M&G

Insurer Prudential is set to name Paul Manduca as its next chairman after a five-month search to replace Harvey McGrath, the Telegraph reports.

SMART MONEY

M&G Investments, the country's largest asset manager, saw its net inflows rise 5% to nearly £1.8bn in Q1, as parent company Prudential also reported a jump in sales.

An adviser has won £20,000 after topping the J.P. Morgan Telegraph Fantasy Fund Manager competition.

M&G Investments has appointed Andrew Hendry to the newly created position of Managing Director, Asia, to offer a more local service to distributors in Singapore and Hong Kong.

BEST BUYS

Mixed Investment Shares were popular with advisers once again in March, according to the latest sales trends on platform Cofunds.

TOP FUNDS

STRAT BONDS

Adventurous, balanced or cautious, Maria Merricks looks at this season's most popular funds for ISA investors...