Absolute Return

Ignis Asset Management has launched the Luxembourg-domiciled Ignis Global Macro Government Bond Fund for Russ Oxley, head of rates.

This summer has been "a baptism of fire" for Standard Life Investments' £18.5bn Global Absolute Return Strategies(GARS)fund, according to strategist Andy Ford.

The managers of Standard Life Investment's giant £18bn Global Absolute Return Strategies fund have put in place four key trades ahead of an expected uptick in volatility in September, which they expect to benefit investors into 2014.

James Carver, manager of the SWIP Absolute Return Bond fund, is making a call on the Japanese currency strengthening against the euro as money continues flowing into Japan's equity market.

GLG Partners has launched a Total Return fund for its macro and relative value team, led by Jamil Baz and Sudi Mariappa

Standard Life Investments is preparing to roll out a number of regional variants of its £18bn Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund, as well as a simplified version of the vehicle, Investment Week can reveal.

Odey Asset Management is to soft-close James Hanbury's top-performing £629m UK Absolute Return fund next week, Investment Week can reveal.

The performance of the Standard Life Investment's Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund significantly lagged the IMA Targeted Absolute Return sector amid recent market volatility as some positions failed to pay off.

The Targeted Absolute Return sector was the best-selling IMA sector in May, with £255 million in net retail sales, well above its average figure for the year.

BlackRock has promoted Stefan Gries to co-manager of its European Absolute Alpha fund alongside Vincent Devlin.