Quick off the blocks: Which funds have started strong in 2013?

The start of 2013 has brought some new year cheer to equity investors, with the FTSE 100 set to record its best January for decades as stock markets around the globe continue to rise.

But which managers have been able to capture those returns and kick-start their performance record for the year? While long-term performance will always be the lifeblood of the fund management industry, those featured below will at least have something of a feelgood factor from their start to 2013. Of the ten best performing vehicles, those funds investing in developed markets US, Europe and Japan feature prominently, with Henderson's euro hedged version of the Global Care Growth fund topping the charts. Global Care Growth has produced a return of 15.22% to 30 January, according to...