{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/93cf156f-10d0-452d-ad3f-0d9e0e43d1e6/63fe28b6a619900011eb5957?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Point of no absolute return","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44642e85601ee98576f/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This week David Thorpe, investment editor at FTAdviser, and Dave Baxter, funds editor on the Investors' Chronicle, have a chat about the trials and tribulations of the absolute return sector, including Abrdn's recent decision to launch a strategic review into the Gars fund.</p><p>They then move onto Abrdn's announcement this week to sell its DFM business to LGT and why they found it a bit of a perplexing move.</p><p>The Asset Allocator Podcast is a fortnightly series aimed at discretionary fund managers, fund selectors and wealth managers, providing insight into the issues that drive investment decisions.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Asset Allocator"}