M&G

WILL ECB HIKE RATES?

Jupiter's Guy de Blonay is among 22 managers who have made Trustnet's Alpha Manager list for the first time, while high profile names including Sanjeev Shah and Mark Lyttleton have been cut.

M&G's George Tsinonis, Giles Worthington and Tim Short are leaving the firm, leading to a management reshuffle on several funds.

Stuart Rhodes, the manager of the £633m M&G Global Dividend fund, and investment specialist Kotaro Miyata, discuss the prospects for sustainable dividend growth across global markets.

INFLATION WILL CAUSE MASS HYSTERIA

M&G's Jim Leaviss says an interest rate rise in the UK could be "GDP suicide", although the Bank of England may still succumb to inflationary pressure.

North's John Husselbee has been increasing risk within his multi-manager portfolios by upping his exposure to Asian equities during the market sell-downs towards the end of last year.

THE YEAR OF THE COVERED BOND

ON BONDS

The US will lose its AAA credit rating in the coming years while the UK will struggle to maintain its rating, warns M&G's Jim Leaviss.