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Client segmentation drives IFA fund, product choices part 2

By Barney Hatt 24-Dec-2008

Intermediaries in the current environment are increasingly segmenting clients. What effect does this have on fund and product choices?Recently a report by SEI Investments and Scorpio Partnership called ‘Transforming the Worth of Wealth’ argued .. More »

Client segmentation drives IFA fund, product choices part 1
By Barney Hatt 24-Dec-2008

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Investments

Rank	Sector	Report	3y (%)
1	Global Bonds	view	15.8
2	UK Gilt	view	15.6
3	UK Index - Linked Gilts	view	11.9
4	Asia Pacific Excluding Jap	view	11.8
5	Absolute Return	view	10.9

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Funds using various strategies to achieve returns against a variety of benchmarks, aiming for positive returns regardless of market conditions.

Strategy: Absolute Return

No of funds: 55

AUM: £ 11.3bn

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Investments

Rank	Fund	3y (%)
1	CF Ruffer European	66.2
2	Gartmore China Opportunities	62.8
3	M&G International Sovereign Bond	52.3
4	Scot Wid Overseas Fixed Interest	51.1
5	Invesco Perp Hong Kong & China	47.8

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UT / OEIC performance

Investments

Rank	Fund
1	Scot Wid Japan Select Growth
2	Invesco Perp Income
3	First State Asia Pacific Leaders
4	Artemis Income
5	UBS Global Emerging Markets Equity

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Witan Investment Trust plc
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Manager: Jim Horsburgh

Sector: IT Global Growth

AUM: n/a

Objective: To create wealth for its investors through stockmarket investment. Witan offers its shareholders a diverse investment in terms of Manager, geographical region, industrial sector and individual stock.

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Investments

Rank	Fund	3y (%)
1	CF Ruffer European	66.2
2	M&G International Sovereign Bond	52.3
3	First State Greater China Growth	45.9
4	SG International Bond	45.2
5	First State Asia Pacific Leaders	39.2

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UT / OEIC ratings

Investments

Rank	Factsheet
1	Invesco Perp High Income
2	JPM Natural Resources
3	Invesco Perp Income
4	Invesco Perp Corporate Bond
5	BlackRock UK Abs Alpha

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Sticking to what you know: absolute return products By Rob Gleeson 22-Dec-2008
The UK has long been used to a certain type of investment fund; long only funds that either actively or passively provide exposure to a market or asset class.

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