M&G

M&G's head of retail fixed interest Jim Leaviss has said it may be time to invest in US inflation protection following the oil-related sell-off seen in recent months.

John Weavers is set to take over from Aled Smith as manager of the underperforming £798m M&G American fund as the group proposes converting the fund into an equity income strategy.

Investment Quorum has unveiled a series of funds it is backing to navigate currency wars and unpredictable central bank action in 2015, said the group's CIO Peter Lowman.

Investors may soon be entering a brave new world of zero yield corporate bonds, according to M&G fixed income manager James Tomlins.

Several of the UK's major asset managers are falling short on stewardship and responsible investment practice, according to NGO ShareAction.

M&G should focus on Recovery, not Global Dividend

M&G has written to investors in its £9.5bn Global Dividend fund and acknowledged "there may well have been some complacency" around underperforming stocks in 2014.

This year has been a difficult one for many active funds, but, as ever, a select group of portfolios continue to be backed en masse by buyers looking to deliver outperformance for clients.

With developed economies flirting with deflation, central banks will likely regard the oil price slump as troublesome. M&G's Jim Leaviss explains how short-term deflation could turn to long-term growth boost.

The ‘curry effect’