The Facts
Transparency
epi have sort regulation at considerable expense and has formed epic investments a fully regulated licensed investment company in The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Not a single competitor of ours has opened themselves to regulation and transparency at this level, although some have created an illusion that they have done so. Check the DFSA list for verification. In fact it would be even a reasonable assumption to suggest that competitors of epi may in fact be posting on this thread?
Guarantees and Promises
No promises have ever made about our investments from epi, yet epi always gives a full risk assessment prepared by industry specialists in our information Memorandums to help investors decide. Epi then rate the risk accordingly.
Some competitors make promises of guaranteed returns and post dated cheques. In a regulated environment they would be not permitted to do so. Some are operating ponzi like schemes and investors may potentially lose all their money. The Authorities intend to eradicate these activities.
Reporting
All epi syndicates have a reporting line to investors with 4 public meetings a year, regular newsletters and updates. We have taken on board comments on how to further improve the line of reporting and are doing so.
Track Record and Performance of Syndicates , Investment Advisors
Astute investors take advantage of the real estate cycle. That sometimes means selling early (as in the case of Dubai Office Syndicate 60.66% return) or holding for a better projected return. It is for this reason that some syndicates run longer than projected.
The first epi syndicate Boronia has already returned the majority of capital and is projected to exceed benchmark returns, but is running longer because of the reason stated above. This decision has been made by our investment committee in consultation with the developer.
The epi Group investment committee comprise professionals of the highest caliber and are employed by epi or appointed to the board of epic investments. They include:
· The former head of investment banking for HSBC Middle East
· The current head of private bank of one of Middle east’s largest banks
· 3 Certified Practicing Accountants
· The former founding director of one of Australia’s largest Real Estate companies.
We choose not to publically reveal all information, certainly not in this forum, as some competitors operate unethically in gathering or fishing for information. Some have tried to copy our model but without a professional full time team.
Epi invite you to come to the offices at The Fairmont Dubai and discuss why epi is confident of future success. We have nearly 600 investors and have over USD $100M in funds under management and USD $250M of property under management.
One poster asked why epi was seeking to raise more than 50 million? This money belongs to a fund and not epi. As a professional investment company epi will continually seek to raise capital to strategically invest in a range of investments.
Further to the above comment, epi is currently raising capital for new investments in Australia and Abu Dhabi where superb opportunities exist. The projected return for Abu Dhabi is 15% per annum over three years and the Australian opportunity is 20%. We have secured key opportunities for investors and they will be the first to know.