Investment company created by Thomas Hugger in 2013
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Asia Frontier Capital Ltd.
Company type
Limited company
Industry
Investment companies
Founded
2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Founder
Thomas Hugger
Headquarters
Hong Kong Cayman Islands
Key people
Thomas Hugger Andreas Vogelsanger Ruchir Desai Peter de Vries Vicente Nguyen Scott Osheroff Ahmed Tabaqchali
Products
Public Equity, Mutual funds, Asset Management, AFC Asia Frontier Fund, AFC Iraq Fund, AFC Uzbekistan Fund, AFC Vietnam Fund,
Website
www.asiafrontiercapital.com
Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. is an investment company created by a management buyout of Leopard Capital by the former CFO and COO, Thomas Hugger, at the end of May 2013.[1] Leopard Capital Management Ltd. was subsequently renamed Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. The group manages the AFC Asia Frontier Fund,[2] AFC Iraq Fund,[3] AFC Uzbekistan Fund, and AFC Vietnam Fund.[4] All funds are open-end funds under the AFC Umbrella fund for US investors or AFC Umbrella fund (non-US) for investors outside from the US. Investors can subscribe or redeem the funds monthly at net asset value.
These type of funds invest specifically in the frontier markets asset class and aim to capture returns by managing a portfolio of stocks in high-growth markets.
AFC Asia Frontier Fund invests in listed equities from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
AFC Iraq Fund invests in companies from Iraq and Kurdistan listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) or listed on other stock exchanges.
The AFC Uzbekistan Fund invests in companies from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan listed on the Tashkent Stock Exchange or Kyrgyz Stock Exchange.
AFC Vietnam Fund invests in companies listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange or Hanoi Securities Trading Center.
The current directors are Thomas Eugen Hugger and Henry Looser, and among the shareholders is Marc Faber, a well-known early and experienced investor in frontier markets.
Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. subsidiary Asia Frontier Investments Limited, Hong Kong, is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission "SFC" for Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) and is the company's headquarters.
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