UK CPI inflation remained at 2.7% in October, broadly in line with economists' expectations, as RPI inflation fell from 3.2% to 3%.
M&G reported a record level of net inflows in the third quarter of £6.4bn, bringing total inflows to £11.3bn for the first nine months of the year, a 329% rise from 2011.
A number of leading asset managers have introduced premium prices on popular products and specialist mandates ahead of the move to unbundled pricing next year.
M&G reported a 53% rise in net investment flows in the first half of the year, with retail investors driving the £4.3bn of flows.
The continued squeeze on liquidity in the corporate bond market could lead to the closure of larger funds to investors and even cause parts of the corporate bond and gilt markets to shut down.