The best of British: This year's fund winners so far

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OBSR investment research analyst Richard Whitehall examines the top performing funds in the UK All Companies sector over the short and long term

Investors in UK equities in 2011 have so far suffered from a year of significant drawdown, with the IMA UK All Companies sector average showing a loss of 12.3% to the end of September, underperforming the FTSE All-Share index which has fallen by 10.9%. Given the major macroeconomic factors that have dominated newsflow during the year it is perhaps surprising to look back and remember that the FTSE All-Share index was 3% ahead over the first six months of the year. As we now know sovereign debt concerns in the eurozone periphery spread to Italy and Spain significantly raising fears as ...

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