M&G

M&G fixed income stalwart Richard Woolnough has bought into debt issued by football giant Manchester United.

A number of BP's largest shareholders - including Legal & General and M&G - have cut holdings in the troubled oil giant during its recent share price slide.

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Just weeks away from Chancellor George Osborne's first UK Budget, M&G's Jim Leaviss has controversially praised the efforts of predecessor Alistair Darling.

Aviva Investors has hired Justin Craib-Cox from M&G as a fund manager for its convertible bond team.

M&G's Richard Woolnough, who sparked strong debate over his negative view on the euro, discusses why a new single-currency might be the best thing for the troubled European bloc.

M&G has launched a Ucits III version of a global macro strategy it has run successfully for the Prudential life fund for a decade.

M&G has recorded net inflows of £3.4bn over the first five months of the year.

Shift into equities delivers average return of 26.8% over one year, with Henderson Global Strategic Capital top of performance tables over the period

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