FTAdviser latest:Lloyds TSB set on absolute returns

Story by: Daniel McAllister, Investment Adviser

Banking giant Lloyds TSB has announced it is investing between £300m and £400m in the Julius Baer Absolute Return Bond Fund.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 24.11.2008
  • Published in: Investments

Aegon runs dummy portfolios

Aegon Asset Management is currently running dummy long/short portfolios in both equities and fixed income with a view to launching absolute return strategies, managing director Andrew Fleming has revealed.

  • Date published: 24.11.2008

BNP Paribas plans big UK retail push

BNP Paribas Investment Partners has announced an array of new funds to be brought out over the next 12 months as it continues its push into the UK retail market.

  • Date published: 24.11.2008

Financial spreads ripe for the taking

Financial spreads are beckoning to managers, but avoiding bankruptcies is key

  • Date published: 10.11.2008

Cazenove fund exceeds £115m in less than four months

Cazenove Capital’s UK Absolute Target fund, managed by Tim Russell, has exceeded £115m in fewer than four months.

  • Date published: 10.11.2008

Cazenove UK Absolute Target fund exceeds £115m

Cazenove Capital's UK Absolute Target fund, managed by Tim Russell, has exceeded £115m in fewer than four months.

  • Date published: 07.11.2008

Barings touts fixed income

Absolute return fixed income funds are a great source of diversification and returns in these turbulent market conditions, according to Baring Asset Management

  • Date published: 03.11.2008

Retreating investors will lose out: RWC

Underperformance is not a cue for investors to withdraw, says RWC Partners's Mannix

  • Date published: 03.11.2008

Absolute returns funds should not be abandoned

Investors should not abandon absolute return funds just because many of them have periods of underperformance, according to RWC Partners.

  • Date published: 30.10.2008

Look to absolute return fixed-income for Alpha, says Baring AM

Investors in search of uncorrelated assets and growth potential in volatile markets should look to absolute return fixed-income products to generate alpha, according to Baring Asset Management.

  • Date published: 30.10.2008

Supplements

Going one better

Absolute return funds have proved popular lately as cautious investors seek safety in falling markets, but there is not guarantee that they won't drop in value. Neal Underwood makes the case for adding capital protection to mitigate the downside

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.12.2008

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Absolute promises

The prospect of earning cash plus returns in falling markets is attractive. Absolute return funds claim to do this, but is it always possible, asks Geordie Clarke?

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.12.2008

News Analysis

Absolute returns suffer losses

UK funds struggle to stay in positive territory

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 01.12.2008

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