Absolute return funds aim to make a gain in every market condition but not all of these vehicles operate in the same way, making it vital for advisers to understand how they are constructed.
The youthful absolute returns sector has had a meteoric rise in popularity, but what does absolute return actually mean?
What are the practical implications for providers of the FSA statements on structured investment products?
Is the growing number of absolute return funds a knee-jerk reaction to a fear of relative return products after market volatility? Will absolute return strategies prove their worth in good times as well as bad?
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Aviva Investors head of credit Mark Wauton will temporarily assume management of its Distribution fund after Dominic White's decision to leave the group.
Aviva Investors has recruited Artemis UK hedge fund manager John Wood to run its UK Growth portfolio.
Growth fund managers are calling the end of the cyclical rally which drove returns after March's equity market low, according to Standard & Poors.
Roger Webb, head of credit portfolio management at Aviva Investors, will leave the company in the autumn.
Twelve leading fund groups are working together to support the launch of a multi-manager fund which allows investors to donate a proportion of the annual management charge to The Prince's Trust.