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July 09, 2010 (Reuters) More euro gains seen; Chinese, US data in focus April 19, 2010 (Hedge Funds Review) FXG10 Fund nominated as 'Best FX Hedge Fund' March 31, 2010 (BarclayHedge) Capricorn strategies outperforms on BarclayHedge Database March 15, 2010 (Hedge Fund Research) fxST (Growth) added to the HFRI Macro Index February 09, 2010 (FX Invest Europe) Mikkel Thorup panels FX Invest Roundtable February 15, 2010 (Stark & Company) Capricorn fxST (Aggressive) outperforms on Stark Database February 01, 2010 (Currency Trader) Capricorn FXG10 outperforms on BarclayHedge November 24, 2009 (Stark & Company) Capricorn strategies outperforms on the Stark Database November 23, 2009 (MA-Research) Capricorn fxST strategy outperforms on Managed Account Research November 10, 2009 (BarclayHedge) Capricorn fxMT strategy outperforms on BarclayHedge August 28, 2009 (Reuters) Correction in stocks to boost dollar - Capricorn July 22, 2009 (www.TheGestaltShift.com) Interview with Mikkel Thorup, Capricorn CIO and Founding Partner July 09, 2009 (BarclayHedge) Capricorn fxMT strategy outperforms on BarclayHedge July 01, 2009 (Elevator Magazine) Interview with Mikkel Thorup, Capricorn CIO and Founding Partner May 18, 2009 (Currency Trader) Capricorn fxST strategies outperform on BarclayHedge May 06, 2009 (Hedge Funds Review) FXG10 European Performance Award Nomination May 05, 2009 (Euromoney) Capricorn Panels Euromoney Forex Forum March 02, 2009 (PRNewswire) -- Capricorn's FXG10 Product Available as a USD-Based Fund January 15, 2009 (Currency Trader) -- Capricorn fxST and fxMT strategies outperform January 09, 2009 (E-Forex) -- Interview with Mikkel Thorup, CIO and Founding Partner at Capricorn

Note to Journalists

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, currently advising over US$250 million in client assets. Since 1999 Capricorn has produced superior risk adjusted returns in its 'pure alpha' strategies managing approximately US$75 million, trading high liquid currencies as managed accounts and offshore funds for Individual and Institutional clients. The vision behind Capricorn is to reach our capacity of US$ 500 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.

 

Industry Recognition

Hedge Fund Nominations and Awards

2009 Best Currency Hedge Fund 2008 Best Newcomer Hedge Fund 2008 Best Operator Single Manager 2007 Best Operator Single Manager

Top Currency Manager Rankings

FEB 2010 - BarclayHedge JAN 2010 - Stark & Company OCT 2009 - Stark & Company SEP 2009 - MA-Research MAR 2009 - BarclayHedge

Constituent of Indexes

MAR 2010 - HFRI Global Macro Index NOV 2006 - Parker Discretionary FX