Absolute Returns
Absolute Returns
Against the backdrop of the credit crunch, absolute return funds have come the fore, but the investment strategies used are not a new phenomenon and have been around for six decades
29 April 2009
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Absolute Returns
Skandia has removed George Luckraft from its Strategic Best Ideas fund following the news Axa Framlington is to close its Absolute Return UK fund.
22 April 2009
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Absolute Returns
BlackRock's Mark Lyttleton is taking his most bullish stance in over two years, increasing his long exposure on UK Absolute Alpha to its highest since 2007.
20 April 2009
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Absolute Returns
Gartmore CIO Dominic Rossi is calling the end to the dominance of beta-focused funds in the market as investor demand for less volatile investments sees the market trend to absolute returns.
26 February 2009
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Absolute Returns
Managers of 130/30 funds have defended the future of the strategy despite a number of underperforming vehicles losing half their value in 2008.
26 January 2009
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Absolute Returns
Liontrust is set to join the raft of fund houses rolling out long/short offerings this year with the launch of a European Absolute Return fund in the autumn.
20 January 2009
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Absolute Returns
Legal & General is set to launch into the Absolute Return Sector with the Diversified Absolute Return Trust (DART) on November 10.
28 October 2008
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Investment
Providers are backing out of launching absolute return funds, claiming market conditions and the ban on short selling have made conditions unfavourable. Resolution is the latest fund house to admit it will not be proceeding with a launch. It had lined...
16 October 2008
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Specialist
A duo of BlackRock funds is dominating both the burgeoning IMA Absolute Return sector and the ailing IMA Specialist sector.
15 October 2008
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Investment
Gartmore has postponed the launch of its European Absolute Return fund just three days before its offer period was to begin.
10 October 2008
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