More than a decade ago, before the Internet bubble burst, investors focused on return on capital. Today they seem more concerned with risk-adjusted returns. They want to know that their hard-earned ...

The ideal portfolio mix should have at least 20% allocated to absolute-return strategies, Joseph Dowling, senior managing director and global head of Blackstone multiasset investing, said in an ...

Much of the confusion about what an absolute-return portfolio is arises from the rather cavalier way that some of these funds are labeled. Many funds are advertised as absolute-return plays simply ...

To understand how absolute return funds have evolved To understand the trade-off between volatility and return To discover the role equities play in such portfolios To understand how absolute return ...

For Nicholas Tompras, CEO and chief investment officer of ACR Alpine Capital Research, aligning mission objectives with a value-based approach defines his practice. After all, at the heart of ACR's ...

LONDON (Reuters) - United States-based asset manager T Rowe Price is planning to launch its first global fixed income absolute return strategy later this year. The firm will try to sell the strategy ...

Periods of market volatility can be unsettling for investors. Sharp swings in asset prices, shifting correlations between traditional asset classes and heightened geopolitical and macroeconomic ...

Scotia Institutional Asset Management (SIAM), a division of Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP, on Monday announced the launch of Scotia Institutional Credit Absolute Return Fund (SICAR Fund). The ...

The investment seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net ...