| June 08, 2007 | -- Capricorn Nominated by Financial News
In the upcoming awards for Excellence in Hedge Fund Operations, Capricorn is nominated in the category for Best Operator in Managed Futures, Single Manager.
REGENSDORF, Switzerland, June 08 (PRNewswire) -- During May this year Capricorn reached the final nominations stage for the Single Strategy Hedge Funds shortlist of the new Financial News awards. These awards will provide a forum at which the European Hedge Fund industry will, for the first time, gather to be honoured by Financial News and industry peers for excellence in hedge fund operational capabilities and efficiencies.
The idea behind these awards is to highlight a growing area of importance in the hedge fund investment arena, namely the operations and back office functions which help in the smooth running of investment activity. The nomination, which Capricorn shares with Aspect Capital and Ikos, is within the single manager section and specifically within the managed futures category.
Financial News, provides regular online updates throughout the day, 5-days a week, with sharp, concise and timely editorials. Combined with their weekly newspaper, with in-depth comment and analysis every Monday, Financial News delivers the news to the financial services industry.
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Capricorn is an established currency manager with a global client base that includes; Banks, Asset Allocators, Institutions, Investment Funds and High Net Worth Individuals. As of today, the company has more than 50 years of experience within the investment advisory arena, and manages over US$60 million in client assets. For the last eight years Capricorn has produced superior risk adjusted returns in its investment programs, trading high liquid currencies as managed accounts and offshore funds for Individual and Institutional clients. The vision behind Capricorn is to reach our capacity of US$ 250 million, managing the assets of professional investors. To achieve this goal our aim is to provide premium investment programs that seeks, strong returns with low volatility and a low correlation to other investment vehicles. In order to strengthen our ability to add value to our clients’ portfolio, we choose to develop and maintain relationships with reputable financial institutions that are leaders in their field.
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