Columbia Threadneedle launches Pan-European Long/Short Equity fund

Co-managed by Doyle and Jeanmaire

Columbia Threadneedle has unveiled a Pan- European Long/Short Equity fund to be co-managed by Paul Doyle and Fred Jeanmaire.

The Luxembourg-domiciled fund aims to generate a postive return irrespective of market conditions and is being launched in response to growing client demand for a fund able to take advantage of current European market volatility. It will target 6%-8% above its three-month EURIBOR benchmark over a market cycle of three to five years. Columbia Threadneedle kicks off Luxembourg expansion with offshore UK income fund The managers' investment process will mirror that used on the Threadneedle UK Absolute Alpha fund. This employs high-conviction, bottom-up stock selection to take long pos...