George Colman
The ARCO Absolute Return Fund has been added to the BT Panorama platform, providing more advisers and their clients with access to the investment manager’s 10 year track record of managing the absolute return strategy.
The aim of the Absolute Return Fund is to consistently compound investor returns over time through a fundamental approach to stock selection, combined with an overarching focus on preserving capital through the market cycle.
George Colman, ARCO co-founder and portfolio manager, welcomed the addition of the fund to BT Panorama’s high-calibre platform, saying it would further open-up adviser and investor access to a tried and tested approach to protecting and growing wealth at a time when market volatility seems likely to rise.
“We are pleased that a growing number of advisers will now be able to access the fund and provide their clients with a well-worn approach to preserving and growing their capital over time,” said Mr Colman.
“We believe proven absolute return strategies should be an enduring part of any portfolio. Ultimately, the best way to grow wealth is not to lose it and since ARCO’s inception in 2008, the strategy has delivered positive performance just shy of 80 per cent of months*.”
“The ARCO absolute return strategy was launched just after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy triggered the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, with the purpose of delivering to investors positive, absolute returns, not returns relative to a market benchmark which can be more volatile and negative at times,” said Mr Colman.
The Fund applies the 130 years of aggregate equities experience and skill of ARCO’s highly successful investment team including co-founder and portfolio manager Peter Whiting and senior investment analysts Stephen Nicholls and David Rosenbloom.
This year the Fund also received a ‘Recommended’ rating from Zenith**, with the research house noting that ARCO’s highly experienced investment team are well placed to deliver upon the Fund’s investment objectives.