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2012 E U R O P E A NP E R F O R M A N C EA W A R D SW E D N E S D A Y 2 8 M A R C HT H E H U R L I N G H A M C L U B , L O N D O N
T he European hedge fund industry’s best and brightest
gathered in London last week for the fifth annual HFM European Performance Awards, with managers from all categories – including outstanding contribution winner David Harding – receiving some richly deserved time in the limelight. HFMWeek here presents the winners in full. Our congratulations to every one
BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS NEWCOMER
WINNERAXA IM TAIL EQUITY DIVERSIFIER
LEFT TO RIGHT: Ryan McRandal, portfolio manager at AXA Investment Managers, accepts the award from Gus Black , partner at Dechert
BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE (3 YEARS)
WINNERPCAM BLUE CHIP
LEFT TO RIGHT: Ivo Zonev, portfolio manager at Prime Capital, accepts the award from Susan Byrne, managing director at HedgeServ
BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS SPECIALIST UNDER $500M
WINNERNEF ENERGY DIVERSIFIED FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Tor Erik Mørk and Sverre Martin Pedersen, NEF Asset Management, accept the award from Laura Redman, business development director at Orangefield
BEST RELATIVE VALUE FUND
WINNERQUAESTA CAPITAL V-PRO
LEFT TO RIGHT: Cengiz Temel, partner at Quaesta Capital, accepts the award from Declan Quilligan, managing director at Citco Fund Services
BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS SPECIALIST OVER $500M
WINNERLGT CROWN MANAGED FUTURES GOLD
LEFT TO RIGHT: Pius Fritschi, head of business development and client services at LGT Capital Partners, accepts the award from Peter Stapleton, partner at Maples and Calder
BEST MARKET NEUTRAL FUND
WINNERSAEMOR EUROPE ALPHA FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Sven Bouman, CEO, Saemor Capital, accepts the award from Hamish Anderson, head of sales for Europe, HSBC
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BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS MULTI-STRATEGY UNDER $500M
WINNERSEB TRUE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Otto Francke, head portfolio manager at SEB Alternative Investment Team, accepts the award from Lucy Guest, commercial manager at HFMWeek
BEST CREDIT FUND
WINNERCHENAVARI - TORO CAPITAL IA
HIGHLY COMMENDEDCQS CREDIT LONG SHORT FUND
Marina Lewin (right), global head of business development, BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services, presents the award to Frederic Couderc, partner, Chenavari Investment Managers
BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS MULTI-STRATEGY OVER $500M
WINNERABERDEEN ORBITA CAPITAL RETURN
LEFT TO RIGHT: Antonia O’Conner, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, accepts the award from Jason Brandt, head of client services, Alternative Fund Services – EMEA and Asia at Deutsche Bank
BEST SPECIALIST FUND
WINNERMAN TAIL PROTECT FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew Knott , portfolio manager at GLG Partners, accepts the award from James Tinworth, partner hedge funds at Stephenson Harwood
BEST MULTI-STRATEGY FUND
WINNERGLG EUROPEAN LONG SHORT FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew Knott , portfolio manager at GLG Partners, accepts the award from Liz Fidler, global marketing manager for alternative investment, Linedata
BEST UCITS III FUND – EQUITY
WINNERDB PLATINUM CROCI SECTORS FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Francesco Curto and Markus Barth of Deutsche Bank dbalternatives, accept the award from Christine Lowe, vice president at Deutsche Bank Global Prime Finance
BEST EVENT DRIVEN FUND
WINNERSYQUANT CAPITAL HELIUM
LEFT TO RIGHT: Carl Dunning-Gribble and Henri Jeantet, Syquant Capital, accept the award from Louise Yates, marketing and communications director, The IMS Group
BEST UCITS III FUND – OTHERWINNER1741 GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATION
HIGHLY COMMENDEDDB PLATINUM V HERMES ABS RETURN COMMODITYLEFT TO RIGHT: Des Morris, institutional investor relations, 1741 Asset Management, accepts the award from Tony Griffiths, editor, HFMWeek
BEST MERGER ARBITRAGE FUND
WINNERCHEYNE EUROPEAN EVENT DRIVEN FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Simon Davies, head of event driven at Cheyne Capital, accepts the award from Lionel Paquin (far right), managing director and head of managed account platform at Lyxor Asset Management
BEST SEEDING FUND
WINNERIMQUBATOR MULTI MANAGER FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Jeroen M. Tielman, founder and CEO at IMQ Investment Management, accepts the award from Laura Zverko, commercial director at Commensus
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BEST FIXED INCOME FUND
WINNERDANSKE INVEST HEDGE FIXED INCOME STRATEGIES FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Michael Petry, head of global fixed income at Danske Capital, accepts the award from Mush Ali, director at One Ten Associates
BEST SINGLE MANAGER LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE (3 YEARS) FUND UNDER $500M
WINNERMARWYN VALUE INVESTORS
LEFT TO RIGHT: Mark Watts, managing partner, Marwyn Investment Management, accepts the award from Robert Kelly, senior partner, Baronsmead Partners
BEST EMERGING MARKETS FUND
