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EuroHedge is pleased to announce the second round of nominations for the Absolute Ucits Awards 2018, which will be presented at a gala industry dinner at Plaisterers Hall in London on Tuesday 30 October.

Now in their second year, the HFM/EuroHedge Absolute Ucits Awards recognise excellence in risk-adjusted and absolute return performance by alternative Ucits hedge funds – judged over one-year and three-year time periods across a variety of investment strategies. 

The one-year awards are based on 12-month performance numbers from September 2017 to the end of August 2018. For the three-year awards, the performance period runs from September 2015 to August 2018.

There is also an award for New Fund of the Year – covering those new alternative Ucits funds that were launched between March 2017 and February 2018, with a trading history of between seven and 18 months.

In addition there are awards for Management Firm of the Year – based on the one-year performance across a firm’s range of funds, and for which the minimum level of assets under management to qualify is $1 billion – and for the Fund of the Year, for which the minimum asset level is $250 million.

These updated nominations – which also include nominations for the New Fund and Management Firm awards – are based on the 11-month performance numbers to the end of July 2018.

With one month of performance still to be taken into account before the nominations are finalised, it is possible that other names may yet be added to the final lists of nominees.

The Absolute Ucits Awards aim to highlight the best risk-adjusted performers in the Ucits hedge fund industry across a range of categories, with nominations and awards being based on a combination of Sharpe ratios and absolute returns.

The nominations and eventual winners are decided by an entirely quantitative process, which aims to reflect the two primary aims of hedge funds – to manage volatility and to deliver positive returns for investors.

For the one-year and three-year strategy award categories, the minimum fund asset level required to qualify for nominations is $100 million – with nominations being based primarily on Sharpe ratios over the 12-month and 36-month periods.

The winners are those funds that meet the relevant criteria and which achieve the highest returns among the nominated funds – so long as they are also within 25% of the best Sharpe ratios within their nominated peer groups.

To qualify for nominations, funds must achieve annualised returns higher than the median returns for their peer groups and they must also be within 10% of their high water marks.

For the New Fund, Management Firm and Fund of the Year awards – which include funds and firms operating across different strategy areas – nominees and winners are judged on additional comparative criteria as well as absolute returns and Sharpe ratios.

For the Fund of the Year award, we will take into account the qualifying winners in other categories – as well as other funds with exceptional returns. The nominees for the Fund of the Year will not be announced until the evening of the event.

For details on sponsorship and table reservations, please contact David Butroid on +44 (0) 20 7832 6613 or email [email protected].

For all other information about the event, see https://absoluteucitsawards.awardstage.com/#Home

Absolute Ucits Awards 2018 – updated nominations

Contenders include:

ONE-YEAR AWARDS

Asian & Emerging Market Equity · 1 Year

  • APS Japan Alpha Fund
  • Banor Sicav – Greater China Equity
  • Pictet TR Mandarin
  • RWC Nissay Japan Focus Fund
  • Vitruvius Japanese Equity

Convertibles & Volatility · 1 Year

  • Aviva Global Convertibles Fund
  • Cheyne Convertibles Absolute Return Fund
  • EquityFlex
  • OptoFlex
  • Polar Capital Global Convertibles Fund
  • SCOR Convertible Europe

Credit & Fixed Income · 1 Year

  • BayernInvest Arena Bond Fund
  • BlueBay Financial Capital Bond Fund
  • DB Platinum MidOcean Absolute Return Credit
  • Legg Mason Western Asset Structured Opportunities Fund
  • Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Bond Fund
  • Lyxor/Chenavari Credit Fund
  • STORM Bond Fund

Equity Market Neutral  · 1 Year

  • Man GLG European Equity Alternative
  • MW Liquid Alpha UCITS Fund
  • Norron Alpha
  • Schroder GAIA Two Sigma Diversified

European Equity – Under $500m · 1 Year

  • AlphaCore One
  • Carmignac Euro-Patrimoine
  • Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Alpha Long/Short
  • Eleva Absolute Return Europe Fund
  • F&C Real Estate Equities Long Short Fund
  • Maga Smaller Companies Fund
  • Norron Select
  • RWC Pensato Europa Absolute Return Fund
  • SWMC European Fund

European Equity – Over $500m · 1 Year

  • Alken Fund Absolute Return Europe
  • Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities
  • GAM Star (Lux) European Alpha
  • Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative
  • Marshall Wace – MW TOPS UCITS Fund
  • OYSTER European Opportunities
  • Polar Capital UK Absolute Equity Fund
  • PTR – Agora

Event Driven · 1 Year

  • Lyxor/Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund
  • MLIS York Asian Event-Driven UCITS Fund
  • MS PSAM Global Event
  • MYGALE Event Driven Fund

Global Equity · 1 Year

  • AKO Global UCITS Fund
  • Ardevora Global Equity Fund
  • LOYS SICAV – LOYS Global System
  • MontLake Purple Global Adaptive Equity Fund
  • Ostrica Equities Developed Markets Fund

