Market Update Summary Equity markets remain under pressure in April after a difficult March, with US stocks as proxied by the S&P -6.9% on the month and -11% on the year. Equities outside of the US, while generally performing a bit better, have not been immune. Looking at the sector…

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A Chinese AI start-up called DeepSeek generated a lot of noise over the weekend after mainstream news outlets picked up on their new ‘R1’ model, which appears to offer equivalent performance to some of the leading large language models at a fraction of the cost. The NASDAQ opened down 3.5%,…

The National News spoke with a number of market experts, including Vikash Gupta, about the current market outlook earlier this month. The article explores why investors should remain optimistic despite recession fears and adverse global events, by outlining how today’s economic situation is far less of a threat than both…

Together with the input of the investment team, Vikash Gupta, CEO and co-founder of VAR Capital, has been discussing the increasing issue of inflation in FTAdviser. The article details the key factors that have contributed to inflation being at multi-decade highs, how businesses and individuals have been impacted and how…

Our Co-founder and CEO Vikash Gupta spoke to Paul Bagnall @BNNBloomberg to discuss how we advise clients in these turbulent times of high inflation and market volatility. “We are telling our clients to invest in the long-term rather than looking at any short-term volatility” Watch the full interview here to…

Please click on the link below to find our latest Investment Committee Insights Asset Allocation: • Rising Yields and expectations of higher inflation have led us to amend our asset allocation as detailed below Fixed Income • We have reduced the duration of our bond holdings • We prefer allocating…

The month of March ended with a short-term market correction with the bursting of Archegos Capital Management, a family office in the U.S. Though it was swift and the new month has started on some good notes with the global economic outlook turning positive.  The global equity indices hiked by…

How 2020 began and early expectations At the beginning of this year, the key issues dominating the investment world were: Impending US elections – A majority Biden victory could have caused short term volatility in the markets Valuations – Whether the strong momentum sustaining into 2020 because the global equity…

Please click on the link below to find our latest report from VAR Investment Committee meeting for Q3, 2020 VAR Investment Committee – September 2020 Short read: Positioning Our core sector exposures continue to be Tech, Consumer Staples, Healthcare, and Utilities The bulk of our bond investments remain Investment Grade…