Revealed: S&P's best funds with a ten-year track record

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S&P Capital IQ has revealed its pick of the best funds with a decade-long track record, as it introduces a new ten-year grading system.

The first funds to make the list are: Templeton Global Bond (Platinum) BlackRock Gold & General (Platinum) Franklin US Government (Gold) Permal European Holdings NV (Gold) Invesco Perpetual Global Bond (Silver) S&P Capital IQ said the funds that qualify have consistently outperformed their peers, even through ten years of rapidly changing market environments. The group said the Templeton Global Bond fund, run by Michael Hasenstab, had a bumpy ride in 2011 but the management team retains a high level of conviction in its positions. The second Franklin Templeton off...

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