L&G Managed Monthly Income: Qual. Rating Issued

A new manager at L&G Managed Monthly Income in Feb. 2009 has turned a mediocre fund into an above-average one, in our view.

Alexander Prineas 14 June, 2010 | 4:53PM
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We have published a new Morningstar Qualitative Rating and Research Report for L&G Managed Monthly Income.

"Richard Hodges joined L&G in April 2007 and initially took on the L&G Dynamic Bond fund, where he has comfortably beaten the majority of unconstrained bond funds so far to 31 May 2010. In Feb. 2009, he took the helm of this fund, as well as L&G Fixed Interest and Managed Income funds —three very similar mandates. Before this reshuffle, longterm absolute returns on L&G Managed Monthly Income were weak with three- and five-year returns to 31 Jan. 2009 all at least 1% per annum behind the Morningstar Sterling Corporate Bond category average. But under Hodges’ management, it has comfortably beaten the category average to date (end May) and delivered strong absolute returns. It’s early days, but we think Hodges and his team can build on this record (although we certainly don’t expect this or other bond funds’ returns to be so heady in absolute terms in the future). . . ."

The full four page pdf report can be accessed here. It is free to users of Morningstar.co.uk.

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Securities Mentioned in Article

Security NamePriceChange (%)Morningstar
Rating
L&G Active Sterling Corp Bd Pl R Acc117.50 GBP-0.34Rating

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Alexander Prineas  is an associate director of manager research for Morningstar Australasia.

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