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Martin Currie lets clients re-enter the Dragon as it re-opens China fund
Martin Currie's China absolute return fund, one portfolio caught up in the sudden removal of former firm manager Chris Ruffle last year, is reopening to subscriptions after announcing extra capacity is available.
01 Feb 2012
Market rebound in October fails to stop Europeans redeeming from funds
Investors in all but nine countries across greater Europe grew their assets in October as markets rebounded. But this did not stop investors in all but six of the region's nations pulling money back from funds.
14 Dec 2011
Axa launches WF Optimal Absolute into Germany and Austria
Axa Investment Managers has introduced its AXA WF Optimal Absolute flexible fund into Germany and Austria, and plans to distribute it further throughout Europe to help investors achieve annual positive annual returns regardless of market direction.
25 Nov 2011
Frankfurt Forum - Strategies under the spotlight
At InvestmentEurope’s Frankfurt Forum in October, fund selectors sought managers who can limit or prevent losses near-term, but still prosper when capital markets finally calm.
25 Oct 2011
Eight in 10 absolute return funds lost money in August, says Fitch
Scepticism some European allocators feel about the ability of ‘absolute return’ funds to achieve their aims has been vindicated so far this month as almost eight in every 10 European funds in the sector lost money in the volatile first three weeks.
26 Aug 2011
S&P warns absolute return funds might fail to live up their name
Investors must understand the ‘absolute return’ in the title of absolute return funds is a target rather than a promise by the manager, and allocators should prepare for occasional drawdowns, says Standard & Poor’s.
27 Jul 2011
Dalton Strategic plans Indian absolute return fund
London’s Dalton Strategic Partnership has hired a senior manager from the proprietary trading group that Goldman Sachs disbanded recently, to run an Indian absolute return fund launching in September.
26 Jul 2011
Inflation challenges absolute return funds
More than half of UK absolute return funds fail to beat inflation
25 Jul 2011
Sauren launches multi-manager fund for emerging markets
Germany’s Sauren has launched its first balanced growth-economies fund of funds, providing an alternative to the growing number of multi-asset developing markets products run by just one manager.
30 Jun 2011
Funds update: JOHCM, JOHIM, Pioneer, RWC - update, Skyline, SGSS
Syme and Wimborne set for launch of second JOHCM emerging markets fund, JOHIM lowers entry for A class shares within portfolio fund, Pioneer merges absolute return equity fund into Lux funds umbrella, RWC’s convertibles Ucits reaches out to Asian appetite, Skyline uses MontLake platform for global Ucits, SGSS offers KIID production in all European languages.
28 Jun 2011
Funds update: Sloane Robinson/ Deutsche, S&P indices, Aequam, Pimco/Source, SCM
Sloane Robinson teams with Deutsche for onshore version of Asia fund, S&P opens US and European indices, Aequam launches multi-currency quant fund, Pimco adds to Mint range with Sterling-denominated ETF, SCM marks two years with fee reductions and ETF bond portfolio.
21 Jun 2011
Henderson to merge away Gartmore MM funds
Henderson Global Investors is to merge the three Gartmore Multi-Manager funds run by Tony Lanning and Bill McQuaker into its own range as part of an overhaul of its offering.
13 Jun 2011
Amundi plans major rationsalisation of absolute return range
Amundi Asset Management is to merge away about three quarters of the master funds in its VaR absolute return series, in preparation for Ucits IV which takes effect in July. Investors will not suffer a loss of coverage of asset classes as a result, it says.
02 Jun 2011
AllianceBernstein opens European equity Ucits fund - updated
AllianceBernstein has opened a Ucits III compliant European equity fund for primarily retail investors in Europe and Asia, following an absolute return strategy.
13 May 2011
Allianz Global Investors launches UK absolute return fund
Allianz Global Investors is to launch a UK absolute return fund through its RCM unit, combining a strategic long-only portfolio with a market-neutral portion to offset risk in moving markets.
28 Apr 2011Regions
Print Edition
Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
Events
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
