HOW TO ENTER THE AWARDS

1. Review the categories and entry rules

Carefully read through this year’s awards categories and the accompanying entry rules to help you decide which categories to enter and what information to include in your entry.

Part of the entry process will require you to provide your fund's performance data. This should be submitted via the awards fund performance information document. Download the data document here.

When completing the online entry form, you will be prompted to upload your completed performance data document. The performance data document provided is the only one that will be accepted in consideration for the awards. To ensure your fund catches the eye of investors on an ongoing basis, you can also submit your performance data document to be included on HFM’s global hedge fund performance database.

2. Complete the official online entry form

Submit the official entry form, by the extended deadline of 17:00 GMT, Friday 9 March 2018. Entries close at the above time, so make sure you have submitted your online entry form in time.

Please note that this year there will be no entry extensions, and all entries must be submitted by Friday 9 March 2018 in order to be considered for this year’s awards.

The Awards are FREE to enter, and you can submit as many entries as you wish across all categories. The shortlist will be announced in mid-March 2018.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE ENTRY FORM

1. Create an online profile here - you will then be able to access the official online entry form, and use this to draft and submit your award entry(ies).

2. Complete the online entry form - you can draft and save your submission entry then return to edit it at a later date. You can find your drafts by logging in here. Please note, you must return to your entry dashboard to select and submit your award entry(ies). Drafts of entries will not be put forward for consideration by the judges.

3. Make your final submission by the entry deadline - Friday 9 March 2018.

If you have any questions regarding entering the Awards, please contact a member of the team here.

Only funds with their management/advisory company or team based in the UK or Europe will be eligible for the HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2018.

A link to the entry form will be sent to all managers and contacts on the HFMWeek 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 HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2018 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 awards process.

The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finallists will be honoured — and the winners announced at a dinner on Thursday 26 April 2018 at The Hurlingham Club, London.

All winners will also be invited to be interviewed by HFMWeek.

The deadline for inclusion is Friday 2 March 2018.

The Awards 2018 seek submissions in 42 categories. A full list of categories is displayed on this website.

Any fund satisfying the following criteria will be eligible for the HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2018:

Base of operations:

Funds submitting in all categories must have their management/advisory company or team based in the UK or Europe and submit their USD share class.

Strategy:

Funds submitting for any of the categories with the exception of newcomers must trade/invest primarily - defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last three years — in one or more of the 42 strategies described by the categories above.

Funds submitting for the newcomer categories must trade/invest primarily — defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last 12-35 months — in one of the 36 strategies as described by the categories.

Assets Under Management:

Funds submitting for all categories (apart from newcomer and funds of hedge funds categories) must have a minimum of 25 million (USD) in assets under management ending November 2017.

Funds submitting for newcomer categories must have a minimum of 10 million (USD) in assets under management ending November 2017.

Funds submitting for funds of hedge funds categories must have a minimum of 50 million (USD) in assets under management ending November 2017.

Please submit the USD share class for the awards.

Track Record:

Funds submitting for any of the categories , except newcomers and digital assets, must have a track record of 3 years ending with their November 2017 performance figures. (Please supply all performance figures dating back to the fund’s inception date)

Funds submitting for newcomer categories must have a track record of at least 12 months and less than 36 months — that is, 12 to 35 months of performance data ending with their November 2017 performance. (Please supply all performance figures dating back to the fund’s inception date)

Funds submitting for long term performance – 5 years must have a track record of 5 years ending with their November 2017 performance figures. (Please supply all performance figures dating back to the fund’s inception date)

The judging panel, chaired by HFMWeek editorial staff, will comprise of leading institutional and private investors and investment consultants. Each member of the judging panel will have an equal vote in choosing the winners in each category. Decisions should be unanimous, but a majority will suffice.

Judging decisions will be based on risk-adjusted performance, qualitative information and structural criteria.

Judging process:

All judges will comply with a confidentiality agreement to ensure no information is disclosed or discussed outside of the judging process.

A shortlist of finallists for each category will be announced in March with the winners revealed on 26 April at The Hurlingham Club, London. Please mark this important date on your calendar.

General enquiries about the HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2018 and the judging for the awards please contact a member of the team here.

JUDGING

The judging process is rigorous and thorough to ensure that all the entries receive full consideration and that the true winners are chosen.

The judging panel will be made up of leading institutional and private investors and investment consultants. The judging panel will be split into groups with each group judging five or six awards each. Judges will take account of risk-adjusted performance, AuM and any professional knowledge about the fund to come to their decision.

Each judge will rank their top three funds in order in each category they are involved in to decide the winner. In the event of a tie, a judging call will take place with all the relevant judges to decide upon the winner. 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.

THE JUDGING PANEL

The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest. Click here to view the list of judges.