Macro & Multi Asset · 1 Year

  • BCV Liquid Alternative Beta
  • BlueBay Global Sovereign Opportunities Fund
  • Fulcrum Diversified Absolute Return Fund
  • JPM Global Macro Fund
  • Keynes Dynamic Beta Strategy Fund
  • M&G Episode Macro
  • Norron Target
  • Sanlam FOUR Multi-Strategy Fund

Managed Futures · 1 Year

  • DB Platinum IV dbX Systematic Alpha
  • DIAMOND I SICAV – Opportunities Fund
  • Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend
  • Montlake DUNN WMA Institutional UCITS Fund
  • Tiber Diversified Program

US Equity · 1 Year

  • Artemis US Extended Alpha Fund
  • BSF Americas Diversified Equity Absolute Return Fund
  • Lyxor/Sandler US Equity Fund
  • NB US Long Short Equity Fund
  • RWC US Absolute Alpha
  • Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity
  • Threadneedle American Extended Alpha Fund

THREE-YEAR AWARDS

Asian & Emerging Market Equity · 3 Years

  • Banor Sicav – Greater China Equity
  • OAKS Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Fund
  • Pictet – Japanese Equity Opportunities
  • Pictet TR Mandarin
  • Prusik Asian Equity Income Fund
  • Schroder ISF Asian Opportunities
  • Vitruvius Greater China Equity

Convertibles & Volatility · 3 Years

  • Aviva Global Convertibles Fund
  • Cheyne Convertibles Absolute Return Fund
  • EquityFlex
  • OptoFlex
  • Polar Capital Global Convertibles Fund

Credit & Fixed Income · 3 Years

  • Angsana Bond Fund
  • BayernInvest Arena Bond Fund
  • BlueBay Financial Capital Bond Fund
  • Pareturn Gladwyne Absolute Credit Fund
  • PGIM European High Yield Bond
  • Robus Mid-Market Value Bond Fund
  • Rubrics Global Credit UCITS Fund
  • STORM Bond Fund

Equity Market Neutral · 3 Years

  • Berenberg DyMACS Volatility Premium
  • Exane Overdrive Fund
  • MLIS Marshall Wace TOPS UCITS Fund (Market Neutral)
  • MW Liquid Alpha UCITS Fund
  • Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund

European Equity – Under $500m · 3 Years

  • AlphaCore One
  • Ardevora UK Equity Fund
  • Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Alpha Long/Short
  • DB Platinum IV Platow
  • LOYS Europa System
  • Norron Select

European Equity – Over $500m · 3 Years

  • Carmignac Portfolio Long-Short European Equities
  • Ennismore European Smaller Companies Fund
  • Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative
  • Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative
  • Marshall Wace – MW TOPS UCITS Fund
  • Polar Capital Funds PLC – UK Absolute Equity Fund
  • PTR – Agora

Event Driven · 3 Years

  • Greiff Special Situations Fund
  • Lyxor/Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund
  • MLIS York Asian Event-Driven UCITS Fund
  • MS PSAM Global Event
  • Syquant Helium Selection

Global Equity · 3 Years

  • Ardevora Global Equity Fund
  • F&C Real Estate Securities Fund
  • LOYS Global MH
  • Maverick Fundamental Quant
  • RWC Global Horizon Fund
  • Veritas Global Real Return Fund

Macro & Multi-Asset · 3 Years

  • Absolute Insight Broad Opportunities Fund
  • Ansa – Global Q Opportunities
  • Keynes Dynamic Beta Strategy Fund
  • Legg Mason Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund
  • LFIS Vision UCITS – Premia
  • M&G Episode Macro
  • Nordea Alpha 15
  • Sanlam FOUR Multi-Strategy Fund
  • Vontobel Fund II – Vescore Active Beta

Managed Futures · 3 Years

  • FORT Global UCITS Contrarian Fund
  • FORT Global UCITS Diversified Fund
  • Goldman Sachs Alternative Trend Portfolio
  • Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend
  • Quantica Managed Futures UCITS Fund

US Equity · 3 Years

  • Artemis US Extended Alpha Fund
  • Banor Sicav – North America Long Short Equity
  • NB US Long Short Equity Fund
  • Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity
  • Threadneedle American Extended Alpha Fund

OVERALL AWARDS

New Fund of the Year

  • Antipodes Global Fund
  • DIAMOND I SICAV – Opportunities Fund
  • Finisterre Unconstrained Emerging Market Fixed Income Fund
  • Nordic Cross Stable Return
  • RWC Continental European Equity Fund

Management Firm of the Year

  • BlueBay Asset Management
  • Carmignac Gestion
  • FERI Trust
  • Norron AB
  • Pictet Asset Management
  • Polar Capital
  • RWC Partners

Fund of the Year

  • Nominees to be announced on the night

 

Absolute Ucits Awards 2018: updated nominations on EuroHedge.


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