Mark Holden has lifted the £107m UK Focus fund out of the bottom quartile by concentrating the portfolio into just 21 stocks.
Funds from 24 asset managers have made it onto S&P Capital IQ's list of the best funds with a decade-long track record.
Graham Ashby has swapped 20 of the 50 stocks he inherited on the Ignis UK Equity Income fund in favour of stocks he prefers such as BSkyB and Petrofac.
In the first of a two part series, managers reveal the plays that have contributed to their performance since January.
Gary Hutcheson, managing director of Ignis Real Estate, reveals where the best value lies in this income-driven asset class.
Ron Sandler is to step down as chairman of Phoenix Group, the parent company of Ignis Asset Management.
Former LVAM head of UK equities Graham Ashby has joined Ignis Asset Management to run its UK Equity Income fund.
Ignis' chief economist Stuart Thomson has hailed Mervyn King as the "central banker of the year" for supporting the UK economy and protecting its safe haven status over the past 12 months.