Rudd led Irish fund returns in 2017

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Ireland’s best fund manager may be based in Scotland, but his performance has been driven by investing outside the U.K.

Aberdeen Standard Investments Ltd’s Irish managed fund posted a 9.3 per cent return in 2017, compared with an Irish active managed funds average of 7.3 per cent, according to Rubicon Investment Consultancy. While Adam Rudd, investment director at the firm’s multi-asset team, is based in Edinburgh, his fund is aimed at Irish pension ...