Who were the leaders and laggards in Q1?

The top and bottom sectors, funds and stockmarkets of the quarter

Anna Fedorova
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Asian and emerging market equities built on last year's strong run by topping the chart of the Investment Association's sectors in the first quarter of 2017, as Indian equity funds dominated the top ten best performers list.

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