M&G Optimal Income Fund
Richard Woolnough
Fund manager: Richard Woolnough
Products available: ISA & OEIC
Specialist fund
The fund aims to provide a total return to investors based on exposure to optimal income streams in investment markets.
The Fund aims to provide a total return to investors through strategic asset allocation and specific stock selection. The Fund will be at least 50% invested in debt instruments, but may also invest in other assets including collective investment schemes, money market instruments, cash, near cash, deposits, equities and derivatives. Derivative instruments may be used for both investment purposes and efficient portfolio management.
There are three share classes available for investment.
Sterling Class A Shares have an initial charge of 4%, an annual management charge of 1.25% and a minimum initial investment size of £1,000.
Sterling Class X Shares have no initial charge, a reducing redemption charge, an annual management charge of 1.5% and a minimum initial investment size of £1,000.
Sterling Class I Shares have an initial charge of 1.25%, an annual management charge of 0.75% and a minimum initial investment size of £100,000.
The Fund has a nominated share class, Sterling Class A Shares. On application you will be allocated the nominated share class, subject to the following exceptions:
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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