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Sturgeon re-domiciles to Malta

Author: Joanne Harris

Source: Hedge Funds Review | 19 Nov 2009

Categories: Hedge Funds

Topics: Asia, Malta, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Cayman Islands, BNY Mellon, Custom House Global Fund Services

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Managers for a fund specialising in Central Asia and the Trans-Caucasus are planning to move their investment management company to Malta from the Cayman Islands to boost investor confidence.

Sturgeon Capital has also picked BNY Mellon as the first global custodian for the Sturgeon Fund and opened a London office as it upgrades its corporate structure.

pull_quote Being EU-regulated we believe Malta may give investors another level of confidence.

The fund, which was launched in 2006 by Clemente Cappello, will remain domiciled in Cayman.

Chief financial officer Taco Sieburgh Sjoerdsma said the moves were all designed to strengthen the operation of the company and the fund.

Sieburgh Sjoerdsma said Sturgeon found Malta "very interesting" as a jurisdiction.
"Being EU-regulated we believe Malta may give investors another level of confidence," he said.

He said the fund previously used a network of custodians but wanted to reinforce the provision. "Investors are increasingly focused on their process of due diligence," Sieburgh Sjoerdsma said.

BNY Mellon's emerging markets coverage and strong capitalisation led to the bank's selection, said Sieburgh Sjoerdsma.

The Sturgeon Fund invests in the Central Asia and Trans-Caucasus region, focusing on Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. The portfolio comprises multiple asset classes including fixed income, special situations and listed equities.

With around $29 million in assets under management, the fund is administered by Custom House Offshore Fund Service.

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