M&G

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Jupiter Fund Management scooped diversified group of the year at S&P Capital IQ's 2012 fund awards last night.

The bull run in UK mid caps could be coming to an end, with multi-managers starting to sell down top-performing funds in the sector and growth fears threatening consumer facing names.

A number of leading asset managers have introduced premium prices on popular products and specialist mandates ahead of the move to unbundled pricing next year.

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M&G Investments is to change the name of Ben Lord's £339m M&G High Interest fund next month to reflect its new investment approach.

Fund groups are preparing for a price war in the first quarter of next year as they overhaul their charging structures ahead of RDR.

Tom Dobell, manager of the £7.7bn M&G Recovery fund, expects an uptick in M&A activity to rejuvenate performance in 2013 after a "tough" three years for the fund.

Former M&G manager Mike Godfrey has joined institutional investment boutique Marathon after leaving the asset manager last week.