There were positive movements across the board in September with some very significant returns from individual funds.  The “Sector of the Month” title this month goes to the “UK All Companies” sector.

Here are the latest performance figures for our 5 different risk categories in the Vale Investment Portfolio Service, compared against their benchmark. To view the performance figures you will need Adobe Acrobat.

Here are the latest performance figures for our 5 different risk categories in the Vale Pension Portfolio Service, compared against their benchmark. To view the performance figures you will need Adobe Acrobat.

With the exception of the Asia Pacific, equity markets all suffered in August, particularly in North America.  There were also positive movements in the Absolute Return and Property sectors, but the shining light was Sterling Corporate Bonds, which takes the title of “sector of the month” for August 2010.  This is the second time in three months that the Sterling Corporate Bond sector has won the monthly title.

Global equity markets all showed increases, but none as much as the UK with the FTSE All Share Index increasing by more than 9% in the month.  The FTSE All Share sector is July’s “sector of the month”, although it was pushed hard by the UK Equity Income sector.