Absolute Return

Swiss fund group Syz Asset Management is bringing its institutional absolute return strategy to UK investors through its Oyster Absolute Return fund range.

Morningstar has launched a range of four real return portfolios as it further expands its discretionary management service.

Old Mutual Global Investors' Global Equity Absolute Return (GEAR) strategy is nearing its maximum "comfortable" size, according to co-manager Ian Heslop.

Schroders UK small-cap manager Paul Marriage has said the company is considering reopening his Absolute UK Dynamic fund after assets fell to a more manageable level.

Kames Capital has expanded its absolute return range with the launch of two new mandates for David Griffiths and David Pringle.

Schroders is planning to change the investment remit of its UK Absolute Target fund to a pan-European mandate following the departure of co-manager Julie Dean, Investment Week understands.

Jupiter's James Clunie has been cutting back on a short position in Hargreaves Lansdown ahead of the firm's full year results tomorrow, as he begins to find "many, many ideas" for other companies to bet against.

Tom Yeowart has joined Troy Asset Management to run the Troy Spectrum fund, working under chief executive Sebastian Lyon and fund manager Francis Brooke.

This week, Aviva Investors launched the first of a trio of absolute return funds it hopes will capture market share from Standard Life Investments' £20bn Global Absolute Return Strategies fund, but what key calls are powering the new strategy?

BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched the BNY Mellon Absolute Insight fund, a UCITS product for European investors which mirrors the £692m Absolute Insight fund.