Spike Hughes: The next big thing?

Hannah Smith checks in with Spike Hughes, Insynergy founder, three years after the group's inception

Insynergy launched with a bang in 2008 when Peter Hargreaves’ protégé Spike Hughes teamed up with Dragon’s Den entrepreneur James Caan to create a fund management firm aiming to give investors access to the next big growth story. Three years down the line, the group has three funds under its belt – the Insynergy Absolute China, Insynergy Absolute India, and Insynergy Odey funds, the latter run by Crispin Odey. A fourth will be added to the stable in June, the New World Equity Income fund, an emerging-market focused product developed by former Gartmore multi-manager head Bambos Hambi, whi...