Information on the 11th Annual Fund of Hedge Fund Awards 2012 will be posted shortly. Watch this space.

2011 Award category sponsors:

*** We are pleased to announce the 2011 award winners***

The Fund of Hedge Funds Awards still remains the only signature event held exclusively for the European fund of hedge fund sector and as such continue to attract the top names from the industry.

Previous recipients of these awards have seen as much as a 10 fold increase in their AUM in the 12 months after winning - making the shortlist alone guarantees managers increased awareness in the investor community and an enhanced reputation.

Our judging panel is impartial and unbiased and seeks to reward genuine performance and success.

Methodology: The judging process begins by running a screen across all entrants, selecting only managers with a significant European presence, typically some investment or due diligence function.

For 1 year awards the period under consideration is July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

For 3 year awards July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2011;

For 10 year awards July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2011.

Each fund of hedge funds is ranked against its peers by its annualised return, sharpe ratio and annualised return over its worst month, for the relevant period. These three rankings produce an aggregate ranking.

Other metrics such as volatility, total return, percentage of positive and negative months and age and size of fund are also generated.

The judges then discuss the various merits of the products from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective. The presence of expert management that could be expected to continue producing and whether groups are of a sound basis are also considered. A shortlist, typically of around 5-6 names is agreed, from which a winner is chosen.