Five of the Best: Hidden UK gems set to shine

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Paul Marriage, Cazenove's top performing smaller companies fund manager, has highlighted five UK-listed companies he expects to outperform in spite of the problems facing the UK economy.

Marriage has run the fund since 2006, and returned 126% to investors in the last three years compared to the IMA UK Smaller Companies sector average return of 77.7%. Here he picks five stocks which are well placed to shine even with headwinds facing the UK and eurozone. 1.Walker Greenbank Walker Greenbank, the manufacturer of wallpaper and soft furnishings, owns the market leading Sanderson, Zoffany and Harlequin brands. The company has invested in being the leading manufacturer in the UK for these products and can now leverage this brand heritage abroad. 2. Vitec Group Vitec Gr...

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