GARS

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.

Eurozone countries face a decade of deflation and stagnation if governments fail to tackle debt and slow growth plaguing the region, Standard Life Investments' global strategy head has said.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

WEALTH MANAGERS

Standard Life Investments saw its assets under management jump to a record high in the first quarter thanks to a combination of soaring inflows and strong markets.

Bond managers have added to risk assets, while shorts on the yen hit a five-year high after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced radical monetary easing measures.

The idea of absolute return investing generates an enormous amount of hot air and vitriolic debate for what is a relatively small amount of money.

Standard Life's Global Absolute Return Strategies fund has dropped out of the top ten highest inflows on Fidelity FundsNetwork, according to data from the platform.

Standard Life Investments' £13bn Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund has bought back into European equities for the first time in over a year.

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