M&G Wrapped 2025

Take a look at the content that sparked interest this year

 

 

TOP 5

Insight articles

1

Japan’s debt mountain: A crisis or a misunderstanding?

Published in May, the article examined Japan’s towering government debt and aging population, explaining why its domestically held debt and the Bank of Japan’s role make the situation less alarming than headlines suggest.

2

Investment Perspectives H2 2025 Outlook: Steady sailing in choppy waters

This mid-year Investment Perspectives article shared insights from our Fixed Income, Equities, and Private Markets CIOs on navigating uncertainty from protectionist trade policies and macroeconomic headwinds, highlighting where they saw the most compelling investment opportunities for 2025.

3

Quarterly Equities and Multi Asset Outlook – Q1 2025

Starting the year with a splash, this Quarterly Outlook article argued that company fundamentals matter more than macroeconomic trends, examining their weak correlation with equity performance and identifying opportunities for active investors amid geopolitical uncertainty and shifting interest rate expectations.

4

The great uncoupling: Is this the end of dollar domination?

This July article analysed the breakdown of the historic link between the US dollar and Treasury yields, exploring what the “great uncoupling” signaled for investor confidence, Trump’s tariff policies, and the potential end of US exceptionalism in global markets.

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Quarterly Equities and Multi Asset Outlook – Q2 2025

Published in April, this Quarterly Outlook article argued that broad market bets were misguided amid tariff uncertainty and rapid shifts, urging focus on company fundamentals while noting US exceptionalism was under pressure and short-term disorder could reshape the global economic order.

TOP 5

Capabilities

Discover which of our capability pages was visited most this year.

TOP 10

Most visited funds

TOP 5

LinkedIn posts

Check out the posts that were engaged with the most in 2025.

Official sponsor of the EPL

In September, we announced our sponsorship of the EPL (Euro Padel League) London Rocks Women’s Team, training at our partner club Rocks Lane Multi Sports & Padel Centre in Chiswick, London.

Launch and pricing of Margay CLO III

May saw us celebrate the successful launch and pricing of Margay CLO III, a €406.45m transaction that strengthens our presence in European leveraged finance and reflects our long-standing investment philosophy.

21st Annual Investment Forum

We shared this post in February to kick off our Annual Investment Forum, where our experts debated what Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House, the path of interest rates, and the future of AI could mean for investors, among other topics.

Ampersand 🤝 Indiana Jones

In March, this epic post launched the fourth instalment of our award-winning Ampersand magazine – The Disruption Issue – exploring critical themes shaping the investment world today.

Mainspring Energy

July saw us announce the completion of an investment in Mainspring Energy by our Private Equity team as part of its impact focused mandate.

Podcasts

Dream Machine

In February, we launched Dream Machine, a different type of asset management podcast. Offering a more personal perspective on the world of investing, M&G Investments' fund managers share their insights on investing and discuss their career journeys, while revealing their dream vending machine items along the way. Hosted by Laura Brown and Alex Matcham, they bring you closer to the people behind the portfolios.

Already tuned in to Series 1? Put your memory to the test – how well do you know our fund managers’ favorite vending machine treats?

PADEL

London Sports Festival

Running from May to October 2025, the festival celebrated sport across the capital with a series of installations and activations in some of London’s most iconic locations. As the official Padel partner, we were proud to spotlight the sport by hosting pop-up courts at two landmark destinations: St Paul’s Cathedral Churchyard and Tower Hill Terrace, overlooking the Tower of London. Widely regarded as the UK’s fastest-growing sport, padel centres on building strong partnerships – the same qualities that drive our business.

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VIDEO

Highlights

"Not another boring asset management video"
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