In the first of a two part series, managers reveal the plays that have contributed to their performance since January.
Prudential has been forced on the defensive over an e-mail sent to thousands of staff in which a senior executive appears to make a series of disparaging remarks about FSA policies.
M&G saw its net inflows halve in 2011, while operating profits jumped 26% over the year, its results revealed.
Neptune's Robin Geffen has spoken out against Prudential's plans to re-domicile overseas, saying it would raise questions over the insurer's "financial health".
As investors start to take on more risk we ask managers for their strategies in this environment.
M&G Investments is set to launch a global equity fund for David Williams next month as part of an ongoing move to merge parent Prudential's retail offerings into its fund range.
Prudential has launched four risk managed portfolios for investors in its £66bn with-profits fund as it moves to attract advisers and clients post-RDR.
Prudential executives are set to be interviewed in the coming days as part of an FSA probe into the insurance giant's failed takeover bid for AIA.