Fall follows boom in Global Growth sector

Jupiter boasts three of the top 10 global funds over three years, with offerings from Chatfield-Roberts, Petar and Thomas

Performance in the Global Growth sector suffered over 2006 after a boom in the previous year. Stockpicking funds outperformed generalised asset allocation vehicles over the period. Funds in the sector have seen widely varied performance, with growth over three years to the end of January ranging from -17.68% to 110.17% bid to bid. The sector average over the period was 46.64%, according to Standard & Poor's. Products in the sector include any vehicles that invest at least 80% of their assets in equities, with a prime objective of achieving growth of capital. Jupiter boasts three funds i...