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 2 November at Plaisterers' Hall, London.



Inclusion

Only funds with their management/advisory company or team based in the UK or Europe will be eligible for the Alternative Credit Intelligence European Performance Awards 2017.

The Entry Form will be sent to all managers and contacts on the Alternative Credit Intelligence database. 


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.

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 2 November at Plaisterers' Hall, London.

Criteria

The Awards 2017 seek submissions in 26 categories. A full list of categories are displayed here.

Any fund satisfying the following criteria will be eligible for the Alternative Credit Intelligence European Performance Awards 2017:

Base of operations:

Funds submitting in all categories must have their management/advisory company or team based in the UK or Europe and submit their USD share class.

Strategy:
Funds submitting for any of the categories must trade/invest primarily - defined as at least 75% of portfolio over the last year in one or more of the 22 strategies described by the categories.

Assets Under Management:
No minimum asset size is required for the categories. Please submit the asset size in USD ending June 2017.

Track Record:

Funds submitting for any of the categories must have a track record of 12 months ending with their June 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.