Investec's Eerdmans to lead Emerging Markets webchat today By Jonathan Boyd 22-Apr-2010
Follow today's webchat from 1pm UK time to find out more about investing in emerging markets.

Catching absolute return opportunities in emerging markets By Enzo Puntillo 12-Feb-2010
Four key themes seen as bringing absolute return success this year.

Equities in the Noughties By Martin Wood 30-Dec-2009
Conventional thought holds that equities beat fixed income - until the decade just gone that is

Financials gain, but against residual pain By Charlotte Banks 23-Dec-2009
Hopes are high for a sustained recovery in bank stocks, but financials overall may not be out of the woods yet.

Trustnet Awards 2009 winners announced By Jonathan Boyd 11-Dec-2009
M&G Investments was named Group of the Year for the second year running in the prestigious Trustnet Awards 2009.

Roundtable discussion: Questions invited By Sarah Beasley 12-Oct-2009
Financial Express is hosting a roundtable discussion for the Adviser Fund Index (AFI) panel.

The China theme as strong as ever By Mike Gush 30-Jul-2009
China's government is determined to keep growth on track, supporting one of the most important investment themes of today.

Newton signals new landscape for asset managers By Jonathan Boyd 03-Jun-2009
Volatility, lower expectations of returns, and a further shift towards absolute return demands from clients will mark out the new landscape for asset managers, according to the latest thematic thinking to be published by Newton Investment Management.

IMA adds one year timeframe for absolute return funds By Barney Hatt 29-May-2009
The IMA has amended its main definition of funds in the Absolute Return sector to emphasise the fact they should be delivering absolute returns over a 12-month timeframe.

IMA Absolute Return: One year review By Barney Hatt 29-Apr-2009
A year ago the IMA launched the absolute return sector as a result of the increasing popularity of absolute return vehicles when the credit crunch wiped out returns for long only equity funds.

Budget: Hedge fund regulations warning By Barney Hatt 22-Apr-2009
The announcement in today’s Budget that HM Treasury will release a paper which will endorse the regulation of "all important institutions including hedge funds" could lead to "damaging unintended consequences", according to KPMG.

Gartmore follows hedge fund strategy with absolute return fund By Barney Hatt 20-Apr-2009
Gartmore has added the UCITS Gartmore UK Absolute Return Fund to its range of funds. The initial offering period is April 14-29 with first valuation on April 30.

Marlborough’s Giles Hargreave to launch absolute return fund By Barney Hatt 07-Apr-2009
Giles Hargreave, one of the managers identified by the Trustnet Alpha Manager ratings, is planning to launch an absolute return product to take advantage of market volatility.

Octopus outperforms rest of breed By Barney Hatt 02-Apr-2009
The CF Octopus Dynamic Fund has delivered a return over 30 per cent in its first year, significantly outperforming peers in the IMA absolute return sector.

Cartesian: 130/30 'proves its worth' By Barney Hatt 27-Mar-2009
The relatively strong performance of the offshore Cartesian UK Equity 130/30 Fund over the last year has demonstrated the benefit of active extension strategies, according to Jeremy Hall, manager of the Cartesian UK Equity 130/30 Fund.

Debate on absolute return intensifies as Cazenove cites ‘absolute disaster’ funds By Barney Hatt 26-Mar-2009
Calling some more recently launched absolute return funds ‘absolute disasters’ may be fair comment, according to Robert Thorpe, Cazenove Capital Management’s UK advisory sales director.

Fine wine: a tasty investment? By Barney Hatt 18-Mar-2009
At a time of plummeting stock markets investors tempted to seek the solace of the bottle are being encouraged to achieve absolute returns by investing in the niche sector of fine wine funds.

Meet the manager: Ken Kinsey-Quick, Thames River Capital By Barney Hatt 11-Mar-2009
Ken Kinsey-Quick heads up Thames River Capital’s multi-manager business, and manages the firm’s Warrior fund – which is available in three versions including the London-listed Hedge+ fund - as well as a number of other fund of hedge funds.

Meet the manager: Colin McLean of SVM Asset Management By Barney Hatt 02-Mar-2009
Edinburgh-based SVM Asset Management is offering UK investors an absolute return fund that aims to stand out from the crowd.

Most read: Cazenove UK Absolute Target Fund By Barney Hatt 05-Feb-2009
Absolute return funds are currently a hot topic with the significant falls in fund values through 2008 forcing many investors to focus on capital preservation.

Distressed: Top hedge fund strategy for 2009? By Barney Hatt 30-Jan-2009
Multiple research sources and industry providers suggest that 2009 could be the year distressed strategies take up the reins of leadership in the hedge fund sector.

F&C: Retail investors ditching alternatives on performance woes By Leonora Walters 29-Jan-2009
Retail investor confidence in high alpha strategies has fallen and antipathy has increased towards alternatives, structured products and 130/30 funds, suggests F&C.

Absolute return funds fall into negative territory - Trustnet By Barney Hatt 22-Dec-2008
According to Trustnet, absolute return funds have delivered annual negative returns for the first time in five years.

Currency matters By Barney Hatt 04-Dec-2008
Recent fluctuations in currency have had a significant effect on the performance of absolute return funds, and have raised questions for investors about which units of the same fund to be in - dollar, sterling or other.

Absolute returns: delivering capital preservation? By Barney Hatt 21-Oct-2008
Absolute return funds currently offer attractive opportunities because they enable investors to focus on capital preservation during periods of distress in financial markets, according to Julius Baer Investment Products.

Plugging absolute returns in the face of shorting restrictions By Stephanie Spicer 09-Oct-2008
Absolute return funds have had their supporters and protractors arguing these are either the place to be in current volatile times or over-rated as a concept. Given absolute returns are losing what might be considered their USP of shorting stocks it remains to be seen whether this will put the kibosh on absolute returns potential?

Hedge funds pay the price for herd mentality By Barney Hatt 07-Oct-2008
Hedge funds are suffering because too many have employed the same strategy of being long commodities and short on financials/consumer stocks, according to absolute return funds provider Cazenove Capital.

Absolute return tops list of UK best-sellers By Barney Hatt 29-Sep-2008
The best-selling net retail sector in August for UK domiciled funds was the Absolute Return sector, according to Investment Management Association (IMA) statistics published today.

Lehmans collapse hurts hedge funds By Barney Hatt 17-Sep-2008
There are concerns that a number of hedge funds could go out of business following the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

To hold or fold By Peter McCready 11-Sep-2008
One year ago the combination of diversification, alternative investment and active fund management strategies, was delivering positive returns, in spite of, and because of the onset of the credit crunch and shaky equity markets.

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