HONG KONG, Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- OP Investment Management Ltd ("OPIM") in association with the Oriental Patron Financial Group (OPFG), a leading player in asset management, is pleased to announce Darkhorse Capital Fund's nomination for the HFM Awards and congratulates the team for being named as one of the finalist for Newcomer under US$200M award.
Darkhorse Capital Fund focuses on emerging markets in Asia and Middle East, managed by Senior Portfolio Manager, Mohammed Ali-Reda, whose previous career with Asiya Investments as the basis for the fund's deep fundamental strategy. The Fund was launched in November 2014.
Alvin Fan, CEO of OPIM, remarked, "We're thrilled for the Mohammed's team. Darkhorse's continued outperformance against the market combined with an incredibly low volatility shows how the strategy's disciplined process inherently protects capital and gains."
Mohammed explained, "These are exciting times and we are honored to be selected as finalists. I'm pleased for our investors, that the strategy is weathering unprecedented volatility in the market and that the portfolio is well positioned to continue delivering strong performance. OPIM's platform has enabled us to provide institutional level infrastructure without compromising the team's ability to focus on generating alpha."
The winners will be announced at the awards dinner which will take place on Monday September 19th 2016 at the Conrad in Hong Kong. This will be the fifth annual HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance awards celebrating the recognition and rewards for those hedge funds and funds of hedge funds that have outperformed their peers over the last twelve months.
About OP Investment Management Ltd (OPIM)
OPIM is a leading Hong Kong based asset management company established and licensed since 2004 with Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") to carry out Type 4 (advising on securities) and 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571) (the "HK SFO"). The company is also a member of the Oriental Patron Financial Group and associate of OP Financial Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong publicly listed 1140.HK). OPIM partners with emerging managers to develop innovative strategies for institutional and professional investors. OPIM's institutional fund platform attracts both managers and investors from around the world working with the industry's best business partners in alternative asset management.
About Darkhorse Capital Fund
Darkhorse Capital Fund focuses on investing in Emerging markets, specifically the Emerging Asia and Middle East regions, with a team based out of Hong Kong. The Fund identifies quality companies that are run by honest and capable management who value shareholder creation. The strategy aims to capitalise on discrepancies between perceived value and underlying fundamental value of a company by adopting a rigorous and disciplined bottom-up research process. The focus is on protecting capital while maintaining a sustainable long term absolute return profile.
About the Oriental Patron Financial Group (OPFG)
Founded in 1993, Oriental Patron Financial Group is an independent financial services group based and fully licensed in Hong with the Hong Kong Securities and futures Commission (the "SFC"). Oriental Patron provides a diverse range of financial securities from Advisory to Investing, Financing to Securities and Research.
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