Repairing a TAR-red reputation: Time to show some love to the targeted absolute return sector
Deep Dive into absolute return
Juliet Schooling Latter of FundCalibre
Juliet Schooling Latter
It has been a rocky road for funds in the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector in the past decade or so, as investors have gradually fallen out of love with it.
Pessimists would tell you the reasons for the fall from grace are simple - absolute return funds have not delivered on their promises to investors, with capital not being protected during periods of volatility,.
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Deep Dive into absolute return
Mike Coop of Morningstar Investment Management Europe
Mike Coop
The basic concept behind absolute return funds is very appealing: decent positive returns, low risk of loss and diversification versus equities and bonds.
More recently, they have been sold as bond substitutes: lower risk than equities, higher returns than bonds, less downside if there is a rise in bond yields. It is not a new idea; many were launched.
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