Absolute Return

Octopus Investments has hired former New Star and Fidelity manager Thierry Serero as it prepares to launch a European Absolute Return fund.

Threadneedle plans to move its Credit Opportunities fund into the IMA Absolute Return sector to more accurately reflect its investment objective.

JO Hambro Investment Management is looking to market its absolute return portfolio to fund of hedge fund providers and believes it can capitalise on a lack of choice in the market.

Cherry Reynard looks at what the future holds for absolute return funds.

Aviva Investors may launch up to three absolute return funds this year, with expertise already on board for convertible bond arbitrage, European equities and credit products.

Reza Vishkai's Absolute Insight range of Ucits III strategies has made positive returns against cash over the three years since inception

Liontrust's Credit Absolute Return fund has launched with its maximum allocation to financials, including exposure to Lloyds CoCos.

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a Ucits III European absolute return fund next month.

The Standard Life Investments multi-asset team believes taking a long sterling position against the euro now looks attractive.

Jonathan Ruffer is chief executive of Ruffer LLP and something of a maverick in the world of fund management. His listed fund (Ruffer Investment Company) has been an enormous success over the last few years, as has his Ucits III fund co-managed with Steve...