One to Watch: Is this fund a hidden gem in the IMA Global sector?

ONE TO WATCH

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Standing out in IMA Global sector is a difficult task for fund providers, given that 236 products are competing for market share in the same space.

Performance within the peer group has been patchy over the last decade, leading to a number of manager changes, and some funds have struggled to grow their asset base. This is the predicament the Standard Life Investments Global Equity Unconstrained fund has faced, with assets amounting to just £55m even though the fund launched in 1995. However, a manager change two and a half years ago has led to a turnaround in both short- and long-term performance, which the firm hopes will spark a change in fortunes for the fund. Mikhail Zverev, head of global equities at SLI, became manager o...

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