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 ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bridgeway Capital Management, an investment firm focused on stewardship and long-term, disciplined, processes grounded in academic theory and fundamental insights, is pleased ...

The ARCO Absolute Return Fund has been added to the BT Panorama platform, which the manager said would provide more advisers and their clients with access to its 10-year track record of managing the ...

As a concept or a strategy, absolute return never fails to stir an emotion from fund buyers. Despite opinions being split, funds offering downside risk protection, but with an aim to beat inflation or ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors who bought into "absolute return" funds hoping to make money in relentlessly turbulent trading are instead finding their capital eroded in markets that are making a habit ...

Challenger has launched its Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Fund, in partnership with Standard Life Investments, which will target Australian retail investors. The new fixed income product ...

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System, Des Moines, is searching for several managers to run absolute-return strategies. The $45.3 billion pension fund is seeking proposals from managers of absolute ...

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 ...