Analysis

US, Japan and European small-cap sectors are all topped by funds overweight in industrials financials and consumer discretionary stocks

Fund of funds veteran David Hambidge's buy-low, sell-high policy is on target

Managers say inflationary pressures, weak credit market and sub-prime concerns have caused UK corporate-bond sector average to fall to -1.8%

Martin Currie's Dynamic Stock Matrix system filters for quality and value stocks, but ultimately construction of the portfolio rests with Walker and Forsyth

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Unconstrained Atlantis Asian Special Sits manager restructures the portfolio and re-emphasises the bottom-up approach to stockpicking

Threadneedle UK Mid 250 manager takes fund into top quartile of its peer group within three years, generating 96.9% returns over the time frame

Specialist market launched for hedge funds and private-equity vehicles

Schroder's UK Alpha Plus springs from bear market with top-quartile returns

Allianz RCM and Fidelity lead sector, where postive returns are as likely as negative numbers