portfolios

New Star Global Financials fund manager Emily Adderson has initiated a derivative position to hedge out the market volatility on the vehicle's European bank holdings.

Many market commentators started the year tipping Japan as a contrarian, laggard equity investment for 2010.

F&C's Peter Hewitt discusses why investors should start looking more closely at zeros.

Aegon's UK Equity Absolute Return launch will have a conservative investment strategy with a VaR of just 5%.

J.P. Morgan Claverhouse investment trust has increased its annual dividend for the 37th consecutive year.

Aberdeen's Paul Atkinson is buying back into US healthcare stocks following the announcement of President Obama's insurance reforms.

PSigma Investment Management CIO Thomas Becket is adding BlueBay's Emerging Market Corporate Bond fund to the group's fixed interest portfolios.

Managers believe increased volatility will be a key feature for portfolios this year

Mark Lyttleton is probably the one name that comes to most people's lips when describing a successful, popular implementation of an explicitly absolute return strategy. His fund's record is of consistent positive net of fees returns through the market...

Do derivatives still have a place within the investment world and can they be used within fixed income portfolios to more effectively manage the risks associated with bond investing?