Five reasons why the BOE will hike rates
It appears increasingly likely that 2013 marked the start of a synchronised recovery in the advanced economies, so is it now time for the Bank of England to consider hiking the base rate?
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PA OPINION 2014 crossroads year GEM
One of the themes of 2013 was the re-emergence of developed markets over and above the star performers of the emerging world, with the US, UK, Japan and even Europe leading the way.
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M and G Tomlins High Yield Corporate Bond Fund
James Tomlins is to co-manage M&Gs £1.3bn High Yield Corporate Bond Fund.
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MandG latest error on high yield corp bond
M&G Investments has apologised to investors in its High Yield Corporate Bond fund after an accounting error by State Street led to the need to reconcile the taxes on its distribution payments.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
