Final Nominees 2017

One-year Awards
Three-year Awards
Overall Awards


One-year Awards

European Equity (under $500m) 

City Financial Absolute Equity Fund
Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Alpha Long/Short 
LOYS Europa 
Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative 
Polar Capital UK Absolute Equity Fund
Schroder UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund
Velox Fund


European Equity (over $500m)

Alken Fund Absolute Return Europe
DNCA Invest Velador 
Ennismore European Smaller Companies Fund
Kairos International Sicav - Italia
Kairos International Sicav - Pegasus 
Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative
Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund
Sycomore L/S Opportunities 

Asian & Emerging Market Equity - 1 Year

OAKS Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Fund
Pictet TR Mandarin
Prusik Asian Equity Income Fund 
Schroder GAIA Indus PacifiChoice 
Schroder ISF Asian Total Return Fund
EI Sturdza Strategic China Panda Fund 
Vitruvius Greater China Equity 

Convertibles & Volatility - 1 Year

Allianz Volatility Strategy
GAM Star Convertible Alpha 
OptoFlex
Polar Capital Global Convertibles Fund

Credit & Fixed Income - 1 Year

Absolute Insight Credit Fund
Alegra High Grade ABS Fund 
Algebris Financial Credit Fund
BlackRock BGF Global High Yield Bond
Catella Nordic Corporate Bond Flex
Lyxor/Chenavari Credit Fund
MS TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond Fund
PIMCO GIS Credit Absolute Return Fund
Robus Mid-Market Value Bond Fund 
XAIA Credit Debt Capital

Equity Market Neutral & Quant Strategies - 1 Year

Allianz Discovery Germany Strategy
Man GLG European Equity Alternative
MLIS Marshall Wace TOPS UCITS Fund (Market Neutral)
MW Liquid Alpha UCITS Fund
Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund
PTR – Diversified Alpha
RAM Systematic Funds Long Short European Equities 
Schroder GAIA Two Sigma Diversified
Systematica UCITS BlueMatrix Fund

Event Driven - 1 Year

MLIS York Asian Event-Driven UCITS Fund
MS PSAM Global Event 
Portland Hill UCITS Fund Catalyst Driven Strategy
Syquant Helium Selection 

Global Equity - 1 Year

AKO Global UCITS Fund
DB Platinum Ivory Optimal
LOYS Global 
Schroder GAIA Egerton Equity 
Veritas Global Real Return Fund

Macro - 1 Year

Amundi Funds Global Macro Forex
BlueBay Global Sovereign Opportunities Fund
Candriam Global Alpha
GAM Star Global Rates
IPM Systematic Macro UCITS
LO Funds - Alternative Risk Premia 
M&G Episode Macro
Spinnaker Emerging Markets Macro Fund
Zest Absolute Return
 
Managed Futures - 1 Year

Lyxor/WNT Fund
Man AHL Diversity Alternative
Man AHL Trend Alternative
PIMCO GIS TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Quantica Managed Futures UCITS

Multi-Strategy - 1 Year

Atlant Stability
Algebris Financial Income Fund 
ERAAM Premia
Man AHL Multi-Strategy Alternative
Man GLG Multi-Strategy Alternative
MLIS AQR Global Relative Value Fund
MLIS Och-Ziff European Multi-Strategy
Norron Target

US Equity - 1 Year
Artemis US Extended Alpha Fund
Banor Sicav - North America Long Short Equity 
EquityFlex
PWP Diversified Equities Fund
Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity 
Threadneedle American Extended Alpha Fund 


Three-year Awards

European Equity (under $500m) - 3 Years

Alpha UCITS Amber Equity Fund
Belgravia Lynx
BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha Fund
Catella Nordic Long Short Equity
F&C Real Estate Securities
Man GLG Alpha Select Alternative
Moneta Long Short Fund
Pictet TR – Corto Europe
Schroder UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund 

European Equity (over $500m) - 3 Years

Ennismore European Smaller Companies Fund
Exane Ceres Fund
Exane Vauban Fund 
Henderson Gartmore UK Absolute Return Fund
Henderson UK Absolute Return Fund
Marshall Wace - MW TOPS UCITS Fund
PTR - Agora
Schroder ISF European Alpha Absolute Return
Varenne Valeur

Asian & Emerging Market Equity - 3 Years

CF Ruffer Pacific Fund
ChinaAMC China Growth Fund
Gavekal Asian Opportunities UCITS Fund
OAKS Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Fund
Pictet – Japanese Equity Opportunities
Pictet TR Mandarin
Prusik Asian Equity Income Fund
Schroder ISF Asian Total Return Fund
EI Sturdza Strategic China Panda Fund 
 
Credit & Fixed Income-3 Years

Alegra High Grade ABS Fund
Algebris Financial Credit Fund
Candriam Bonds Euro High Yield
Robus Mid-Market Value Bond Fund
XAIA Credit Basis

Equity Market Neutral & Quant Strategies - 3 Years
DNB TMT Absolute Return
Exane Overdrive Fund
MLIS Marshall Wace TOPS UCITS Fund (Market Neutral)
Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund
PTR – Diversified Alpha
RAM Systematic Funds Long Short European Equities
 
Event Driven - 3 Years

Laffitte Risk Arbitrage
MLIS York Asian Event-Driven UCITS Fund 
Portland Hill UCITS Fund Catalyst Driven Strategy
Syquant Helium Performance

Global Equity - 3 Years
HI Principia
Jupiter Absolute Return Fund
Kairos International Sicav - Key
LOYS Global 
Schroder GAIA Egerton Equity
UBS Investor Selection – Global Equity Long Short Fund
Veritas Global Real Return Fund 

Macro - 3 Years
 
Ansa – Global Q Opportunities
BB Global Macro
Candriam Global Alpha
LO Funds - Alternative Risk Premia 
M&G Episode Macro

Managed Futures - 3 Years

FORT Global UCITS Contrarian Fund
Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend
Man AHL Diversity Alternative
Man AHL Trend Alternative
Montlake DUNN WMA Institutional UCITS Fund
SEB Asset Selection Opportunistic

Multi-Strategy - 3 Years

Algebris Financial Income Fund 
Exane Cristal 
Julius Baer Multilabel - Artemide
MLIS AQR Global Relative Value Fund
Planetarium Anthilia White 

US Equity - 3 Years

Banor Sicav - North America Long Short Equity
LO Funds – Fundamental Equity Long/Short
PWP Diversified Equities Fund
RWC US Absolute Alpha 
Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity
Threadneedle American Extended Alpha Fund


Overall Awards

New Fund of the Year

AKO Global UCITS Fund
Allianz Multi Asset Long/Short
Man GLG Innovation Equity Alternative
Memmon Market Neutral
Stratton Street Next Generation Global Bond Fund
Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund
RAM (Lux) Systematic Funds – Long/Short Global Equities
Securis Catastrophe Bond Fund

Management Firm of the Year

Algebris
FERI Trust
Kairos
LOYS
Man Group
Old Mutual Global Investors
Pictet Asset Management
Schroders

Fund of the Year
To be announced on the night