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 ...

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 ...

Data crunch: Absolute return and flexible fixed income strategies have been hugely popular with UK pension schemes in recent years, for a variety of reasons. While some schemes turn to these ...

LONDON, June 9 (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 ...

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Putnam Investments says demand for absolute return mutual funds, strong over the past two years, will accelerate as more investors seek hedge fund strategies to navigate ...

Given the latest market run, I am getting a lot of questions about chasing returns and individuals comparing themselves to the S&P 500 index. The flaw of human nature is that whatever we have is ...

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 ...

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 ...

The investment seeks total return. The fund's primary strategy consists of selling and purchasing put and call options on equity indexes and exchange traded funds. The sale of put options generates ...