M&G

ITs

JAPAN ONE YEAR ON

After a volatile start to 2012, equity markets have staged a prolonged rally in recent weeks.

Kames Capital bond manager Stephen Snowden said liquidity in the investment grade corporate bond market has fallen 80% since 2007, which could create difficulties for managers trying to manoeuvre out of larger positions in this space.

COMMODITIES

Jenny Cosgrave talks to a trio of wealth managers about their outlook for the commodities sector and finds out which strategies stand out from the crowd.

M&G Investments' bond manager Richard Woolnough has backed gilts to shrug-off Moody's downgrade warning released earlier this week.

Stuart Rhodes, manager of the £1.7bn M&G Global Dividend fund, on five of his favourite stocks.

Now some of you may call me a hypocrite when you read what I am about to propose. The industry has long been saying that there is regulatory overload in the fund management world.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has warned US treasuries, gilts and other bonds are among the 'most dangerous of assets' at current levels.