The Shortlist

European Performance Awards 10th Anniversary Shortlist

The list gives the fund with the management company in brackets.

Performance awards over 1 year

Best Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund
AlphaGen Tucana Fund (Gartmore Investment Management)
AlphaGen Volantis Fund (Gartmore Investment Management)
Manticore (Manticore Capital (Brummer & Partners))
Martin Currie China Hedge Fund (Martin Currie Investment Management)
The Real Return Asian Fund (Veritas Asset Management)

Best Event Driven Hedge Fund
Winner to be announced on the night

Best Global Macro Hedge Fund - sponsored by Apex Fund Services
BlueCrest Capital International (BlueCrest Capital Management)
Ermitage Global Dynamic Trading Fund (Ermitage Asset Management Jersey Limited)
GAM Global Rates Hedge Fund (GAM)
Rubicon Global Fund (Rubicon Fund Management)

Best Fixed Income Hedge Fund
CQS Asset Backed Securities Feeder Fund (CQS (UK))
GAM Star Global Rates (GAM)
Nektar (Nektar Asset Management (Brummer & Partners))

Best Credit/Distressed Hedge Fund
Cheyne Long/Short Credit Fund (Cheyne Capital Management (UK))
Numen Credit Opportunities Fund (Numen Capital)
Pamplona Credit Opportunities Fund (Pamplona Capital Management)

Best Emerging Markets Hedge Fund
CQS Asia Feeder Fund (CQS (UK)))
Insparo Africa and Middle East Fund (Insparo Asset Management))
Martin Currie China Hedge Fund (Martin Currie Investment Management))
The Real Return Asian Fund (Veritas Asset Management)

Best Equity Market Neutral Hedge Fund
Pioneer Long/Short European Equity (Pioneer Alternative Investment Management)
Sabre Style Arbitrage Fund Limited (Sabre Fund Management)

Best Convertible Arbitrage/Volatility Hedge Fund
CQS Asia Feeder Fund (CQS (UK))
CQS Convertible and Quantitative Strategies Feeder Fund (CQS (UK))

Best Managed Futures Hedge Fund
BlueTrend (BlueCrest Capital Management)
Dexia Systematic (Dexia Asset Management)
Ion Fund (Ion Asset Architecture)
SEB Asset Selection Fund (SEB)
Winton Futures Fund (Winton Capital Management)

Best Energy or Commodities Hedge Fund
BlackRock Agriculture Fund (BlackRock)
Cumulus Energy Fund (PCE Investors)
Halcyon Power Investment Company (Halcyon Advisors)

Best Ucits III-Compliant Product
BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha Fund (BlackRock)
Dexia Long Short Risk Arbitrage (Dexia Asset Management)
Pioneer Absolute Return Equity (Pioneer Alternative Investment Management)

Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund
AllBlue (BlueCrest Capital Management)
BlueBay Multi-Strategy Fund (BlueBay Asset Management)
Brummer Multi-Strategy (Zenit Asset Management (Brummer & Partners))
CQS Directional Opportunities Feeder Fund (CQS (UK))

Best sub-$50 million Hedge Fund
Cumulus Fahrenheit Fund (PCE Investors)
Dacharan Capital High Exposure Fund (Dacharan Capital)
Liontrust Credit Fund (Liontrust Investment Services)
The Iskandia Capital Fund (Maguelone Management)

Hedge Fund of the Year
AlphaGen Voltanis Fund (Gartmore Investment Management)
BlueCrest Capital International (BlueCrest Capital Management)
CQS Directional Opportunities Feeder Fund (CQS (UK))
Martin Currie China Hedge Fund (Martin Currie Investment Management)
Pamplona Credit Opportunities Fund (Pamplona Capital Management)

Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund
Capricorn FXG10 (Capricorn Asset Management)
IKOS FX Fund (IKOS)
The Cambridge Strategy Emerging Markets Alpha Programme (The Cambridge Strategy (Asset Management))

10th Anniversary Performance Awards

Best Directional Hedge Fund over 10 years
AHL Alpha (Man Investments)
Futuris (Futuris Asset Management (Brummer & Partners))
Global Diversified Programme (Quality Capital Management)
Winton Futures Fund (Winton Capital Management)

Best Non-Directional Hedge Fund over 10 years
Nektar (Nektar Asset Management (Brummer & Partners))
Rubicon Global Fund (Rubicon Fund Management)
The IKOS Hedge Fund (IKOS)

Hedge Fund of the Decade
AHL Alpha (Man Investments)
Futuris (Futuris Asset Management (Brummer & Partners))
Global Diversified Programme (Quality Capital Management)
Nektar (Nektar Asset Management (Brummer & Partners))
Rubicon Global Fund (Rubicon Fund Management)
The IKOS Hedge Fund (IKOS)
Winton Futures Fund (Winton Capital Management)

Qualitative Awards

Best New Product of 2009
Winner to be announced on the night

Most Innovative Product
Winner to be announced on the night

Best Overall Group
BlackRock
BlueCrest Capital Management
Brummer & Partners
GAM

Best Investor Relations Team
BlueCrest Capital Management
Martin Currie Investment Management
Reech AiM Partners
Veritas Asset Management

Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Winner to be announced on the night

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