annualreport october 31 2006 index series gartmore bond fund international mid cap market s&p 500 small best overall family please see important award guideline information on the inside front cover funds lipper s judging criteria a20 consistent returns that have delivered consistently strong risk adjusted performance diversified offerings firm offers at least three equity and mixed asset track record minimum of 36 months history as evaluation year past does not guarantee future results may now be higher or lower than calculated to win this a wholly owned subsidiary reuters is leading global provider mutual analysis companies financial intermediaries media organizations competed with 17 eligible families defined groups portfolios received return scores dec 2005 quantitative metric incorporates two characteristics strength