M&G Corporate Bond Fund
Richard Woolnough
Fund Manager: Richard Woolnough
Funds Managed: M&G Corporate Bond Fund, M&G Optimal Income Fund
The Fund aims to achieve a higher total return (the combination of income and growth of capital) from investment than would be obtainable in UK government fixed interest securities (ie gilts) of similar maturities.
The Fund invests mainly in sterling denominated corporate debt instruments. The Fund’s exposure to corporate debt may be gained through the use of derivatives. Any currency exposures within the Fund may be managed by currency hedges into sterling. The Fund may also invest in other assets including collective investment schemes, other transferable securities and other debt instruments (including corporate debt and government and public securities denominated in any currency), cash and near cash, deposits, warrants, money market instruments and other derivative instruments.
The M&G Corporate Bond Fund invests mainly in sterling denominated ‘investment grade’ debt (BBB and above). The fund manager aims to identify corporate bonds that offer sufficient compensation for the risks of owning them. Typically this will involve an emphasis on A and BBB rated credits, although this may not always be the case. The fund’s exposure to corporate debt may be gained through the use of derivatives.
Default risk is constantly monitored and always well diversified. The fund focuses on proprietary research using our extensive credit resources, rather than on external research, as ratings agencies can be slow to revise their credit ratings and do not assess the effect of event risk on a company.
Richard Woolnough joined M&G in January 2004. He is a fund manager on the M&G retail fixed interest team. Richard began his career at Lloyds Merchant Bank in 1985, moving to Italian Bank Assicurazioni Generali two years later, followed by SG Warburg. In 1995, he was recruited by Old Mutual to manage a £550 million investment grade corporate bond portfolio. In 2000, he assumed responsibility for a new fund - the Old Mutual Corporate Bond Fund. Richard graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in economics.
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