytics. Almost a quarter of the sector's constituents have over £1bn in assets.

  • High yield specialist boosts MG team

    High yield specialist boosts MG team

    M&G has appointed global fixed income specialist Andrius Isciukas to its retail fixed income team where he will work across high yield and investment grade products.

  • BlackRock ousts MG from top sales spot

    BlackRock ousts MG from top sales spot

    RDR is being blamed for the decline in mass market investment in Q1 2013 as net fund sales slumped to a five year low and ISAs were hit with net outflows, but some asset managers and their funds bucked such a trend…