Absolute Return

Aegon Asset Management is set to launch its first UK absolute return fund by the end of Q1.

Tim Russell is one of the stars of Cazenove's hugely successful move into mainstream fund management - he manages a small stable of hedge funds and Ucits III absolute return mandates all focused on making money through the business cycle. Unlike his closest...

Aegon has launched a global absolute return fund targeting investors seeking global macro exposure.

The absolute return sector has proved popular with investors yet confusion remains over the scope, target returns and investment time horizon of absolute return strategies

Over the last few months I have been spending a fair bit of time talking absolute returns with some of the best fund managers in the business.

Formula-defined risk and returns - without active management risk

Allianz Global Investors is set to enter the UK absolute return space in the first quarter of this year with UK equity and multi-asset products.

Gartmore plans to merge its £23.6m Japan Opportunities fund into its new Japan Absolute Return fund.

The downturn caused investors to move away from relative returns and resulted in a wave of new funds. Despite once being considered a flight of fancy absolute returns have proved they are here to stay

Jupiter is to launch a European Absolute Return fund for Cédric de Fonclare and Stephen Pearson.