WINNERFINISTERRE SOVEREIGN DEBT FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Xavier Corin-Mick , portfolio manager at Finisterre Sovereign Debt Fund, accepts the award from Joan Kehoe, CEO and founder at Quintillion
BEST SINGLE MANAGER LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE (3 YEARS) FUND OVER $500M
WINNERNEKTAR
Gunnar Wiljander, CEO, Nektar, accepts the award from Brian Clavin (right), partner at KPMG
BEST NEWCOMER – CTA FUNDS
WINNERCAPRICORN FXG10 USD
LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Rasmussen, COO at Capricorn Asset Management, accepts the award from Effie Datson, product head at dbSelect Platform
BEST MANAGED FUTURES (CTA) FUND UNDER $500M
WINNERCUMULUS ENERGY FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Peter Brewer, CIO at Cumulus Funds, accepts the award from Effie Datson, product head at dbSelect Platform
BEST MANAGED FUTURES (CTA) FUND OVER $500M
WINNERCCP QUANTITATIVE FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr Ewan Kirk , CIO and CEO, Cantab Capital Partners, accepts the award from Joan Kehoe, CEO and founder, Quintillion
BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (EUROPE) FUND OVER $500M
WINNERHSBC EUROPEAN LEVERAGED ALPHA FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Jakob Nordestedt, fund manager at HSBC European Alpha fund, HSBC Global Asset Management, accepts the award from Ronan Daly, chairman at Centaur
BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (GLOBAL) FUND UNDER $500M
WINNERTHYRA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Richard Watkins, CEO at Liability Solutions – collecting on their behalf, accepts the award from Gwyn Roberts, editorial director at Pageant Media, on behalf of Admiral
BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (EUROPE) FUND UNDER $500M
WINNERMELCHIOR EUROPEAN FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Magnus Spence, CEO, managing partner at Dalton Strategic Partnership, accepts the award from Punit Satsangi, managing director of business development, EMEA, SS&C Fund Services
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BEST NEWCOMER FUND – OTHER
WINNERABCA REVERSION FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Sarah Halton, publishing account manager at HFMWeek – collecting on ABCA’s behalf, accepts the award from Andrew Rubio, CEO, Throgmorton
BEST NEWCOMER FUND – EQUITY
WINNERLMR FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Shane Cullinane, COO and Andrew Manuel, founding partner and portfolio manager, accept the award from Julian Young, EMEIA hedge fund leader at Ernst & Young
BEST MACRO FUND UNDER $1BN
WINNERBLUEBAY MACRO FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Jonathan Fayman, portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management, accepts the award from Marie Barber, tax member/partner at Kinetic Partners
BEST MACRO FUND OVER $1BN
WINNERCAPULA TAIL RISK FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Ali Saiedabadi, head of investor relations, Europe & Middle East, Capula Investment Management, accepts the award from Ian Headon, senior vice-president, product management at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
WINNERDAVID HARDING, WINTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LEFT TO RIGHT: David Harding, founder and chairman of Winton Capital Management, accepts the award from Phillip Chapple, executive director at KB Associates
LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( G LO B A L ) U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y
LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( G LO B A L ) O V E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y
M A C RO U N D E R $ 1 B Ns p o n s o re d b y
M A C RO O V E R $ 1 B Ns p o n s o re d b y
O U T STA N D I N G CO N T R I B U T I O Ns p o n s o re d b y
M A N A G E D F U T U R E S ( C TA ) O V E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y
N E W CO M E R - OT H E Rs p o n s o re d b y
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LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( E U RO P E ) U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y
LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( E U RO P E ) O V E R $5 0 0 M s p o n s o re d b y
B E ST S E E D I N G F U N Ds p o n s o re d b y
S I N G L E M A N A G E R LO N G -T E R M P E R F O R M A N C E ( 3 Y E A R S ) U N D E R $5 0 0 M – s p o n s o re d b y
S I N G L E M A N A G E R LO N G -T E R M P E R F O R M A N C E ( 3 Y E A R S ) O V E R $5 0 0 M – s p o n s o re d b y
N E W CO M E R – C TAs p o n s o re d b y
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M E RG E R A R B I T R A G Es p o n s o re d b y
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E M E RG I N G M A R K E T Ss p o n s o re d b y
U C I T S I I I - EQ U I T Ys p o n s o re d b y
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M A R K E T N E U T R A Ls p o n s o re d b y
C R E D I Ts p o n s o re d b y
S P EC I A L I STs p o n s o re d b y
MU LT I -ST R AT EGYs p o n s o re d b y
E V E N T D R I V E Ns p o n s o re d b y
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Fo H F S P EC I A L I ST U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y
WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (GLOBAL) FUND OVER $500M
WINNERMANTICORE FUND
LEFT TO RIGHT: Johan Strömberg, head of institutional sales at Manticore, accepts the award from Nigel Brooks, managing partner at Capital Support