Standard Life Investments has partnered with John Hancock Investments to launch a new fund in the US.
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The new fund – the John Hancock Global Conservative Absolute Return Fund (GCAR) – is placed in the Speciality Fund Morningstar category.
Under the agreement, Standard Life Investments will provide portfolio management services. The fund offers an alternative fixed income strategy designed to generate returns in a more turbulent rate environment.
The new fund is the second fund launched by John Hancock with Standard Life Investments as sub-advisor. The John Hancock Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund was launched in January 2012.
Ian Pizer and Roger Sadewsky, both investment directors at Standard Life Investments, lead portfolio managers for the John Hancock GCAR fund. Pizer is responsible for the generation of interest rate strategies for inclusion across Standard Life Investments’ fixed-interest portfolios and for consideration by multi-asset portfolios. He is also chair of the Bond Investment Group.
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By GlobalDataSadewsky provides research input into the Macro fixed income environment and has a specialist background in credit and credit derivatives. Both are members of the Strategic Investment Group.
Keith Skeoch, CEO of Standard Life Investments, said: "John Hancock and Standard Life Investments share a common commitment to providing investors with innovative products designed to meet their specific investment needs. The GCAR fund builds on our many years of experience of working in the multi-asset investing space.
"We believe that it will appeal to many investors looking to generate absolute returns with lower levels of volatility. The launch of the fund is further evidence of the growing relationship between Standard Life Investments and John Hancock, a relationship that allows us to deliver investment potential to the largest asset management market in the world."
