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JO Hambro Japan Fund - 30th Jul to 6th Jul

After a good start to the year, the Japanese market has lost ground. Rob Morgan looks at how the JO Hambro Fund has fared. Read Rob Morgan's fund of the week

Mark Dampier's Wealth 150

The Wealth 150 is a list of our favourite funds for new investment in each sector. Monitored by Mark Dampier and our fund analysts it is many of our clients' first stop for investment ideas. View Mark Dampier's Wealth 150.

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HL MM Income & Growth
The equity income sector is home to some of the finest fund managers in the UK. This fund aims to identify them, investing in a selection of what we believe are the best equity income funds available. It fuses different, yet complementary fund management styles and is constantly monitored by a dedicated team.

SLI UK Smaller Companies
Some smaller companies are world-leaders, generating earnings globally in all market conditions. But with such a vast array to choose from you need to invest with a manager who has demonstrated the ability to achieve superior returns.

First State Greater China Growth
This fund invests in China and the related markets of Hong Kong and Taiwan. The manager, Martin Lau, tends to focus on large, well established companies, with an appreciation of the risks as well as the opportunities in China.

Old Mutual Corporate Bond
This fund aims to deliver a good level of income combined with some capital growth from a portfolio of corporate bonds. A minimum of 80% of the portfolio is invested in investment grade bonds. The rest of the fund is invested in a selection of other bonds, including some higher risk high yield bonds, to enhance the overall level of income.

Elite Bloxham Global Equity Income
Equity income investors who are looking to diversify beyond the UK might want to consider this global fund. Pramit Ghose, the manager, focuses on large companies with resilient earnings, as these companies often prosper in times of volatility. He seeks opportunities in all regions, from developed Western markets to higher risk emerging markets, leaving no stone unturned.

Previous idea | Next idea

By Ariel Bezalel | Fri 30 July
Whilst the positive results from the European banking "stress tests" are to be welcomed, Ariel Bezalel, manager of the Jupiter Strategic Bond Fund, believes the tests were not rigorous enough.

What the Dickens?

By Clive Beagles and James Lowen | Fri 23 July
Clive Beagles and James Lowen, who manage the JO Hambro UK Equity Income Fund, discuss the disparity between the economic and corporate outlooks.

Europe – black clouds and silver lining

By Barry Norris | Wed 30 June
Expectations of economic growth in the Euro zone are too low, and as such current valuations of European companies look attractive, according to Barry Norris, manager of the Ignis Argonaut European Alpha Fund.

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If you have a portfolio worth £100,000 or more and you would prefer not to make your own investment decisions our Portfolio Management Service could offer many advantages. The portfolios are managed by our investment experts headed by Mark Dampier and Lee Gardhouse.

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Fund news & alerts

Cazenove appoints a fund manager to the UK team
Fri 30 July
Cazenove has appointed John Warren, a small and medium sized company specialist from UBS, as a fund manager on the UK equity team.

Schroder Income Fund – Research Update
Thu 29 July
Kevin Murphy and Nick Kirrage took over management of the Schroder Income Fund on 18 May 2010; we recently met with them to see how they were getting on.

Standard Life UK Equity High Income - fund update
Wed 28 July
Savers hoping for better interest rates on their cash this year have so far been disappointed with the Bank of England base rate remaining at 0.5%.

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