absolute return funds are not created equal
In the short time we have been back following the festive hiatus there has been a muted but audible buzz in the air about the Absolute Return Sector. Why is this and is it about to turn into a foghorn?
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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rdr will see shrinking industry
The approach of RDR will see the funds industry continue to shrink in 2012, with big-name managers retiring and fund mergers and closures more common, according to Thames River Multi-Capital.
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the euro is still in search of a government
Neil Williams describes the eurozone’s economic deterioration at a level that means recession is inevitable and explains why even a common eurobond is not the answer.
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ocean dial appoints ceo
Caledonia-owned boutique fund house Ocean Dial Asset Management has appointed Robin Sellers as chief executive as it continues to focus on investment prospects in India.
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aifa appoints new policy director
Chris Hannant has been appointed as a new policy director of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).
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European equities ditched for bonds
Investors, put off by continued fears over the instability of the eurozone, are spurning European equity funds in favour of fixed interest, according to the latest investment trends report from Skandia.
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wright joins rbc wm
RBC Wealth Management has hired Michelle Wright for its Americas desk. Wright joined from Barclays Wealth this week, as a director in the UK private client wealth management team.
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barings bows out of absolute return
Baring Asset Management has bowed out of the Absolute Return space by merging Colin Harte’s Absolute Return Global Bond Trust into Andrew Cole’s Multi-Asset Fund.
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the west is overplaying chinas economic concerns
Having just returned from a research trip to China, Jing Sun gives his thoughts on the country’s economic, political and social change outlook.
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boltons fund struggles to neutral rating
Anthony Bolton’s Fidelity China Special Situations Fund has been given a ‘neutral’ rating by Morningstar at the launch of its new investment trust analyst ratings service.
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it performance theory no sound basis
Investment from fund managers into their own investment trust has traditionally been seen as a sign they have more at stake and so are likely to perform better. But our research suggests otherwise…
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l and g structured product
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