Neptune Japan Opps profits from overhaul

Chris Taylor propels the fund forward by taking a bullish stance on Japanese financials, with returns of 19% YTD

Neptune's Chris Taylor - the UK's top performing fund manager in 2008 - is again powering ahead of the market after overhauling his portfolio earlier in the year. The Neptune Japan Opportunities fund manager has recently made a strong move into the financials sector, after becoming bullish on the Japanese stock market for the first time in three years. Japan Opportunities, which returned 84.3% in 2008 and is a further 19% higher year-to-date, has almost 40% invested across the broker, bank, fund management, consumer credit and real estate sectors - after having almost no exposure at the...