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20 April 2012
M&G's Richard Woolnough explains how quantitative easing is being used as free finance by the government, but what does it mean for investors?
21 February 2012
Early this morning it appears that at last Greece and the European authorities are at the final stages of launching a bond swap with the private sector - known as the private sector involvement (PSI) procedure - which will aim to reduce Greece's debt-to-GDP ratio to 120.5% by 2020 (it is currently 160%).
23 January 2012
M&G’s bond fund star Richard Woolnough said the impact of eurozone failure and the potential introduction of trade barriers by major economies are the two greatest threats to markets in 2012.
08 November 2011
M&G stars including Richard Woolnough and Jim Leaviss helped the group rake in over £1bn of new money in the third quarter, keeping it in top spot in the retail sales charts.
01 November 2011
M&G’s Richard Woolnough said he is uneasy at the way US banks have been able to book significant profits relating to the value of their debt in Q3 earnings figures.
16 September 2011
Richard Woolnough outlines some of the key themes featuring in M&G’s award-winning bond fund range.
08 September 2011
M&G bond star Richard Woolnough has built up the largest exposure to high yield across his three bond funds since he started at M&G in 2004.
11 July 2011
M&G’s Richard Woolnough is maintaining his underweight to UK banks as he predicts the sector will not see a turnaround for 10 to 20 years.
08 July 2011
"The business is bust," Richard Woolnough told an Investment Week conference in London yesterday.
05 May 2011
M&G's Richard Woolnough has slashed duration to just 3.3 years on his £3.9bn Optimal Income fund in anticipation of a spike in gilt yields.
12 April 2011
Richard Woolnough at M&G warns Iceland's rejection of proposals to compensate the UK and Dutch governments for the collapse of Icesave could have far reaching implications for the eurozone.
23 March 2011
Richard Woolnough, manager of the M&G Corporate Bond, Strategic Corporate Bond and Optimal Income funds, discusses the ultra-low interest rate policy in the UK:
23 December 2010
A momentous 2010 saw the euro rocked as Ireland followed Greece to the brink of oblivion, a change of government in the UK and the BP oil spill. But what were the stories that grabbed Investment Week readers? These were the ten most read stories of 2010.
18 October 2010
With QE eliminating the ability of bond vigilantes to enforce market discipline, M&G’s Richard Woolnough warns ‘currency vigilantes’ could now be the biggest threat to monetary policy.
04 October 2010
M&G’s Richard Woolnough has dismissed growing concerns of a bubble in corporate bond markets, saying credit is still priced for a recessionary environment.
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