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The 2011 Asian Hedge Fund Awards took place at a black-tie gala dinner on 20th May 2011 at the Fairmont Singapore. It was a resounding success, with a mixture of established talent and up-and-coming stars from the Asian hedge fund industry coming together to celebrate the successes of their peers.

2011's event was a tremendous success, with 300 of the industry top players attending the gala dinner presentation of 14 awards, the nominees and winners of which you can find below.

We would like to thank all our sponsors for their wonderful support throughout the lead up and during the event. In particular we would like to thank UBS, who sponsored our pre-dinner cocktails and the Standard Chartered Bank, who sponsored our wonderful gala dinner and headline Best Asian Hedge Fund award.

For more information on the awards - and early information on the 2012 ceremony - please contact us on awards@eurekahedge.com or call us on +65 6212 0925.

The full list of winners are as follows:

Sponsored by:		Best Japan Hedge Fund LIM Japan Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Greater China Hedge Fund Acru China + Absolute Return Fund
Sponsored by:		Best India Hedge Fund India Capital Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asia-based Global Macro Fund Ortus Fund (Cayman)
Sponsored by:		Best New Asian Hedge Fund Zeal China Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asia ex-Japan Hedge Fund ASM Asia Recovery Fund
Sponsored by:		Special Achievement Award HT Capital Management
Sponsored by:		Best Asian Event Driven Fund Asuka Value Up Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asian Relative Value Fund Regal Amazon Market Neutral Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Singapore Hedge Fund APS Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asia-based CTA/Managed Futures Fund The Merchant Commodity Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asian Long/Short Equity Fund BIA Pacific Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund LIM Asia Multi-Strategy Fund
Sponsored by:		Best Asian Hedge Fund BIA Pacific Fund

Click here for the nominations

Nominees for the Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Awards are selected through voting by an independent panel of judges, from a working list of funds reporting to the Eurekahedge databases. All Asian hedge funds listed with Eurekahedge and operating as at the end of March 2011 are eligible for nomination. A master file of all eligible funds for each of the award categories (according to their regional/strategic mandates) will be compiled and circulated among the judges to facilitate nomination for the awards (note: consequently, it is not unlikely that the same fund would be nominated for multiple awards).

The winners are selected by an independent panel of judges based on both quantitative data and qualitative knowledge of the funds listed in the Eurekahedge database.

The five judges are:

	Peter Douglas, Principal, GFIA, Singapore
	Richard Johnston, Managing Director, Albourne Partners, Hong Kong
	David Walter, Director, Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, Singapore
	John Knox, Principal, LGT Capital Partners (Asia Pacific) Limited, Hong Kong
	Akane Hashimoto, Managing Director, Investment & Research, HC Asset Management Co Ltd, Japan

Once the votes are collated and the list of nominees finalised, the winners are selected by the panel of judges, weighing in on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the funds in question. The quantitative discussion, while mainly based on 2010 performance, also evaluates 1Q2011 risk/return metrics, on grounds of consistency in fund performance. The selection of nominees and winners is entirely under the remit of the panel of judges, and the role of Eurekahedge in this endeavour is limited to supplying data and moderating the discussion.

The nominees were as follows:

Best Japan Hedge Fund Sponsored by: Akito Fund LIM Japan Fund Prowess of Japan Fund Simplex Value Up Trust Theoria Multi-Strategy Fund   Best Greater China Hedge Fund Sponsored by: Acru China + Absolute Return Fund Credence Oriental Trade Enterprise Galaxy China Special Situations Fund Value Partners Hedge Fund WIM Persistent U.S. Feeder Fund   Best India Hedge Fund Sponsored by: Helios Strategic Heritage Capital India Fund HSBC India Alpha Fund India Capital Fund Monsoon India Opportunity Fund   Best Asia-based Global Macro Fund Sponsored by: BIA Pacific Macro Fund Excalibur Absolute Return Fund Ortus Fund (Cayman) PMA Harvester Fund Quantedge Global Fund   Best New Asian Hedge Fund Sponsored by: Evergreen Australian Equities Return Fund KS Asia Absolute Return Fund Orchard Gemini WIM Persistent U.S. Feeder Fund Zeal China Fund   Best Asia ex-Japan Hedge Fund Sponsored by: Asia Landmark Fund ASM Asia Recovery Fund CC Asia Absolute Return Fund NTAsian Discovery Fund Prudence Enhanced Income Fund   Special Achievement Award Sponsored by:       Best Asian Event Driven Fund Sponsored by: Asuka Value Up Fund Azzy Fund Galaxy China Special Situations Fund HDH Master Fund Simplex Value Up Trust   Best Asian Relative Value Fund Sponsored by: MNJ Asia-Pacific Absolute Return Fund PD Star Fund Q India Equity Fund Regal Amazon Market Neutral Fund Richland Asia Absolute Return Fund   Best Singapore Hedge Fund Sponsored by: APS Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund CAM-GTF Fund MNJ Asia-Pacific Absolute Return Fund Monterey Japan Equity Fund Theoria Multi-Strategy Fund   Best Asia-based CTA/Managed Futures Fund Sponsored by: Boronia Diversified Fund Credence Oriental Trade Enterprise CSL Active Long Short Commodity Programme The Merchant Commodity Fund Vegasoul Fund   Best Asian Long/Short Equity Fund Sponsored by: APS Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund BIA Pacific Fund Prowess of Japan Fund Thai Focused Equity Fund Wisdom Advanced Fund   Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Sponsored by:c CAI Global Fund LIM Asia Multi-Strategy Fund LIM Japan Fund Phalanx Japan-AustralAsia Multi-Strategy Fund Theoria Multi-Strategy Fund    Best Asian Hedge Fund Sponsored by: APS Asia-Pacific Hedge Fund BIA Pacific Fund CAI Global Fund Regal Amazon Market Neutral Fund Theoria Multi-Strategy Fund