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Darius McDermott: Assessing the almost-indefensible absolute return sector

Disparity in performance

Darius McDermott: Assessing the almost-indefensible absolute return sector
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  • 21 December 2020
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It really is becoming almost impossible to defend the majority of funds in the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector, writes Darius McDermott, who assesses the plight of the once-popular funds

A lack of performance in the absolute return space has been matched by the challenge of comparing funds in what has become a convoluted sector with the likes of long-only; long/short; UK centric; global...

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