Speaking to Trustnet, star manager and founder of Neptune Robin Geffen said that the team's ability to mitigate volatility during a turbulent 2010 was a huge driver of outperformance.
He commented: "In 2010, the reality of a two-speed global economy – with mature markets in one camp and developing in the other – became increasingly apparent."
"While it was generally a positive year for global equities, there were periods of considerable uncertainty, of which European sovereign debt concerns were at the centre.
"Against this background, Neptune's global sector investment process was crucial in weathering intermittent volatility and identifying those investment themes emerging from the global economy's realignment."
A total of 20 new funds achieved a Triple Crown rating, including Neptune European Max Alpha, Neptune Global Max Alpha and Neptune Cautious Managed, which was the least volatile of all rated funds in the Cautious Managed sector.
As Financial Express data shows, Geffen's Neptune Cautious Managed fund outperformed the sector average, with a volatility of just 1 per cent.
Source: Financial Express Analytics
Financial Express awards Crown Ratings by scoring funds for the consistency of returns versus peer groups, volatility and Alpha. Scores are combined and used to rank funds.
The top 20 per cent of funds in each sector are awarded Triple Crowns; the next 30 per cent receive Double Crowns; and the remaining 50 per cent a Single Crown.
Looking to the future, the Trustnet Alpha Manager says that he favours equities over bonds, and sees growing opportunities the US market.
"Entering the New Year, equity markets have shown a promising start. With the threat of a bond bubble growing, demand for equity products is increasing whilst economic momentum in the US is picking up," he said.
He added: "This is providing a positive impetus for global equities. By leveraging off Neptune's in-house process we are confident that we will maintain our outperformance this year."
Geffen is a top quartile performer over nine, seven, five, three and one year periods, and has outperformed his peer group composite nine out of a possible ten years.
Performance vs peer group over 10-yrs
Source: Financial Express Analytics