Information on how to enter your company

Entry process

This year we are implementing a new entry process for the European Single Manager Awards. Please take time to read about the entry process before beginning to fill out the form.

Please note: Judges may disqualify companies entering more than one fund into the same category. Please choose your best fund for each category.

Companies entering the awards need to make sure they complete the mandatory section for basic details. This will need to be completed for each fund seperate fund you enter and then each fund can be entered into as many categories as you like.

When completing the entry form, you can leave it and come back to complete it later.

Make sure you submit all your entries by the closing date. Please note: The entry deadline has been extended to Friday, 23rd March

All references to assets under management (AUM) need to be expressed in US dollars and/or using the USD share class. This allows judges to compare like-for-like performance.

Please provide monthly performance figures (entered by downloading an Excel spreadsheet in the mandatory entry form in the basic details section of the entry process) for each fund since inception, regardless of which category you are entering and the time period.

NB: If you have an AIMA due diligence questionnaire, fund presentations or factsheets you would also like to submit, then you can upload these when you fill in the entry form.

The European Single Manager Awards are open to any hedge fund with a substantial European presence (for example with research or portfolio management undertaken in Europe; Pure sales/distribution offices are not sufficient). All funds, except where stated, must have a minimum AUM of $100 million (in the fund and/or strategy).

Funds with less than $100m are only eligible for four categories:

Best sub-$100m hedge fund
Best sub-$100m alternative Ucits fund
Best new alternative Ucits fund
Most innovative hedge fund

About the entry form

Entry form basic data (mandatory)

This section must be completed before entering any of the awards categories. You will  need to complete the basic data once (for each fund) regardless of how many categories you enter. Make sure you provide performance data (by downloading the Excel spreadsheet) at the end of this section.

Investment process. Please explain in 500 words or less your investment process.

Unique selling point. Please explain in 500 words or less what makes your fund worthy of and award and what gives it an edge.

Investor profile. Please detail who invests in your fund (type, geographical spread).

Performance data. Please provide data for the product since inception, not just the period under consideration.

Stage 2: entering the categories

The next stage will be to select the categories you wish to enter. You may enter as many categories as you wish for an individual fund. A new basic data section of the entry form must be completed for every fund entered.

For all "Performance Awards over 1 year" (Section A) the period under consideration is January 1, 2011-December 31, 2011.

For all "3 Year Performance Awards" (Section B) the period under consideration is January 1, 2009-December 31, 2011

For all "10 Year Performance Awards" (Section B) the period under consideration is January 1, 2002-December 31, 2011.

For each category you will need to write a few words on why your fund should win that category. Below are some criteria/suggestions on what you may like to discuss for the qualitative categories.

Best new hedge fund:
- Provide as much performance data as possible, including January/February 2012 figures
- Why was 2011 a good time for this product to launch?
- How will the product deliver returns?

Best investor relations team:
- How often do you communicate with clients?
- What reporting/customer service systems do you use?
- How many clients is each team member responsible for?
- How do you communicate bad news to your investors?
- Quality and clarity of language will also be considered

Most innovative product:
- What is the "big idea"?
- What makes your product genuinely different?
- What makes it valuable to investors?
- How does it generate returns?
- Please include any performance record that is relevant

Best overall group:
- Describe the risk management process
- Breadth/longevity of your product portfolio
- Integrity, skill and experience of the team
- Robustness of infrastructure
- Ability to produce consistent returns

Outstanding contributions to the European hedge fund industry
Outstanding achievement in the area of social responsible investing, lifetime achievement (awarded to an individual) and outstanding contribution to the industry by an institutional investor. When entering any of these categories please explain the individual's role within the company, details of previous employment and why they deserve to win. For companies any information you think is relevant to the category.

If you are ready to enter the European Single Manager Awards 2012 then please fill in the entry form by going to the 'enter now' page.

The shortlist will be published on the Hedge Funds Review website. Winners will be announced at a black tie gala dinner in central London on May 17, 2012.

Please note, all shortlisted companies are expected to attend the dinner on May 17 in London. Tables at the dinner cost £6,500 +VAT. The minimum order is half a table costing £3,750 +VAT.