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Pooled funds post second quarter of negative real returns

Jonathan Stapleton

23 January 2008 •

BALANCED pooled funds achieved a median return of just 1.0pc during the final quarter of 2007, latest statistics from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing reveal.

The performance measurement firm said this marked the second consecutive quarter that managers have failed to achieve real rates of return. Over 2007, balanced pooled funds achieved an average ret...

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