Phillip Capital Management
– Winner at the Standard & Poor’s 2007 Singapore
Fund Awards
1. Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd or PCM,
the asset management arm of PhillipCapital, wins the following
awards at the Standard & Poor’s 2007 Singapore
Fund Awards:
Phillip Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Winner of the Equity Asia Pacific (5 Year) Category
Phillip Growth Fund
Winner of the Asset Allocation Global Neutral (5 Year) Category
The Standard & Poor’s awards recognize
and reward the best fund houses in Singapore. These two
awards raised the total award tally under PCM’s belt
to 22. Details of these awards can be found in the attachment.
Past Awards
2. As a testament to PCM’s winning formula,
earlier this month, the Quadrant Japan and Far Eastern Equity
Fund – managed by PCM for King and Shaxson Asset Management
Limited – also emerged as winner at the overseas Lipper
Fund Awards UK 2007 under the following two categories:
Quadrant Japan and Far Eastern Equity
Fund
Best Fund over past Three Years – Equity Asia Pacific
Best Fund over past Five Years – Equity Asia Pacific
3. In terms of fund performance, the Phillip
Asia Pacific Growth Fund (in SGD basis) delivered an annualized
return of 16.5% and an absolute return of 114.6% over the
5-year period. The Phillip Growth Fund delivered an annualized
return of 12.99% and an absolute return of 84.07% over the
5-year period.
4. As for the Quadrant Japan and Far Eastern
Equity Fund (in USD basis), it delivered a cumulative return
of 198.49% (or 24.46% annualized) over the 5-year period.
The cumulative return over the 3-year period was 85.49%
(or 22.89% annualized).
Fact sheets on all these three funds can be
found in the attachments.
Fact sheet on Phillip Asia Pacific Growth Fund
Fact sheet on Phillip Growth Fund
Fact Sheet on Quadrant Japan Far Eastern Equity Fund
5. “With the awards and accolades, we
hope to see heightened awareness of PCM funds with the investing
public. Currently, our funds are available through selected
distributors. Over time, we are confident that as our funds
continue to deliver strong performance, there will be adequate
demand from end clients and the distribution network would
be widened,” said Mr. Jeffrey Lee, Managing Director
and CIO of Phillip Capital Management.
6. For more information on PCM’s
funds, please visit www.phillipcapitalmanagement.com.sg.
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About Phillip Capital Management
Incorporated locally in September 1999, PCM is the asset
management arm of PhillipCapital. PCM prides itself on its
fund management expertise in unit trust management, discretionary
account management and alternative investments. PCM’s
clientele comprises of a broad spectrum of clients, ranging
from institutional investors, corporations, high net worth
individuals to retail clients. Stable long term returns
have long been a defining characteristic of our equity and
income funds, as demonstrated by our impeccable track records.
PCM actively manages client monies with regards to tactical
asset allocation and security selection with a strong emphasis
on absolute positive returns. Believing that there are pockets
of market inefficiencies, we strive in our role to constantly
challenge conventional wisdom in the identification of emerging
trends, underappreciated growth prospects and undervalued
franchises.
About PhillipCapital
PhillipCapital is a group of independent companies with
common shareholders located in and outside Singapore which
offers a full range of quality and innovative financial
services to retail, corporate and institutional customers.
PhillipCapital is an integrated financial services provider
with more than 2,500 staff in Asia and Europe and total
shareholders’ funds in excess of US$400 million.
We provide a comprehensive suite of financial services to
individual and corporate investors as well as institutions.
Our services range from fund management, unit trusts, hedge
funds, insurance planning, mortgage loans, investment research
and broking in bond, securities, futures, foreign exchange,
precious metals and commodities. Institutions can also benefit
from our corporate finance and advisory services as well
as information technology solutions.
For media queries, please contact:
Ms Daphne Lim,
Manager, Corporate Communications
Phillip Securities Pte Ltd
Tel: (65) 6531 1569
Email: daphnelimyl@phillip.com.sg
