On Friday, 25 May, a group of 464 of the world’s noisiest hedge fund managers, service providers and investors came together to celebrate our local industry.

The feedback so far has been extremely positive in that everyone was able to talk to the people they wanted to; everyone met new and interesting contacts; everyone enjoyed the food and the drinks even more.

Nineteen awards were presented; Coupland Cardiff’s CC Asia Absolute Return Fund picked up the coveted Best Asian and Best Asian Long/Short awards, along with Swiss Asia’s Genghis Hedge Fund, which won the Best Asian Fund of Funds award. Other winners include Dragon Billion’s Greater China Fund for Best China and Asia ex-Japan Fund, Optimal Japan Fund for the Best Japan Hedge Fund and Akamatsu Fund for the Special Achievement Award.

The charity element of the event raised around US$30,000. Any amount raised for charity is wonderful even if we didn't beat last year; the real winner is the children we help. The raffle was successful and raised over S$6,000.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Regional Awards

Best Asian Hedge Fund: CC Asia Absolute Return Fund
Best Japan Hedge Fund: Optimal Japan Fund
Best India Hedge Fund: Helios Strategic
Best China Hedge Fund: Dragon Billion Greater China Fund
Best Local Hedge Fund (Singapore): Octagon Pan Asia Fund
Best New Asian Hedge Fund Launch: The SFP Asia Fund
Best Asia ex-Japan Hedge Fund: Dragon Billion Greater China Fund

Click here for the nominations.

Strategic Mandate Awards

Best Asian Long/Short Equities Fund: CC Asia Absolute Return Fund
Best Asian Multi-Strategy Fund: Cannizaro Asia Fund
Best Asian Relative Value Fund: Harrier Investment Fund
Best Asian (based) Global Macro Fund: Swordfish Fund
Best Asian Fixed Income Fund: Asian CRC Hedge Fund
Best Asian Arbitrage Fund: Ishin Master Fund
Best Asian (based) CTA/Managed Futures Fund: Grinham Diversified Program
Best Asian Distressed Debt Fund: ASM Asia Recovery Fund
Best Asian Event Driven Fund: Harmony Investment Fund
Best Asian Long-only Absolute Return Fund: Blackhorse Emerging Enterprises Fund
Best Asian Fund of Funds: Swiss-Asia Genghis Hedge Fund

Click here for the nominations.

Special Achievement Award: Akamatsu Fund

Awards Pictures

For more details on the 2007 awards, click here.

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Judges¹

The nominees in all 19 categories were selected by an independent panel of  judges based on both quantitative data and qualitative knowledge of the funds listed in the Eurekahedge database.

The 5 judges are:

Peter Douglas, Principal, GFIA, Singapore & Chairman, AIMA Singapore Chapter	Richard Johnston, Managing Director, Albourne Partners, Hong Kong
David Walter, Director, KBC Alpha, Singapore	John Knox, Director, KGR Capital, Hong Kong
Akane Hashimoto, Head of Hedge Funds, HCAdvisory, Japan

¹Please note that an alternative panel of judges decided on the shortlist for the Best Asian Funds of Funds category.

The nominees are as follows:

Regional Awards

• CC Asia Absolute Return Fund
• Dragon Billion Greater China Fund
• Monsoon India Inflection Fund
• PD Star Fund
• Pinpoint China Fund
• Qinhan China Fund
• Swordfish Fund
• Telligent Greater China Fund
• Trophy Fund

Best Japan Hedge Fund

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• Akamatsu Fund
• Calypso Daikoku Fund
• DB Equilibria Japan Fund
• Hadoh Fund
• Optimal Japan Fund
• Rockhampton Fund
• SSgA Japan Equity Market Neutral Fund
• Yaraka Fund

Best Asia ex-Japan Hedge Fund

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• ASM Asian Recovery Fund
• CC Asia Absolute Return Fund
  
• Dragon Billion Greater China Fund
  
• Pinpoint China Fund
  
• TCG IndiaStar Fund

Best Indian Hedge Fund

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• Helios Strategic Limited
• India Capital Fund
• Kuvera Fund
• Marshal Asia Opportunities Fund
• Monsoon India Inflection Fund
• TCG IndiaStar Fund

