Putnam Investments has developed what the firm calls the first suite of target-date funds that integrate target absolute return strategies with traditional mutual funds. Challenged by market ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Institutional investors such as pension funds, which pulled out of equity and hedge fund-like products during the financial crisis, are showing signs of a robust return as ...

Warren Buffett bet $1 million that the Vanguard S&P 500 index fund will outperform five funds of hedge funds (averaged returns, net of fees) picked by professional money management firm Protégé ...

The Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF is an absolute return fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation through systematic investing in futures. The CTA ETF employs novel strategies such as a ...

Although Marjorie Determan is a self-described fan of absolute-return funds, the Nevada City, Calif.-based adviser is reserving judgment on funds using more-complex alternative strategies. "I'm ...

WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twin Oak ETF Company (“Twin Oak”), a tax aware investment firm, launched its first fund, the Twin Oak Short Horizon Absolute Return ETF (Ticker: TOAK), which began ...

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 ...

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 ...

It has been likened to Marmite by one adviser, while one investment expert describes it as "a dark art" in investing. Indeed, absolute return funds have polarised the investment advisory sector for ...