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ABSOLUTE RETURNS NEWS

IMA urged to adopt European AR rules

Investment Week | 21 Nov 2011

LGIM’s Ellis believes adopting European rules will help rectify any ambiguity regarding sector.

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Top trades powering SLI’s GARS fund in Q4

Standard Life Investments’ £8.7bn Global Absolute Return Strategies fund took profits in one of its major trades amid elevated market volatility over the summer.

Investment Week | 02 Nov 2011

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De Fonclare steps away from long/short after fund merger

Jupiter is to rename its Jupiter European Absolute Return fund as it merges with the Jupiter Europa hedge fund.

Investment Week | 01 Nov 2011

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Thames River to close Kinsey-Quick’s Absolute Return fund

Thames River is to close its Absolute Return fund, managed by Ken Kinsey-Quick and James Rous, because of a lack of interest.

Investment Week | 27 Oct 2011

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Jupiter's Gibbs sells down gold as prices plummet

Philip Gibbs effectively sold out of his gold positions within the Jupiter Absolute Return fund in September, a month which saw the precious metal lose 15% of its value.

Investment Week | 25 Oct 2011

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Henderson to soft-close UK Absolute Return funds

Henderson is to soft-close Ben Wallace and Luke Newman’s Henderson UK Absolute Return OEIC and Henderson Gartmore UK Absolute Return SICAV.

Investment Week | 20 Oct 2011

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Hendry tops charts as absolute return is labelled a ‘buy’

Hugh Hendry’s ‘miserable' outlook for the world economy has driven his CF Eclectica Absolute Macro fund to return 4.76% during the last two months of market upheaval.

Investment Week | 10 Oct 2011

Three absolute return funds among raft of recent launches

Three absolute return funds were among a raft of launches seen last week despite the IMA reporting the highest outflows on record from the sector in August.

Investment Week | 10 Oct 2011

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BlackRock launches Absolute Return Bond fund

BlackRock has launched an Absolute Return Bond fund for Ian Winship, targeting positive performance above cash in all market environments.

Investment Week | 03 Oct 2011

Fund groups urge IMA to follow Morningstar lead on AR sectors

Fund groups have applauded Morningstar’s move to scrap its absolute return sector in favour of 18 different alternative investment categories, calling on the IMA to consider a similar move.

Investment Week | 05 Sep 2011

Legg Mason's Shewaram exits

Legg Mason’s absolute return specialist Dipankar Shewaram has left the firm to pursue other opportunities.

Investment Week | 01 Sep 2011

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Stewart blames US downgrade and gold stocks for dip in form

£4bn Newton Real Return suffers short-term performance dip on misjudged currency bets.

Investment Week | 15 Aug 2011

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DSP to launch Indian Absolute Return fund

Dalton Strategic Partnership has hired Goldman Sachs’ Gaurav Pant to run an Indian Absolute Return fund.

Investment Week | 26 Jul 2011

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Friday Finance: Brough on mid caps

This week, Investment Week's editorial director Lawrence Gosling will be conducting a live interview with Andy Brough, Schroders' mid-cap specialist.

Investment Week | 21 Jul 2011 | screening image

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LGIM to overhaul DART portfolio

Legal & General IM is to reposition its £529m Diversified Absolute Return Trust in a move which may see it change the fund’s name as well as its investment objective, Investment Week understands.

Investment Week | 18 Jul 2011

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Being a long time motorbiker, I am very conscious of the ever present threat that comes from being unaware of what is in front of you.

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