Kuwait, July 27, 2015: Asiya Investments and Trium Capital today announced a partnership between the two companies to launch the "Asiya Emerging Asia Fund" in Autumn 2015 on the Trium UCITS Platform. 

The fund, which will be seeded with US$25million, will be a long/short equity fund investing in Asia's emerging markets. The portfolio management team will employ a proprietarily-developed, quantitatively-driven investment approach to manage the fund. The fund will target a net market exposure of approximately 30%.

The Asiya Emerging Asia Fund will be the second fund on the Trium UCITS Platform, after Blackwall Capital which launched late in 2014.

Founded in 2005, Asiya is an asset management firm with assets of more than US$1billion invested in the public and private markets of emerging Asia, with more than US$750million managed in quantitative Asian equity strategies. The firm has offices in Kuwait and Hong Kong, which is the base for its investment professionals.

Ahmad Al-Hamad, Group CEO of Asiya Investments, says: "We look forward to offering our investment expertise and products to European investors.  Since inception, Asiya has focused exclusively on investing in the emerging economies of Asia, capitalizing on the region's growth and the expansion of its capital markets. Our experienced team has developed robust research and investment processes that have consistently generated alpha for our clients.  We chose Trium to launch our UCITS umbrella as we believe their team's depth, experience and technical knowledge of both UCITS and the European market offer us the greatest potential for success."

Andrew Collins, Head of UCITS at Trium Capital, says "We are delighted to partner with Asiya to deliver a UCITS version of their Asia-focused quantitative equity flagship product, as it enables us to bring a top tier name in Asian equity strategies to Europe.  We look forward to working with Asiya's highly experienced team and are very positive on the potential for the Asiya Emerging Asia Fund."

The Trium UCITS Platform offers a distribution-led, one-stop independent platform for investment managers to set up Irish-domiciled funds. Integrated with Trium's in-house distribution capabilities and deep knowledge of the UCITS market, it offers one of the most comprehensive UCITS packages in the industry.

About Asiya Investments:
Asiya Investments is the Hong Kong arm of Asiya Capital which is headquartered in Kuwait. Asiya Investments is an asset management firm that invests exclusively in Asia's developing markets.  Asiya Investments is regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Since 2009, the firm has managed long-only and long-short equity strategies, investing in securities from 10 countries and 9 exchanges. Asiya's edge comes from its experienced investment team with the firm's strong, research-driven culture being the foundation for its product offerings.  Its models are continuously refined with the evaluation of new technologies and academic research. Asiya's quantitative approach, combined with the firm's views on the global economic and geopolitical environment will be the driver for the success of the Asiya Emerging Asia Fund.

About Trium Capital:
Trium Capital is a trading name of Trium Investment Management LLP and is a specialist alternative asset manager and, in addition to the Trium UCITS Platform, runs two complementary hedge fund business lines, the Trium Alliance and Trium Multi-Strategy.

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