Harker uses triple sector plays to beat index

PUTTING A NUMBER ON SKILL

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GLG Japan Core Alpha managers Stephen Harker and Neil Edwards score highly on Inalytics trading analysis

The GLG Japan Core Alpha fund has, according to Morningstar, returned 59.7% over five years, coming in second over the same period in a notoriously difficult sector. Analysis of the fund's trading data by Inalytics (see below for a full explanation) show the managers, Stephen Harker and Neil Edwards, have shown a high level of skill to achieve this. Stephen Harker explains the process. How have you managed to beat the index by so much? All we have been doing is tactically switching between three sectors: technology, financials and defensives, and we have made some really good call...

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