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…

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…

I am sure you have seen the sharp move in GBP recently. Since the latest high of 1.33 in March 2019, sterling has depreciated against the dollar almost 8.5% to the current 1.215 as the risk of a no-deal Brexit significantly increased. Why this is happening? The market is clearly catching up with…

Brexit is unique. There is no precedent of a developed economy withdrawing from a trade agreement as major and complex as the European Union. There are many potential issues affecting UK’s financial stability arising from this ongoing process. The political and economic consequences of Brexit in the long run are…

A draft deal has been agreed between the negotiators and the UK Cabinet on Brexit. This is not a trade deal – that will be negotiated during the 21 months long transition period after the Brexit date on 29th March 2019. The current agreement details how Britain will separate from…