Post-financial crisis: Where did your money work the hardest?
8 Aug 17
This Wednesday (9 August) marks 10 years since the global financial crisis began, the morning BNP Paribas finally halted redemptions from funds containing now-infamous CDO instruments. We take a look at six sectors to see where you would have been best placed to invest in the decade that followed.
Excluding Japan, funds in the Asia Pacific held up relatively well during the period with sector returns of 129.55%, up from lows of -51.38% in October 2008.
Stewart Investors smashed competitors in terms of performance over the decade with three of its funds holding the top three spots for returns over 10 years.
The Asia Pacific Sustainability Fund returned a whopping 262.37% over the decade, while the Asia Pacific Fund returned 234.84% and Asia Pacific Leaders returned 213.74%.
However, F&C’s Pacific Growth Fund fell far behind, with 10-year returns of just 46.15%, the worst performing fund in the sector.
