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Ghana is as long as 75/1 with some bookmakers to win this summer's World Cup, but the IMF predicts the west African nation will walk away with a world title of a different kind in 2010.

UK equities, emerging markets, global equities and income funds are the top four asset classes IFAs expect to be recommending to clients this year.

Mike Riddell has been named as the new lead manager on three M&G retail fixed income funds, replacing Jim Leaviss.

M&G posted a 216% rise in UK retail net inflows last year, with the £6bn net total accounting for almost a quarter of all IMA sales.

M&G posted a 216% rise in UK retail net inflows last year, with the £6bn net total accounting for almost a quarter of all IMA sales.

M&G posted net retail sales of £5.6bn for the whole of 2009, putting it way ahead of second placed Invesco Perpetual on £3.62bn, according to Lipper.

M&G posted net retail sales of £5.6bn for the whole of 2009, putting it way ahead of second placed Invesco Perpetual on £3.62bn, according to Lipper.

Jonathan Willcocks, managing director global sales at M&G and Nick Blake, head of retail sales at Vanguard Investments UK, square off.

OBSR has upgraded both the £1.2bn M&G Optimal Income and the £2.8bn Fidelity Special Situations funds to AA ratings.

LV= has repriced its Balanced Consensus fund and increased its pensions range by six.