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Vote for Var Capital: The best family office of the year

January 20, 2020
Awards

We are pleased to announce that Var Capital has been shortlisted in Family Office of the year category of Magic Circle Awards 2020 The Magic Circle Awards are held annually to find the best advisors and managers in the global industry. Voting for those companies shortlisted is now open to…

VAR Capital Market Update & 2020 Outlook

January 16, 2020
Financial Markets

VAR Capital recently promoted Valerie Bertumen and Shilpa Nanda to Senior Analysts. They both joined VAR Capital several years ago as Analysts. Valerie joined VAR Capital in 2017 as an Investment Analyst. She holds an honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Warwick. Shilpa joined VAR Capital in 2016…

VAR Capital announces internal promotions – Valerie Bertumen and Shilpa Nanda promoted to Senior Analysts

December 30, 2019
News

VAR Capital recently promoted Valerie Bertumen and Shilpa Nanda to Senior Analysts. They both joined VAR Capital several years ago as Analysts. Valerie joined VAR Capital in 2017 as an Investment Analyst. She holds an honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Warwick. Shilpa joined VAR Capital in 2016…

CIO Rajat Sharma’s market predictions for 2020 published on Hedge Magazine

December 23, 2019
News

VAR Capital Co-founder and CIO Rajat Sharma, along with other top investment managers, shared their market predictions for 2020 with the Hedge Magazine. A summary of the article: Rajat Sharma: We expect both equity and bond markets generating considerably lower return alongside higher volatility further amplifying overall market uncertainty. We…

VAR Capital featured in Citywire: VAR Capital has hired two veteran wealth managers

December 17, 2019
News

VAR Capital was featured in Citywire about its two recent hires. Former Barclays Wealth private bankers Omair Sattar and Tom Graham have joined the firm as partner and head of credit solutions respectively. An extract of the article: Sattar moves from his role as a private banker director at Julius…

VAR Capital’s thoughts on this historic election

December 14, 2019
Viewpoints

We have been busy discussing and analysing the implications of the Conservative Party’s biggest election victory since Margaret Thatcher’s win in 1987. With almost all results now declared and the Tories set to secure a majority of 78 seats, everyone’s focus is again shifting towards Brexit and any potential trade…

Momentum vs. Value

November 11, 2019
Financial Markets

Introduction VAR Capital’s investment strategies can be categorised into one of three buckets, namely: Thematic, Event Driven and Value. In this paper, we discuss an interesting thematic opportunity; “Momentum vs. Value”. Momentum investing involves taking a long position in upward-trending assets. It assumes that recent growth trends will continue in…

VAR Capital has become a member of FAIRR, a global network of investors seeking to understand issues linked to intensive livestock production.

October 29, 2019
News

VAR Capital has recently become a member of FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return) initiative, a global network of investors who are focused and engaged on the risks liked to intensive animal production within the broader food system. Such risks include the overuse of antibiotics in global protein supply…

VAR Capital Investment Committee meeting – September 2019

September 16, 2019
Financial Markets

Please click on the link below to find our latest report from VAR Investment Committee meeting for Q3, 2019. VAR Investment Committee – September 2019 Short read: Market Overview: Bonds and Equities have done quite well year to date despite trade war escalations; slowdown in global growth; Brexit uncertainty and…

Client dinner with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to support the cause of Children’s rights

August 19, 2019
News

VAR Capital sponsored a dinner on Monday 29th April, 2019 with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, children’s rights activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The dinner was held at China Tang restaurant of the Dorchester Hotel. In 2014, Mr. Satyarthi won the Nobel Peace Prize for his determined and tireless 30-year…

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