The affirmation of the Europe Small Cap Europe Alpha Equity Fund's 'Excellent' rating reflects the fund's robust long-term performance, supported by a proprietary quantitative model for stock selection, which proves particularly efficient for the large and less efficient European
small cap market. Both funds follow an active, systematic investment approach relying on quantitative model inputs.
Pinetree is a diversified investment and merchant banking firm focused on the
small cap market, with early stage investments in resource, biotechnology and technology companies.
Small caps are somewhat more stretched, with the Russell 2000 trading at more than 16x next year's earnings, but few segments of the
small cap market appear to be out of bounds.
Pinetree is a diversified investment and merchant banking firm focused on the
small cap market. Pinetree's investments are primarily in the resources sector: Uranium and Coal, Oil & Gas, Precious Metals, Base Metals and Potash, Lithium and Rare Earths.
Pinetree Capital Ltd (TSX: PNP), a diversified investment and merchant banking firm focused on the
small cap market, has acquired ownership of 5,000,000 common shares and 5,000,000 common share purchase warrants of Slam Exploration Ltd (Slam).
The Nasdaq Capital Market (previously known as the
Small Cap Market before it changed its name in September 2005) exists for securities of smaller, less-capitalized companies that do not qualify for inclusion the global Nasdaq.
Medwave trades on the NASDAQ
small cap market under the symbol MDWV.
The symbol for the company's ordinary shares, which trade on the Nasdaq
small cap market, has also been changed to "ASIG," effective Sept.
But finally in December a slimmed- down public offering did go through--a million shares on the NASDAQ
Small Cap market at $6.00, rising to a peak of $14 the first day.
In other cases, a fund manager can start by specializing in the
small cap market, only to have the dollar value of the stocks in his or her portfolio reach the mid cap level, converting the fund into a mid cap fund.
The London Stock Exchange yesterday formally launched Techmark, a
small cap market aimed specifically at the high-tech start-up segment.