benchmarks

Absolute Return Fund – Should You Invest in One?

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You may have heard about Absolute Return Funds being launched and appearing in the press recently. We have seen quite a few of them launched in the last year or so, and they sound good don’t they? Absolute returns – hmmm, let’s investigate. There are 3 main reasons why these funds have appeared on the … Read more

“Alternative Alternatives” investment funds start 2011 slightly negative, returning -0.55% in January after double digit returns in 2010

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The Opalesque A SQUARE Index declined an estimated* 0.55% in January, bringing the 12-month performance to +10.39%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index posted an estimated loss of 0.37% in January, leading to a 12-month performance of 4.43%. Over the last 12 months, performance of the A SQUARE Index ranged between a gain of … Read more