HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2019
Awards Schedule
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6th February, 2019 Entry Opening Date
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4th April, 2019 Entry Closing Date
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6th June, 2019 Awards Ceremony
Why attend?
An industry celebration:
The HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards bring together the industry for an evening of celebration and recognition. They are the perfect opportunity to reward your team, network with colleagues and peers and demonstrate to your investors that you are at the forefront of the sector.
Global exposure:
Shortlisted firms will benefit from global exposure, receiving coverage in HFMWeek, both in print and online. With a global audience reach of over 20,000, the HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards are an excellent way to ensure your fund stands out in the eyes of investors.
A fund showcase:
Recognising the full breadth of hedge fund strategies across 47 categories, attending the HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards gives your firm the opportunity to showcase your best performing funds in front of the entire industry.
Expert judging panel:
Have your top performing funds validated by an expert panel including leading institutional and private investors and investment consultants - carefully selected for their wealth of expertise. The fund entries are judged on both quantitative and qualitative factors.
Winners
| Category | Winner fund | Winner firm |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Achievement | Capital Fund Maangement | |
| Newcomer - credit | Caius Capital Master Fund | Caius Capital |
| Newcomer - equity | Candriam Absolute Return Equity Market Neutral | Candriam |
| Newcomer - macro | Aspect Systematic Global Macro Programme | Aspect Capital |
| Newcomer - managed futures | Intraday Crisis Alpha | Deep Field Capital |
| Credit long-term performance (5 years) - under $500m | Serone Key Opportunities Fund | Serone Capital Management |
| Credit long-term performance (5 years) - over $500m | Altum Credit Master Fund | Altum Capital Management |
| Credit - under $500m | Chrysalis Credit Arbitrage Fund | Chrysalis Capital |
| Credit - over $500m | East Lodge Capital Credit Opportunities | East Lodge Capital |
| European equity - under $500m | Incentive Active Value Fund | Incentive |
| European equity - over $500m | Gladstone Lasker Fund | Gladstone Capital Management |
| European equity long term performance (5 years) - under $500m | Park Lane Absolute Return Fund | Park Lane Capital |
| European equity long term performance (5 years) - over $500m | Kairos Pegasus Fund | Kairos Investment Management |
| Global equity - under $500m | The Value Active Fund | Varenne Capital Partners |
| Global equity - over $500m | Greenvale Capital Master Fund | Greenvale Capital |
| Global equity long-term performance (5 years) - under $500m | Mayar Fund | Mayar Capital |
| Global equity long-term performance (5 years) - over $500m | Formuepleje Penta | Formuepleje |
| Macro long-term performance (5 years) - under $500m | Pharo Africa Fund | Pharo Management |
| Macro long-term performance (5 years) - over $500m | Pharo Macro Fund | Pharo Management |
| Macro - under $500m | North MaxQ Macro Fund | North Asset Management |
| Macro - over $500m | Brevan Howard Fund | Brevan Howard Asset Management |
| Emerging market debt | Waha CEEMEA Credit Fund | Waha Capital |
| Emerging market equity | Sagil Latin American Opportunities Fund | Sagil Capital |
| Managed futures (CTA) - under $1bn | Altis Master Fund | Altis Partners |
| Managed futures (CTA) - over $1bn | John Street Vantage Strategy | John Street Capital |
| Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5 years) - under $1bn | Episteme Systematic Quest | Episteme Capital |
| Managed futures (CTA) long-term performance (5 years) - over $1bn | Man AHL Evolution | Man AHL |
| Best trade finance fund | HC European Trade finance Fund | Horizon Capital |
| Quantitative strategy - under $1bn | Blue Diamond Non-Directional Fund | Blue Diamond Asset Management |
| Quantitative strategy - over $1bn | Discus | Capital Fund Management |
| Best merger arbitrage | TIG Arbitrage Enhanced | TIG Advisors |
| Fixed income | Astra Structured Credit Investments | Astra Asset Management |
| Fund of hedge funds - long-term performance (5 years) | Aurum Synchronicity Standard Dollar Restricted | Aurum Funds |
| Fund of hedge funds - multi-strategy | Alpinum Alternative Investment Fund | Alpinum Investment Management |
| Fund of hedge funds - specialist | Oyster Alternative Uncorrelated | SYZ Asset Management |
| Fund of hedge funds - Ucits | Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund | Aberdeen Standard Investments |
| Ucits - alternative risk premia | Nomura Equity Volatility Risk Premium Fund | Nomura Alternative Investment Management |
| Ucits - credit | DB Platinum IV Selwood Market Neutral Credit | DWS Alternative Ucits |
| Ucits - equity | Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative | Man GLG |
| Ucits - macro | BB Global Macro Institutional | Bellevue Asset Management |
| Ucits - managed futures | Keynes Dynamic Beta Strategy Fund | QMA Wadhwani |
| Ucits - multi-strategy | Lutetia Absolute Return | Lutetia Capital |
| Event-driven - under $500m | Omni Event Fund | Omni Partners |
| Event-driven - over $500m | Polygon European Equity Opportunity Fund | Polygon Global Partners |
| Multi-strategy - under $1bn | Formue Nord Markedsneutral | Formue Nord |
| Multi-strategy - over $1bn | LFIS VISION Premia Opportunities | La Française Investment Solutions |
| Management Firm of the Year | Pictet Asset Management |
TICKETS
How to attend the awards
Ticket prices for the 2019 Awards include a table of 10 seats at the ceremony, drinks reception and three-course dinner.
