AFC Asia Frontier Fund Wins the Emerging Market Equity Award at the AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards 2025

Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. is excited to announce that its AFC Asia Frontier Fund was recognized as the top-performing fund in Emerging Market Equity at the AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards 2025. The award was received by Co-Fund Manager Ruchir Desai and Marketing Director Peter de Vries during the ceremony held at the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong on May 22, 2025.

Ruchir Desai, Co-Fund Manager, expressed his satisfaction with the achievement, attributing it to the robust investment process and growth potential in Asian frontier markets. Desai emphasized the team’s optimism for the region’s future, highlighting factors like monetary easing, earnings recovery, attractive valuations, and a focus on economic reforms as driving forces. CEO and Co-Fund Manager Thomas Hugger echoed these sentiments, emphasizing the team’s dedication to delivering superior returns and uncovering unique investment opportunities in the overlooked economies of Asian frontier markets.

In addition, shareholder Marc Faber and panel judge Peter Ryan Kane praised the fund’s value strategy and forward-looking approach, which contributed to its success in a challenging market environment.

Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. is an independent investment management firm specializing in high-growth frontier markets across Asia. The AFC Asia Frontier Fund, along with other single-country funds managed by the company, provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of frontier market equities with significant growth potential.

AsianInvestor, a reputable publication covering asset management in the Asia-Pacific region, bestows the Asset Management Awards to recognize outstanding firms and funds that demonstrate exceptional performance, risk management, and innovation in the financial industry.