Darius McDermott: Assessing the almost-indefensible absolute return sector
Disparity in performance

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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