News & Views
Is the FTSE about to roar ?
It is well documented that the FTSE100 index has proven to be a persistent laggard over the past few years when compared to its broad-based index peers. For example, and using the total return index ...
Analysis and Response to COVID-19 Correction
For further information on the current position of the Levendi Thornbridge Defined Return Fund portfolio and forward looking analysis, please click here.
Rolling Rolling Rolling
Perhaps because memories of the 4th quarter of 2018 are still fresh in the memory of some investors we get asked how the Levendi Thornbridge Defined Return Fund would perform if there was a market ...
Levendi Portfolio Analysis
We have conducted some detailed portfolio analysis on the investments held by the Levendi Thornbridge Defined Return Fund. The three charts we have produced illustrate the attractive nature of the assets ...
Using Structured Products to Implement a Cash and Short Put Strategy
We have recently updated our presentation and increased the focus on why we use long dated equity linked securities and the factors that drive returns from our strategy. The two main factors we target are ...
November FEIFA Article
We have written an article on portfolio returns using metrics from our stress test. The FEIFA Tradepress is a monthly publication that is circulated to IFAs across Europe. Access it here.
Levendi – built for a smoother ride
The Levendi Fund has been set up to offer the attractive returns that are available from investing in a diversified portfolio of Autocalls but modified to meet the needs of lower risk investors. The ...
Analysis of chance and scale of gains
One of the benefits of investing in a fund like the Levendi Thornbridge Defined Return Fund is that the maturity value of each investment is defined. The maturity value of each investment held by the fund ...
Levendi Thornbridge Defined Return Fund summary
We have put together a brief two pager which summarises Levendi Investment Management, who the fund managers are, what the fund holds and who should buy it. The full document can be accessed ...
Including the Levendi Fund in portfolios
The Levendi Thornbridge Defined Return Fund offers investors the prospect of positive returns that do not depend on rising markets or falling yields. As a result, Levendi offers investors the prospect of ...
If Warren Buffet was a fund picker, would he pick our fund?
We would all like a bit of Warren Buffet’s stardust to rub off on us. The Fund uses a similar strategy to the Sage of Omaha. We have been doing some research into one of the strategies that Berkshire ...
Are puts the wrong price?
All investing requires investors to be able to distinguish value from price. Sometimes this is difficult, sometimes this can be a lot easier. In this essay we look at why puts are priced as they are and ...