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Top Ten Life Funds

Fund	Offer	1y	3y	5y
UBS Life Structured Credit A	85.39	231.5	n/a	n/a
Skandia Finland FIM Russia	11.36	193.9	-3.3	79.3
Skandia Finland JPM New European	1.96	147.3	-8.5	n/a
Skandia JPM New Europe	253.10	137.5	19.2	98.2
Skandia Finland Baring Eastern Europe	10.05	137.0	-13.6	57.1
L&G SVM UK Opportunities	100.32	135.6	-16.7	n/a
Merch Inv Sanlam Global Financial S6	106.50	134.0	n/a	n/a
Canlife SVM UK Opportunities LS4 Acc	103.40	132.1	-14.0	34.5
Skandia Finland Alfred Berg Ryssland	0.86	129.8	n/a	n/a
Skandia Finland FIM Brazil	2.65	129.0	37.6	n/a

Top Ten Pension Funds

Fund	Offer	1y	3y	5y
Aviva HSBC Indian Equity Pn S6	0.00	178.5	n/a	n/a
Skandia JPM New Europe Pn	308.50	147.2	25.5	129.1
Aviva JPM New Europe Pn S6	0.00	145.0	n/a	n/a
Aviva Fidelity India Focus Pn S6	0.00	144.6	n/a	n/a
AXA JPM New Europe P	215.50	143.6	n/a	n/a
Zurich JPM New Europe Pn ZP	468.30	142.9	n/a	n/a
LV= JPM New Europe Pn	93.20	141.1	n/a	n/a
Winterthur JPM New Europe Pn 4	371.60	140.8	n/a	n/a
Scot Eq JPM New Europe Pn	103.24	140.2	n/a	n/a
L&G SVM UK Opportunities Pn G25	97.69	137.3	-14.5	n/a

Top Ten Investment Trusts

Fund	Price	NDY	1y	3y	5y
Downing Protected VCT IX plc A	5.03	0.00	4930.0	n/a	n/a
Invesco Property Income Trust Limited	4.13	0.00	667.1	-94.4	-92.5
Matrix European Real Estate	120.50	0.00	538.0	n/a	n/a
Greenwich Loan Income	28.25	7.08	504.1	-65.7	n/a
Close High Income Properties Ord	17.75	0.00	428.6	-80.6	-72.7
Invista European Real Estate	32.00	0.00	425.2	-84.2	n/a
Prosperity Russia Domestic	0.65(USD)	0.00	407.8	-36.8	n/a
Marwyn Value Investors LD	65.00	0.00	400.0	-41.2	n/a
Candover Investments Plc Ord	552.50	0.00	361.3	-71.2	-50.2
Raven Russia	52.50	0.95	338.1	-47.0	n/a

Top Ten Unit Funds

Fund	Yield	1y	3y	5y
Close Special Situations	0.30	185.5	35.5	n/a
Close Beacon Investment	0.00	151.3	-13.0	-4.2
JPM New Europe A Acc	0.05	141.0	25.3	129.0
Stan Life Inv UK Equity Unconstrained Ret	0.69	140.9	14.9	n/a
SVM UK Opportunities A	0.20	131.0	-15.1	33.2
Oceanic CF Australian Natural Resources GBP	0.00	123.3	14.0	n/a
Jupiter India Acc	0.00	122.5	n/a	n/a
Invesco Perp European Opportunities Acc	0.49	121.8	n/a	n/a
First State Indian Subcontinent A GBP	0.00	117.2	98.2	n/a
Stan Life Inv UK Equity High Alpha Ret Acc	2.50	116.1	1.4	64.3

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