Entry criteria
When entering the 2017 Awards, please read through the following criteria for your chosen category (ies), which explain what the judging panel will be looking for when they judge the entries and select the winners.
The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at a dinner on Thursday 28 September at the Four Seasons Singapore
Inclusion
Only funds with their management/advisory company or team based in Asia or Australia will be eligible for the HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017.
A link to the entry form will be sent to all managers and contacts on the HFM database. Other interested managers can access the online entry form via this website.
Funds interested in participating in the awards program must submit all information via the official HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017 Online Entry Form.
Please note that all funds must submit a completed entry form to be considered for the awards; incomplete information might lead to disqualification from the awards process.
Funds must submit their performance data via the official awards data entry form. This can be downloaded here.
Please note that the 'Management firm' of the year category is not open to entries. The shortlist for this category will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at a dinner on Thursday 28 September 2017 at the Four Seasons Singapore.
Criteria
The Awards 2017 seek submissions in 29 categories. A full list of categories are displayed here.
Any fund satisfying the following criteria will be eligible for the HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017:
Base of operations:
Funds submitting in all categories must have their management/advisory company or team based in Asia or Australia and submit their USD share class.
Funds submitting for any of the categories with the exception of the newcomer category must trade/invest primarily—defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last 2 years—in one or more of the 29 strategies described by the 2017 categories.
Funds submitting for the newcomer category must trade/invest primarily—defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last 12-23 months—in one of the 29 strategies as described by the categories above.
Assets Under Management:
Funds submitting for all categories (apart from newcomer and fund of hedge fund categories) must have a minimum of 20 million (USD) in assets under management ending 30 April 2017.
Funds submitting for newcomer category must have a minimum of 10 million (USD) in assets under management ending 30 April 2017.
Funds submitting for funds of hedge funds categories must have a minimum of 25 million (USD) in assets under management ending 30 April 2017.
Please submit the USD share class for the awards.
Track Record:
Funds submitting for any of the categories except newcomer category must have a track record of 2 years ending with their April 2017 performance figures.
Funds submitting for newcomer category must have a track record of at least 12 months and less than 24 – that is 12 - 23 months of performance data ending with their April 2017 performance figures.
Funds submitting for long term performance – 3 years categories must have a track record of 3 years of performance data ending with their April 2017 performance figures.
Nominated categories:
Please note that entries are not accepted for those categories marked ‘Nominated’. The shortlist for these categories will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
Entries must be submitted via the online entry form by Friday 28 July 2017.
When entering the 2017 Awards, please read through the following criteria for your chosen category (ies), which explain what the judging panel will be looking for when they judge the entries and select the winners.
The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at a dinner on Thursday 28 September at the Four Seasons Singapore
Inclusion
Only funds with their management/advisory company or team based in Asia or Australia will be eligible for the HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017.
A link to the entry form will be sent to all managers and contacts on the HFM database. Other interested managers can access the online entry form via this website.
Funds interested in participating in the awards program must submit all information via the official HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017 Online Entry Form.
Please note that all funds must submit a completed entry form to be considered for the awards; incomplete information might lead to disqualification from the awards process.
Funds must submit their performance data via the official awards data entry form. This can be downloaded here.
Please note that the 'Management firm' of the year category is not open to entries. The shortlist for this category will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at a dinner on Thursday 28 September 2017 at the Four Seasons Singapore.
Criteria
The Awards 2017 seek submissions in 29 categories. A full list of categories are displayed here.
Any fund satisfying the following criteria will be eligible for the HFM Asia Hedge Fund Performance Awards 2017:
Base of operations:
Funds submitting in all categories must have their management/advisory company or team based in Asia or Australia and submit their USD share class.
Funds submitting for any of the categories with the exception of the newcomer category must trade/invest primarily—defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last 2 years—in one or more of the 29 strategies described by the 2017 categories.
Funds submitting for the newcomer category must trade/invest primarily—defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last 12-23 months—in one of the 29 strategies as described by the categories above.
Assets Under Management:
Funds submitting for all categories (apart from newcomer and fund of hedge fund categories) must have a minimum of 20 million (USD) in assets under management ending 30 April 2017.
Funds submitting for newcomer category must have a minimum of 10 million (USD) in assets under management ending 30 April 2017.
Funds submitting for funds of hedge funds categories must have a minimum of 25 million (USD) in assets under management ending 30 April 2017.
Please submit the USD share class for the awards.
Track Record:
Funds submitting for any of the categories except newcomer category must have a track record of 2 years ending with their April 2017 performance figures.
Funds submitting for newcomer category must have a track record of at least 12 months and less than 24 – that is 12 - 23 months of performance data ending with their April 2017 performance figures.
Funds submitting for long term performance – 3 years categories must have a track record of 3 years of performance data ending with their April 2017 performance figures.
Nominated categories:
Please note that entries are not accepted for those categories marked ‘Nominated’. The shortlist for these categories will be compiled by a panel of industry experts.
Entries must be submitted via the online entry form by Friday 28 July 2017.
