London-based M&G Investments has formed a distribution partnership with Postbank in Germany. Postbank’s retail clients now have access to M&G’s three flagship funds: the M&G Global Basics Fund, the M&G Global Leaders Fund and the M&G European Corporate Bond Fund through Postbank financial centres or through its mobile advisors.

M&G is one of five asset managers Postbank has exclusive partnerships with. Its other partnerships are with DWS Investment , Credit Suisse Asset Management, Allianz Global Investors and Fidelity Investments.

The M&G European Corporate Bond Fund invests mainly in Euro-denominated investment grade corporate bonds. The fund is managed by Stefan Isaacs is backed by an in-house, 52-strong credit research team.

The M&G Global Basics Fund has been managed by Graham French since its launch in November 2000. It is a global equity fund that focuses on companies considered to be the ‘building blocks’ of the world’s economy.

Its investment sphere is comprised of both ‘primary’ industries, where potential investments will be involved in the extraction of raw materials, and ‘secondary’ industries, where potential investments will be involved in the conversion of materials into products and services for the consumer. Mr French believes that these areas are driving economic growth worldwide.

M&G Global Leaders is a global equity fund, managed by Aled Smith. Mr Smith focuses exclusively on companies whose positive internal changes are not yet recognised by the market – no matter what size, sector or country.

The company oversees investments for more than 356,000 investors, with over £140 billion ($204.4 billion) under management invested in equities, fixed income and property at the end of 2008. It manages assets on behalf of investors across UK, Europe, Asia, the Americas and South Africa.