For table booking enquiries please contact:
Indira Peters
+1 646 891 2119
Event Photo's
Meet this year's host
Adam Kay is an award-winning comedian, TV writer, and Sunday Times best-selling author.
This is Going to Hurt, his “hilarious and heartbreaking” (Charlie Brooker), “blisteringly funny” (Jo Brand) memoirs from his former career as a junior doctor was published by Picador in September 2017. It received across-the-board critical acclaim and entered the Sunday Times best-seller list at number three. TV and film rights for the book have been sold and the book is being translated into eight languages.
Adam has talked about the book and the NHS on BBC Breakfast, Sky One’s The Russell Howard Hour, Jonathan Ross, and countless Radio 4 and 5 Live shows. His live show based on the diaries was an absolute sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016 and 2017, and then again at the Soho Theatre for a month-long, twice-extended run.
Adam also writes extensively for TV and film, with credits including Mitchell & Webb, Very British Problems, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Crims and Mongrels.
The book is also set to be adapted into a major new eight-part comedy-drama in 2019, produced by Sister Pictures and commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two.
Adam is also a commercials writer - Copywriting, script editing and gag passes on numerous TV and radio commercials for brands such as Warburtons, Virgin, Anchor, Aegon, Walkers, Nationwide and Winner Bingo. Adam is a features writer for Cosmopolitan magazine, writing humorous, medical articles.
EVENT INFO
The HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards will take place at Old Billingsgate
Thursday 6 June 2019
Timings
18:30 Welcome drinks reception
19:30 Dinner and awards ceremony
22:30 After party
00:00 Close of the event
Venue Information
Old Billingsgate
1 Old Billingsgate Walk
London
EC3R 6DX
+44 (0)2072832800
Dress code
Black tieMap and directions to venue
OUR SPONSORS
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SPONSOR THE 2019 AWARDS
Sponsoring the HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2019 gives you a unique opportunity to:
- Raise your company profile amongst Europe's leading hedge fund service providers
- Benefit from excellent networking with hundreds of key decision-makers
- Gain fantastic brand exposure across a variety of marketing media and the HFMWeek readership
- Position your company as a key player in the hedge fund industry
The awards will take place on Thursday 6 June 2019 at Old Billingsgate, London. To find out more about sponsoring the 2019 Awards, please contact:
Lucy Churchill
Commercial Director, HFM Group
l.churchill@hfm.global
+44 (0) 207 832 6569
Sponsorship Enquiries
ENTRY RULES
ENTRY RULES
When entering the 2019 Awards, please read through the following entry rules as this will provide you with the necessary information for your chosen category(ies). The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media.
All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at a dinner on Thursday 6 June 2019 at Old Billingsgate, London.
The 2019 Awards seek submissions in 45 categories. A full list of categories are displayed here.
1. Inclusion:
Only funds with their management/advisory company or team based in Europe will be eligible for the awards. A link to the entry form will be sent to all eligible managers and contacts on the HFM database.
Other interested managers can access the online entry form via this website. Funds interested in participating in the awards programme must submit all information via the official HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2019 Online Entry Form.
Please note that all funds must submit a completed entry form to be considered for the awards; incomplete information might lead to disqualification from the entry process.
Funds must submit their monthly performance data either through the excel spreadsheet attached to the entry form, or via the HFM database.
Please note that the Management Firm and Industry Contribution categories are not open to entries. The shortlist for these categories will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
2. Criteria:
Any fund satisfying the following criteria will be eligible for the HFM European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2019:
Base of operations:
Funds must have their management/advisory company or team based in Europe
Share class:
Funds must submit monthly performance data for their USD share class. If unavailable, EUR share class data converted to USD will be accepted.
Assets under management:
Funds submitting for all categories (apart from newcomer and fund of hedge funds categories) must have a minimum of 25 million (USD) in AuM as of February 2019.
Funds submitting for newcomer categories must have a minimum of 10 million (USD) in AuM as of February 2019.
Funds submitting for funds of hedge funds categories must have a minimum of 50 million (USD) in AuM as of February 2019.
Track record:
Funds entering any of the categories except the newcomer categories must submit a 3-year track record of monthly performance data through February 2019.
Funds entering the newcomer categories must have a track record of monthly performance data of at least 12 months and less than 36 months through February 2019.
Funds entering the long-term performance (5 years) categories must submit a 5-year track record of monthly performance data through February 2019.
Nominated categories:
Please note that entries are not accepted for those categories marked ‘Nominated’. The shortlist for these categories will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
3. Judging:
The judging panel, chaired by HFMWeek editorial staff, will comprise of leading institutional and private investors and investment consultants.
The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest.
Each member of the judging panel will have an equal vote in choosing the winners in each category they are assigned. Decisions should be unanimous, but a majority will suffice.
Judges will take account of risk-adjusted performance, relative AuM and any other professional knowledge about shortlisted funds to come to their decision.
Judges have discretionary power to move submissions into alternative categories that they think may be more suitable.
All judges are required to sign a disclaimer form to keep information about entries and the final winners confidential.
CONTACT US
General enquiries
Elizabeth Diggins
e.diggins@pageantmedia.com
+44 (0)20 7832 6571
Sponsorship
Lucy Churchill
l.churchill@hfm.global
+44 (0) 207 832 6569
Entries & Tables
Indira Peters-DiDio
i.peters@hfmweek.com
+1 646 891 2119
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