Absolute Return

The return on an asset, fund, or other investment expressed in dollar or percentage terms. That is, the absolute return is the return relative to the investment itself. For example, if one buys shares in a stock for $1000 and sells them for $1500, one may say that one has an absolute return of $500 or 50%. There is little analysis of the absolute return beyond that. Most of the time, the absolute return is less helpful to investors than the relative return, which compares the return on an investment relative to other, similar investments or to the market as a whole. See also: Absolute Return Fund.

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BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced plans to merge its tracker macro opportunities fund into its wider global absolute return fund.

BNP Paribas merges macro opportunities funds

Last year, Gam accused Haywood, who looked after absolute return bond funds, of failing to do or record correct due diligence.

Sacked fund manager barred from Gam Investments annual meeting

"Last year we had a net outflows as diversification was not rewarded in the last 2-3 years, so our absolute return fund lagged behind the equity market performance especially in 2017 so a lot of investors didn't believe in keeping money, so we saw outflows.

These are the investment strategies seeing inflows

Investcorp is focussed on generating value through a disciplined investment approach in four lines of business: private equity, real estate, absolute return investments and credit management.

Deal snapshot: INVESTCORP ACQUIRES NEW YORK-BASED HEALTH PLUS MANAGEMENT

Furthermore, it is also mentioned in the company's report that the Faysal Asset Allocation Fund recorded an absolute return of 3.19 percent on monthly basis relative to its benchmark of 1.28 percent, outpacing the benchmark by 191bps.

Faysal Asset Management: monthly basis review of funds

Cheng's focus is on managing absolute return and alternative risk premia strategies.

Eddie Cheng joins Wells Fargo Asset Management

The Cavanal Hill Opportunistic Fund, Institutional earned the award for superior risk-adjusted performance versus its 6 peers in the Absolute Return category for the five-year period ended Nov.

Cavanal receives Lipper awards

Absolute return funds aim to provide positive investment performance in all market conditions.

Manager skill at heart of absolute return funds

HONG KONG, June 7, 2016 - (ACN Newswire) - On 27 May 2016 at the 13th annual Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Awards ceremony held in Singapore, China Everbright Limited ("CEL", stock code: 165.HK)'s Everbright China Focus Fund (subsequently referred to as "the Fund") was awarded by Eurekahedge "the Best Asian Long Only Absolute Return Fund" out of 560 Asian hedge funds in the same category.

Everbright China Focus Fund Awarded Best Asian Long Only Absolute Return Fund by EurekaHedge

Investcorp, a major provider and manager of alternative investment products, announced the acquisition of the hedge fund of funds business unit of SSARIS Advisors, LLC's (SSARIS), an investment manager of absolute return hedge fund strategies and hedge fund of funds strategies headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

Investcorp expands hedge funds business with first acquisition

Investcorp announced the acquisition of the Hedge Fund of Funds business unit of SSARIS Advisors, LLC's, an investment manager of absolute return hedge fund strategies and hedge fund of funds strategies headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

Investcorp acquires Hedge Fund of Funds Arm of SSARIS Advisors