Advisers have shown a renewed interest in targeted absolute return strategies despite their ‘chequered relationship’ with the funds, as the IA Targeted Absolute Return became the most-viewed sector in the first quarter of 2021, according to Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research.
Its latest quarterly Market Intelligence Report revealed a 13.6% increase in views of this sector on the fourth quarter of 2020, overtaking the IA UK All Companies sector to account for 18.8% of all searches on Square Mile's Academy of Funds. The IA UK All Companies sector accounted for 18.3% of all searches, ahead of the IA Global sector, which came in at third place with 8.9% of all views. "It is interesting to note that our MI Report registered a strong interest in the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector, which moved from 8th place in Q4 2020 to number one over the last quarter, le...
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