An interview with Arun Daniel, JOHCM US Small Mid Cap Equity strategy Forbes: You said that J O Hambro places particular emphasis on fund managers investing in their own funds. Why is that? Daniel: Yes, our fund managers typically have significant holdings in the funds that they manage. The aim is that our goals are aligned with those of the investors in our funds. Forbes: So why U.S. small and mid caps? ...
Li Hejun has emerged as China’s richest man by virtue of his controlling ownership in Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, the publicly-listed and thinly traded unit of Hanergy Group. Hanergy Thin Film Power Group’s stock has increased by more than 400% in the last year even though it’s a solar company that produces a technology that currently makes up a small portion of the overall solar power industry and sells most of what it manufactures ...
Some experts suggest oil prices will be range-bound for a while before heading lower, even as low as $20 per barrel. Others believe oil prices are about to head north before settling somewhere between $70 and $80 per barrel. Who is correct and can we really know for sure? In this article, we’ll look at the price history of crude oil, changes in production over time, inventories, and examine the factors which have an influence on the price of this essential commodity. What influences ...
Shares of the Arizona-based First Solar are taking off in late Tuesday trading, thanks to a new partnership with none other than tech giant Apple. In what they are touting as "the largest commercial power deal," the companies announced Tuesday afternoon that Apple has committed nearly a billion dollars to partner with First Solar and build a solar farm south of San Francisco. Shares of First Solar surged nearly 5% on the news and continued to rise in ...
After struggling for much of 2014, gold and silver have experienced some respite in the past few months as Eurozone and emerging market fears surfaced once again. The relentless U.S. dollar rally and the commodities bust hurt demand for precious metals last year, but worries about Greece leaving the Eurozone and currency turmoil from Russia to Turkey to Brazil helped gold to climb 13 percent and silver 20 percent since November. Though many precious metals bulls are starting to get ...