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Best in Class: T Rowe Price - Asian Opportunities Equity

In the past five years the fund has returned 128.1 per cent to investors, well ahead of the average return of 89.5 per cent for a fund in the IA Asia Pacific ex-Japan sector. The fund has an ongoing charge of 0.92 per cent.

Aided by a strong analyst team we like Mr Moffett's ‘safety first’ approach. He focuses on downside protection, which means that while the fund might not keep up in a strongly rising market, it proves its worth when times are tough.

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This ‘tortoise versus hare’ style of investing works wonders offering investors something both different and compelling.

Darius McDermott is managing director of FundCalibre