UK

ANDREW McDonald, manager of the £6m Parkfield UK Smaller Companies fund, has positioned the portfolio with a ‘defensive mid cap' bias amid uncertainty over UK interest rate movements and the strength of the dollar.

AEGON'S UK Smaller Companies fund is underweight the ‘unpredictable' biotech sector, having no exposure compared to nearly 5pc for the benchmark.

UNICORN Asset Management has revamped its investment management team with Chris Hutchinson replacing Peter Webb as lead manager of the £23.2m Unicorn Free Spirit fund.

THREADNEEDLE Investments is considering developing more aggressive fixed income products but has ruled out launching its own wrap platform.

MORE than half of UK All Companies funds underperformed the FTSE All Share in the third quarter, according to Lipper figures.

Once again that behemoth of the managed solutions sector Skandia dominated this year's RealAdviser Awards - walking away with four of seven trophies on offer in the life and pensions section. Elsewhere, the openness of competition highlights the health...

Consistent Outperformance

This year's RealAdviser Awards aims to showcase excellence in the managed solutions sector - with three groups standing out. Over the following pages we take a look at this year's winners

The manager of the AA-rated UK Blue Chip fund outlines the scoring system he uses to judge the 350 largest companies in the UK

Negative returns have been produced across the board over the past 12 months, with unicorn free spirit the only fund bucking the trend