Absolute Return

Negyal and Timberlake's stockpicking approach ensures year of solid positive performance.

Man Group has hired ex-Gartmore employee Warren Shiels as director of its UK retail business.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Threadneedle, Western Asset, Standard & Poor's and Ignis discussed absolute returns income.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has proposed scrapping the Active, Balanced and Cautious tags and merging the Absolute Return sector into a new managed sector, in its review of the Managed peer groups.

Pictet is launching an absolute return credit fund for ex-Swiss Re managers Raymond Sagayam and Kazik Swiderski.

Schroders is converting its £380m Strategic Bond fund into an absolute return portfolio in anticipation of rising interest rates.

Insight Diversified Target Return fund is moving from the IMA Cautious Managed sector to the Absolute Return peer group to better reflect its investment process.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from S&P, L&G Investments and Liontrust discussed Absolute Returns.

Premier's multi-manager David Hambidge has warned absolute return funds are at risk of 'eating themselves' and may die out if they continue to underperform.

Colin Harte is working to turn around performance on the Barings Absolute Return Global Bond trust after an early short duration call caused a negative return over the past year.