More than a decade ago, before the Internet bubble burst, investors focused on return on capital. Today they seem more concerned with risk-adjusted returns. They want to know that their hard-earned ...

Much of the confusion about what an absolute-return portfolio is arises from the rather cavalier way that some of these funds are labeled. Many funds are advertised as absolute-return plays simply ...

The ideal portfolio mix should have at least 20% allocated to absolute-return strategies, Joseph Dowling, senior managing director and global head of Blackstone multiasset investing, said in an ...

To understand how absolute return funds have evolved To understand the trade-off between volatility and return To discover the role equities play in such portfolios To understand how absolute return ...

Natixis Global Associates, in conjunction with the AlphaSimplex Group LLC, has launched a multistrategy absolute return fund, Natixis announced today. The Natixis ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund ...

LONDON (Reuters) - United States-based asset manager T Rowe Price is planning to launch its first global fixed income absolute return strategy later this year. The firm will try to sell the strategy ...

Returns quoted are past performance and do not guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment returns and principal value will vary; there may be a gain or loss when ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors who bought into "absolute return" funds hoping to make money in relentlessly turbulent trading are instead finding their capital eroded in markets that are making a habit ...

The number of exchange-traded funds employing what are often described as hedge fund-like strategies continues to grow. Investment strategies uncorrelated with the stock and bond market can help ...

Scotia Institutional Asset Management (SIAM), a division of Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP, on Monday announced the launch of Scotia Institutional Credit Absolute Return Fund (SICAR Fund). The ...

The investment seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net ...