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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.

High yield bond investors will face challenges in 2013 as companies take advantage of market conditions to issue lower-yielding debt.