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Fund manager of the year: Robert Lyon, Smith & Williamson

Commodities have enjoyed strong performance as an asset class in 2010 and this has helped Lyon outperform his UK peers over the past 12 months

Robert Lyon, who manages a gold fund at Smith & Williamson, has ended 2010 as the best-performing manager of a UK unit trust fund in a year when commodities delivered strong returns to investors.

Lyon's Global Gold & Resources fund has delivered year-to-date returns of 60%, according to data from Financial Express. The fund held £29.1m October 30. Lyon narrowly beat peers David Baker and Trevor Steel of CF Ruffer by 6%.

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