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Article: INVESTMENT: Absolute appetite.
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- August 7, 2008
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Chris Salih assesses the absolute return fund boom
As the credit crunch continues to hit funds, investor demand for absolute return offerings has continued to soar.
The last 12 months have seen the UK all companies and UK equity income sectors lose 20.7 and 23.2 per cent respectively while even more defensively minded assets like cautious managed funds lost an average of 8.3 per cent.
While this has happened, investor belief in the absolute return motif has increased, as products that generate returns in volatile markets have grown in popularity.
The IMA introduced its own sector for absolute return funds this year and June saw ...