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M&G Optimal Income I Acc

Citicode
J670
Launch Date
08-12-2006
Fund Size
£1,272,340,000
Yield
3.86%
Ongoing Charge
0.63%
Fund Managers
Richard Woolnough
Stefan Isaacs
Benchmark: IA Sterling Strategic Bond
Investment
M&G Optimal Income I Acc
3 months
6 months
1 Year
3 years
5 years

Fund Objective

The Fund aims to provide a higher total return (the combination of capital growth and income), net of the Ongoing Charge Figure, than the average return of the composite index, over any five-year period. The composite index is made up of one third Bloomberg Global Treasury Index GBP Hedged, one third Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Index GBP Hedged and one third Bloomberg Global High Yield Index GBP Hedged.

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Fund Manager

Richard Woolnough

Start Date

08-12-2006

Bio

Richard Woolnough joined M&G in January 2004 and is fund manager of the M&G Optimal Income Fund and its SICAV equivalent, and co-fund manager of the M&G Corporate Bond Fund and the M&G Strategic Corporate Bond Fund, three of the company's flagship fixed income funds. Richard began his career at Lloyds Merchant Bank in 1985, moving to Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali two years later, followed by SG Warburg. In 1995, he became a fund manager at Old Mutual. Richard graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE) with a BSc in economics.

Fund Manager

Stefan Isaacs

Start Date

08-12-2006

Bio

Stefan is Co-Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income at M&G, with management responsibilities across more than £15 billion in client assets, including several of M&G’s flagship fixed income strategies.

He was appointed lead fund manager of the M&G European Corporate Bond Strategy in April 2007 and has played a key role in managing the M&G Optimal Income Strategy since its inception in 2007. In addition, he also serves as lead fund manager of the M&G Global High Yield Bond Strategy and co-fund manager of both the M&G Global Floating Rate High Yield and M&G Sustainable Global High Yield Bond Strategies.

Stefan began his career at M&G in 2001 as a graduate, initially working in the performance team and on the trading desk before joining the investment team.

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