Absolute Return

Aviva Investors has registered its Global Convertibles Absolute Return Sicav for sale in the UK.

Tony Lanning, head of multi-manager at Gartmore, explains the thinking behind the group's MultiManager Absolute Return fund range

Why are investment managers moving away from benchmark investing? It is increasingly unnecessary in a world of absolute returns, writes Legg Mason's Christopher Zuehlsdorff.

Octopus Investments has hired former New Star and Fidelity manager Thierry Serero as it prepares to launch a European Absolute Return fund.

Threadneedle plans to move its Credit Opportunities fund into the IMA Absolute Return sector to more accurately reflect its investment objective.

JO Hambro Investment Management is looking to market its absolute return portfolio to fund of hedge fund providers and believes it can capitalise on a lack of choice in the market.

Cherry Reynard looks at what the future holds for absolute return funds.

Aviva Investors may launch up to three absolute return funds this year, with expertise already on board for convertible bond arbitrage, European equities and credit products.

Reza Vishkai's Absolute Insight range of Ucits III strategies has made positive returns against cash over the three years since inception

Liontrust's Credit Absolute Return fund has launched with its maximum allocation to financials, including exposure to Lloyds CoCos.