Hedge Fund Awards 2013

As the tide turns on fund management and liquidity starts to enter markets across much of the world, hedge funds are beginning once again to realise their potential. The sleeping giant of the financial world, hedge funds are awakening from hibernation to more stable markets and greater expectations of returns. Here, World Finance’s Hedge Fund Awards 2013 recognise those firms that have created room in the market to provide for their clients.

 
October 30, 2013

Europe

Best Distressed Securities FOHF
Morgan Stanley AIP Distressed Fund (Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners AIP)

Best Diversified FoHF
Headstart FOHF (Headstart Advisers)

Best Emerging Markets FoHF
Finles Lotus Fund (Finles Capital Management)

Best Event Driven FoHF
HSBC Special Opportunities Fund (HSBC Alternatives)

Best Fixed Income FoHF
Morgan Stanley AIP Select Mortgage Fund (Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners AIP)

Best Global Macro FoHF
GHF Sicav Global Macro Fund (Thalìa)

Most Innovative FoHF
Areca Value Discovery Fund (Ayaltis AG)

Best Long/Short Equity FoHF
AlphaGen Perseus Fund (Henderson Global Investors)

Best Market Neutral FoHF
FRM Equity Alpha Fund (Financial Risk Management)

Best UCITS-Compliant FoHF
Dynamic Alternative Strategies (Goldman Sachs)

Best Institutional Fund Provider
The Man Group

Best Managed Platform Provider
dbSelect

Best Managed Futures CTA FOF
Abbey Global (Abbey Capital)

North America
Best Managed Futures CTA FoHF
JLC Managed Futures Fund (JLC Futures Management)

Best Distressed Securities FOHF
Alternative Investments International (Alternative Investments International)

Best Diversified FoHF
Magnitude US Partners (Magnitude Capital)

Best Equity Long/Short FoHF
Biema Value Fund (van Biema Value Partners)

Best Fixed Income FoHF
Corbin Opportunity Fund (Corbin Capital Partners)

Most Innovative FoHF
Arden Alternative Strategies Fund (Arden Asset Management)

Best Institutional Fund Provider
Arden Asset Management

Best Managed Platform Provider
AlphaMetrix

Asia Pacific
Best Equity Long/Short FoHF
Asian Capital Holdings Fund (Banque Privee Edmond De Rothschild)

Best Institutional Fund Provider
MCP Asset Management

Best Private Client Fund Provider
Value Partners Group

Best Diversified FoHF
Vision Asia Maximus Fund (Vision Investment Management BVI)

Offshore
Best Distressed Securities FOHF
Antarctica Credit and Distressed Fund (Antarctica Asset Management)

Single Funds

Europe
Best Arbitrage Fund
ABCA Opportunities (ABC Arbitrage Asset Management)

Best Credit Fund
Alcentra

Best Distressed Securities Fund
Argo Distressed Credit Fund (Argo Capital Management)

Best Diversified Fund
Portland Hill Overseas Fund (Portland Hill)

Best Emerging Markets Fund
VTB Capital Russia and CIS Equity Fund (VTB Capital Investment Management)

Best Event Driven Fund
OVS Capital Fund, (OVS Capital Management)

Best Fixed Income Fund
Triple Opportunity Fixed Income Fund (Finanz Konzept AG)

Best Global Macro Fund
North MaxQ Fund (North Asset Management)

Best Long/Short Equity Fund
Trias L/S Fund (Entrepreneur Partners)

Best Managed Futures CTA Fund
V-Pro Volatility Program (Quaesta Capital)

Best UCITS-Compliant Product
Hadron Alpha Select Fund (Hadron Capital)

Best Market Neutral Fund
Jackdaw Real Estate Fund (Jackdaw Capital)

North America
Best Distressed Securities Fund
Hildene Opportunities Fund (Hildene Capital Management)

Best Fixed Income Fund
Perella Weinberg Partners Asset Based Value Fund (Perella Weinberg Partners)

Best Global Macro Fund
MKP Opportunity (MKP Capital Management)

Best Long/Short Equity Fund
Nokomis Capital Master Fund (Nokomis Capital)

Best Managed Futures CTA Fund
Global Diversified Fund (FORT LP)

Best Relative Value Fund
Phalanx Japan Australia Multi-Strategy Fund (Phalanx Capital Management)

Latin America
Best Emerging Markets Fund
BAF Latam Trade Finance Fund (BAF Capital)

Best Long/Short Equity Fund
Brazilian Equities (Pollux Capital)

Best Managed Futures CTA Fund
Quantum Leap (Quantum Leap Capital Management)

Best Relative Value Fund
Long Only (Perfin Investimentos)

Best Global Macro Fund
Alpha HG Fund (Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo)

Best Fixed Income Fund
Moneda Latin American Corporate Debt (Moneda Asset Management)

Asia Pacific
Best Fixed Income Fund
RV Capital Asia Opportunity Fund (RV Capital Management)

Best Diversified Fund
Segantii Asia –Pacific Equity Multi-Strategy Fund (Segantii Capital Management)

Best Event Driven Fund
Pengana Asia Special Events (Pengana Capital)

Best Global Macro Fund
BIA Pacific Macro Fund (Ballingal Investment Advisors)

Best Long/Short Equity Fund
Thai Focused Equity Fund (Quest Management)

Best Managed Futures CTA Fund
Asian Markets Alpha Strategy (Cambridge Strategy Asset Management)

Best Emerging Markets Fund
Looks Absolute Return Fund (Looks Asset Management)