Financial Express is an authority on performance measurement, providing data, advice and consultation to fund management professionals and financial advisers.

Financial Express also uses this knowledge and expertise to publish sector and constituent performance, Crown Ratings and the Adviser Fund Index.

The Financial Express Crown Ratings are a quant-based ratings system designed to highlight funds that have had superior, consistent performance in relation to risk, relative to their peer groups, the fund sectors as defined by the IMA and the ABI.

Crown Ratings are compiled using three key measurements of a fund's performance - alpha, volatility and consistency – with each rated fund receiving 1, 2 or 3 crowns.