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Chelverton soars to top of rankings after dodging BP bullet
Focus on small-cap dividend payers delivers for Chelverton.
Ignis' Brown shifts to small and mid caps for income
Income manager shuns ‘overowned' mega caps in favour of overweight to smaller companies
Monovski fronts Renaissance of ex-BlackRock star players
Manager adopts three-pronged strategy including focus on contrarian bets in EM Europe
Mumford's Cavendish Opps returns to top-quartile form
Fund bounces back through focus on companies that have benefitted from the recession
Coombs overweights risk ahead of difficult market for defensive investors
Manager sells off high yield exposure and looks to equities amid UK recession fears
Ugurtas: High yield has not had its day
Baring High Yield Bond manager expects to benefit from further spread compression in asset class after two years of solid outperformance
Dual focus on growth and special situations places Slater in UK All Cos elite
A focus on companies with overseas earnings, and those that are delivering results now has secured a top spot for the MFM Slater Recovery fund since 2008.
Global focus delivers for ex-iimia duo at Hawksmoor
A global focus has helped managers Richard Scott and Daniel Lockyer maintain their impressive long-term track record at new venture Hawksmoor Investment Management.
M&G Asian fund managers sticking to long-term view
The £572m M&G Asian fund has delivered top-quartile performance over three years, returning an impressive 32.7% versus the Asia Pacific ex Japan sector average of 26%.
Former musician Jourdan orchestrates top-quartile performance for CF Amati
A little-known fund has trumped more established rivals to clinch a top position in the UK Smaller Companies sector.
Global thematic approach the key to Sarasin's top-quartile outperformance in debut year
Sarasin's Equisar UK Thematic Opportunities fund hit its first anniversary on 28 January, registering top-quartile performance in its debut year.
Stockpicking skill and thematic approach pay off for Threadneedle Pan European Smaller Cos
Dicken's Threadneedle Pan European Smaller Cos fund tops IMA European Smaller Companies sector over five years
Unicorn's Outstanding British Companies quiet winner in UK All Companies sector
Unicorn's Outstanding British Companies fund quietly passed its fourth anniversary at the end of last year, building an estimable track record along the way.
Lam uses EM dividends as defensive play
The Somerset Emerging Dividend Growth fund was launched last year to offer investors a defensive play following a bull run in the emerging regions.
Roberts: Bond managers could face big trouble if inflation rises post QE2
It has been easy to make double-digit returns in the bond market over the past year, said Aegon's David Roberts, but managers will face a challenge if further QE causes inflation to rise.
Gallagher leverages best ideas of value equity team
Having just reached the first anniversary of its launch, the Goldman Sachs US Equity Absolute Return portfolio provides a route, through a Ucits structure, to access the US equity market.
Aberdeen's Docherty looks to defensives on wary outlook
Aberdeen's head of global equities Stephen Docherty has been adding defensive stocks to the £664m World Equity portfolio in anticipation of the end of the cyclical rally.
Threadneedle aims to profit from global income culture
Asian and emerging markets have been a key driver of performance for the Threadneedle Global Equity Income fund since its 2007 launch, as the Western dividend culture spreads into the developing world.
Dual process and bank plays bring top returns for Smitten
Cazenove vehicle beats Corporate Bond sector average by 5.3% over three years
Pictet taps into trends for long- term growth
According to Pictet Asset Management, it is possible to identify slowly evolving tendencies - in demographics, the environment and society - that can be forecast with some confidence.
Don't give up on UK equity income: Cazenove's Hudson
Cazenove's Matt Hudson is urging investors to keep faith with the UK equity income space despite a turbulent few years for the market.
JO Hambro EM duo dismiss bubble fears
Managers of the recently-launched JO Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) Emerging Markets fund remain convinced there are opportunities in consumer-facing EM sectors despite fears of a bubble.
Gleeson avoids the hype to play spending cycles in technology
Global Tech manager says sector-boosting internet technology is about to come of age
Harvey: Basel capital cushion for banks not broad enough
Cazenove head of credit and Strategic Bond manager believes Basel III Committee's capital buffer requirements for banks did not go far enough