Sarasin's Equisar UK Thematic Opportunities fund hit its first anniversary on 28 January, registering top-quartile performance in its debut year.
Stock selection has been the key to outperformance for funds in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan sector over the last five years.
The track record of active managers is being dragged down by the growing number of quasi-tracker funds in their peer group, according to recent research from the Yale School of Management.
The Assured Fund's Andrew Walters unravels the complex tax rules surrounding life settlements.
Alastair Smith, managing partner of Frostrow Capital, discusses whether investment trust consolidations, mergers and wind ups seen in 2010 will continue this year.