Bullish about corporate bonds sector

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Anna Lees-Jones, manager of M&G's Corporate Bond fund, believes the asset class is well positioned to outperform gilts

Anna Lees-Jones has managed the £1.2bn M&G Corporate Bond fund since March 2000, taking over from Theo Zemek, who now heads the group's European funds operation. Over five years to the end of August, the fund has delivered top-quartile performance, posting growth of 56.28% bid to bid, compared to a UK corporate bond sector average of 46.91%. Lees-Jones is bullish about the outlook for corporate bonds, believing the asset class is well positioned to outperform gilts but at a much lower level of volatility than equities. The M&G Corporate Bond fund invests predominantly in investment gr...

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