Press release: All the winners from the Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2012

SINGAPORE (May 28, 2012) - The Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2012 took place on 25th May 2012, marking another year of success as Eurekahedge celebrated the best of the Asian hedge fund industry. With 320 hedge fund players in attendance, Eurekahedge gave credit to the top achievers of 2011 and 1Q 2012 and were pleased to welcome many new faces among this year’s event.

A total of 15 awards were presented on the night, and Segantii Asia-Pacific Equity Multi-Strategy Fund took centre stage by winning the coveted award of Best Asian Hedge Fund in addition to Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund.

The remaining awards for top performers in the region went to Nezu Japan Fund for Best Japan Hedge Fund, Tairen China Fund for Best Greater China Hedge Fund, CC Asia Absolute Return Fund for Best Asia ex-Japan Hedge Fund and Alithion Japan Fund for Best Singapore Hedge Fund.

Key highlights of this year’s awards were Fortress Asia Macro Fund who took the stage for Best New Asian Hedge Fund and Peter Fletcher’s acceptance of the Special Achievement Award – awarded in recognition of Mr. Fletcher’s influence on the Asian hedge fund industry since the 1990s, as well as his work in founding the Rice charity.

Other big winners included Ortus Fund for Best Asian FX Investing Fund, BIA Pacific Macro Fund for Best Asia-based Global Macro Fund, Pengana Asia Special Events Fund for Best Asian Event Driven Fund, Regal Amazon Market Neutral Fund for Best Asian Relative Value Fund, Monsoon Asia-Pacific Systematic Program for Best Asia-based CTA/Managed Futures Fund, MNJ Asia-Pacific Absolute Return Fund for Best Asian Quant Fund and Sensato Asia Pacific Master Fund for Best Asian Long/Short Equity Fund.

Eurekahedge’s partnership with the charity Rice this year saw SGD$44,000 being raised through a charity auction. This amount will be dedicated towards Rice’s philanthropic efforts in improving the lives of children across Asia via their respective charities. Eurekahedge would like to thank all winning bidders for their contributions in supporting this cause.

Eurekahedge would also like to take this opportunity to thank their many sponsors, participants, delegates and judges who were committed to the success of this year’s awards. The company remains committed to celebrating the industry’s successes and hopes to welcome all of this year’s attendees back in 2013 – after what is sure to be an eventful year!



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The Eurekahedge Report - May 2012

Hedge funds outperformed underlying markets in April with a -0.17% return and witnessed strong net flows of US$10.41 billion from investors. Total inflows amounted to US$28.13 billion while client redemptions added to US$17.72 billion. The MSCI World Index dropped 1.62% on the back of rising eurozone sovereign yields, weak US economic data and slow Chinese growth. Managers added US$1.34 billion through performance with Latin American focused and relative value mandates delivering the highest returns. Total assets under management rose back above the US$1.76 trillion mark primarily due to asset gains seen in long/short equity and North American funds.

Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows:

April 2012	US$ billion
Allocation (Inflows)	28.13
Redemption (Outflows)	-17.72
Net Asset Flows	10.41
Positive Performance (Growth)	2.35
Negative Performance (Decline)	-1.02
Total	1.34
Overall Total	11.75

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Hedge funds over US$500m only ones to finish positively in a negative month for industry

Large hedge funds gain 0.47% in April, while smaller hedge funds finish in negative territory

Hedge fund returns were flat to slightly negative in April as most regions and strategies witnessed marginal movements during the month. As managers provided downturn protection amid declining markets globally, the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.07% and the MSCI World Index declined 1.62%.

Key highlights for April 2012:

• The asset-weighted Mizuho-Eurekahedge Top 100 Index increased 0.28% in April 2012, confirming a better month for larger funds.
• Relative value and fixed income hedge funds are a bright light in the industry - they have now witnessed five consecutive months of positive returns with gains of 5.91% and 4.56% respectively.
• Launch activity has remained strong in 2012 with more than 150 funds launched worldwide as at the end of April 2012.
• Assets in distressed debt hedge funds were back above US$60 billion.
• The Eurekahedge Latin American Hedge Fund Index saw a surge of 6.45% at end-April 2012.

To read more, please see the full Eurekahedge Index Flash, also accessible on Scribd and Issuu.