Best China Hedge Fund

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• Acru China + Absolute Return Fund
• Dragon Billion Greater China Fund
• Pinpoint China Fund
• Qinhan China Fund
• Telligent Greater China Fund
• UG-Adwell Great Wall Absolute Return Fund
• UG Hidden Dragon Undervalued Assets Fund
• Value Partners China Hedge Fund

Best Local Hedge Fund (Singapore-based)

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• Areca Partners Limited
• Artradis AB2 Fund
• Binjai Hill Asian Acorns Fund
• Helios Strategic Limited
• Octagon Pan Asia Fund
• Swordfish Fund
• UG Great Wall Hidden Value Fund
• UG Hidden Dragon Balance Fund

Best New Asian Hedge Fund Launch

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• 777 Fund
• Altima India Fund
  
• Antipodean Capital Management Diversified CTA Strategy
  
• Aperta Japan Long/Short Fund
  
• Clean Resources Asia Fund
  
• Infiniti China Opportunities Fund
  
• MICH Fund
  
• Monterey Japan Equity Fund
  
• Myojo Riodas Fund
  
• Tantallon Smaller Companies Fund
  
• The SFP Asia Fund

Strategic Mandate Awards

Best Asian Long Short Equities Fund

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• Areca Partners Limited
• Binjai Hill Asian Acorns Fund
• CC Asia Absolute Return Fund
• Dragon Billion China Fund
• Dragon Billion Greater China Fund
• Marco Polo Pure China Fund
• MIR Absolute Return Fund
• Peak Asian Absolute Return Fund
• Trophy Fund
• Whitefield Asian Opportunities Fund

Best Asian Multi-Strategy Fund

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• Artradis AB2 Fund
• Basis Pac-Rim Opportunity Fund
• Cannizaro Asia Fund
• Ginger Capital Fund
• Phalanx Japan-AustralAsia Multi-Strategy Fund
• Pinpoint China Fund
• Qinhan China Fund
• Sattva Asia Opportunities Fund
• Stark Asia Fund
• UG Hidden Dragon Balance Fund
• UG Formosa Multi-Strategy Fund

Best Asian Relative Value Fund

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• Harrier Investment Fund
• Lynx Arbitrage Fund
• PD Star Fund
• RAB Northwest Warrant Fund
• SSgA Japan Equity Market Neutral Fund
• Titan Asia Volatility Fund
• UG Formosa Patriot Fund
• Venus Arbitrage Fund

Best Asian (based) Global Macro Fund

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• Japan Macro Fund
• Qi Capital Asian Macro Fund
• Swordfish Fund Limited
• Vegasoul Fund

Best Asian Fixed Income Fund

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• Asian CRC Hedge Fund
• Asian Credit Hedge Fund
• The Asian Debt Fund
• Tribridge AF1 Fund
• Tricom Income Fund

Best Asian Arbitrage Fund

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• Ishin Master Fund
• UG Great Wall Hidden Value Fund

Best Asian (based) CTA/Managed Futures Fund

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• Active Global Commodities Fund
• Antipodean Capital Management A$ Currency Fund
• Grinham Diversified Program

Best Asian Distressed Debt Fund

Sponsored by

• ADM Galleus Fund
• Ashmore Asian Recovery Fund
• ASM Asia Recovery Fund
• The Asian Debt Fund

Best Asian Event Driven Fund

Sponsored by

• Austral Equity Fund
• Austral Opportunities Fund
• Axix Asia Absolute Fund
• Harmony Investment Fund Feeder 1 Limited
• MM&E Capital Investment Trust No. 1
• MQ Special Events Fund
• Quam Greater China Segregated Portfolio
• Rubicon Asia Special Events Offshore Fund
• Rubicon M&A Fund
• The SFP Value Realization Fund

Best Asian Long-only Absolute Return Fund

• Allard Growth Fund
• ARN Newly Industrialised Economies Fund
• Atlantis China Fortune Fund
• Blackhorse Emerging Enterprises Fund
• CAM-GTF Limited
• Parvest China
• PXP Vietnam Fund
• Target Asia Fund

Best Asian Fund of Hedge Funds

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• AJIA Partners Asian Opportunity Fund
  
• BlackRock Asia Pacific Partners
  
• BT Total Return Fund
  
• KBC Asia Fund of Funds
  
• Penjing Asia Fund
  
• Persistent Edge Asia Partners
• SGL Asia
  
• Swiss-Asia Genghis Hedge Fund
  
• Tiger Selection Holdings

Special Achievement Award

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• Winner to be announced