Investors eye absolute return despite continued poor performance since Brexit

56 out of 108 have 'delivered' since 2016

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Uncertain market conditions and increased correlation between asset classes has more investors considering absolute return funds as a solution, despite no AR fund providing returns in all market conditions since Brexit.

According to a survey commissioned by Fulcrum Asset Management - which runs several absolute return products - investors were "inclined to consider absolute return funds as part of their overall asset allocation" because of ongoing market volatility. It found that seven in 10 institutional investors were considering allocating to absolute return. CIO of Fulcrum Nabeel Abdoula said he was "not surprised" at the recent interest in absolute return given how "poorly traditional asset classes were performing", however he recognised that there were still some "negative perceptions about the...

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