This little-known manager will be a star

This Cirywire AAA-rated manager has tripled the size of his fund since taking the helm in 2002.

When Citywire AAA-rated Aled Smith first took the helm at the M&G Global Leaders Fund in September 2002, it was worth £115m. The size of the fund has since tripled, yet the little-known fund manager returned 79.7% over the three years to July 2006 that's against 43.6% for the FTSE World index.

Global markets fell in May, wiping the gloss off many fund managers' portfolios, but Smith was one of only three who managed to make a return of more than 30% in the year to 30 June 2006. So it's no surprise that Money Marketing believes that "he has the potential to be one of the best-known fund managers in the future".

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