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New SKFM corporate name
June 20, 2008
Seamico Knight Fund Management Securities Company Limited has changed its name to "Siam Knight Fund Management Securities Company Limited" on June 20, 2008, following a divestment by Seamico Securities Plc.
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SKFM applied for Indian QFII
June 19, 2008
SKFM has applied for registration as a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor with the Indian regulator (SEBI), with the intention to broaden SKFM client's investment portfolio exposure to regional markets in line with recent new SEC foreign investment regulations.
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KPF listed on Irish Stock Exchange
May 8, 2008
The Knight Pacific Fund (KPF) was listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. KPF is a directional long/short equity fund, aiming to provide investors with medium long-term capital appreciation from listed equities in emerging Asian markets, particularly China, Hongkong and ASEAN countries. SKFM is the submanager of KPF.
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SKFM received derivatives Investment Manager License
January 11, 2008
SKFM received a Derivatives Investment Manager License from SEC, which will enable SKFM to offer hedging services to our clients by using stock index futures contracts after receiving final approval from the SEC.
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SKFM fund cited at AsiaHedge Awards 2005
October 20, 2005
Knight Thai Strategic Investments (“KTSI”) was
one of five funds nominated for the “Best Fund of the
Year, Asia Ex-Japan” at the AsiaHedge Awards 2005. The
SKFM investment team, which sub-manages this fund, attended
the gala dinner and awards ceremony at the JW Marriott Hong
Kong. KTSI earlier won this award in 2003.
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Launch of Knight Pacific Fund
July 6, 2004
Knight Pacific Fund is managed by Knight PF Management Limited
(“KPFM”), a licensed British Virgin Islands fund
manager, advised by SKFM. Knight Pacific Fund is an open ended
fund domiciled in the British Virgin Islands.
Knight Pacific Fund is a directional absolute performance
fund, aiming to provide investors with medium-term capital
appreciation from a managed portfolio of mainly quoted securities
on stock exchanges in Asia. The fund emphasizes value investing
in the emerging Asia equity markets, particularly Hong Kong/China,
Thailand/South East Asia, India/South Asia.
The fund strives to achieve reasonably low volatility out-performance
over both absolute and relative benchmarks (MSCI Far East
Ex Japan Index) by applying techniques of value investing,
contrarian trading and pre-IPO investing.
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SKFM wins “Fund
of the Year” award from AsiaHedge Magazine
October 25, 2003
At last Thursday’s AsiaHedge Awards dinner in Hong Kong,
Knight Thai Strategic Investments Fund won "Fund of the
Year" in the Asia Ex Japan category. The awards were
organised by AsiaHedge Magazine, which is the leading publication
following the hedge fund industry (www.asiahedge.com),
with performance data supplied by Bank of Bermuda.
Knight Thai Strategic won the Award after gaining 78.3% in
the last 12 months to end September 2003, with a Sharpe Ratio
of 4.3 (performance adjusted for volatility).
Knight Thai Strategic is a regional long/short hedge fund,
managed by Knight Asset Management Limited and SKFM in Bangkok. The
Fund is long Thai based, with global risk hedging through
regional index futures. The Fund is currently positioned to
benefit from the upswing in the Thai domestic economy, and
in the natural resources and building materials sectors, emphasizing
the growing axis between China and East Asia.
Speaking after the Awards Jeremy King, CEO of SKFM, commented:
"We were very pleased to have received the Best Asia
Ex Japan Fund Award, which is attributable to careful stock
selection and risk management. I hope the performance of Knight
Thai Strategic Fund will help to highlight the exceptional
investment opportunities in Thailand and the Region. The success
of the Fund is also the result of a successful partnership
between Knight Asia and Seamico Securities Pcl., Thailand’s
third largest securities company. "
Knight Thai Strategic Investments Fund is open-ended with
monthly subscriptions and redemptions. Administration, custodian
and registrar services are provided by HSBC in Hong Kong.
PRESS ENQUIRIES
:
Mr. Jeremy King
Chief Executive Officer
Siam Knight Fund Management Securities Co., Ltd..
32nd Floor, Seng Thong
Thani Tower,
82 North Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10500
Tel :
+66-26392968 / 66
Fax : +66-26392980
E-mail : jk@skfm.com
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