japan

Winner

While there were notable funds shortlisted in this category this year, the real battle came down to ...

While there were notable funds shortlisted in this category this year, the real battle came down to the outstanding performance of LeggMason Japan Equity versus Schroder Japan Alpha. The Schroder vehicle, managed by Nathan Gibbs, won the accolade last year and in the end the decision went in favour of this value-oriented portfolio again this year. While the judges were more than impressed with the strong performance of Hideo Shiozumi on the LeggMason fund, the panel commented that while there are fantastic bouts of performance in this fund, the manager does take on a fair amount of risk. ...