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Absolute return is the real test of investment.

Business Day (South Africa)

| November 25, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Johnnic Communications. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Ben Temkin

PRIVATE INVESTOR Absolute return is the real test of investment IN THE report on the results for the year ended September 30, the directors of Coronation Fund Managers (Coronat) emphasised how the performance of their funds had been driven on the criterion of absolute return. Wikipedia's definition is: The absolute return or simply return is a measure of the gain or loss on an investment portfolio expressed as a percentage of invested capital. The adjective 'absolute' is used to stress the distinction with the relative return measures often used by long-only equity funds. The Private Investor portfolio's aim is to achieve a return of earnings on invested …

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