The Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards recognised the best examples of FoHFs. Aberdeen Orbital Global Opportunities was named FoHF of the year and Culross Global Fund FoHF of the decade.

Product awards

Best performing diversified FoHF over 10 years
Winner
Culross Global Fund (Culross Global Management)

Shortlist
Aberdeen Orbita Global Opportunities (Aberdeen Asset Management)
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Uncorrelated (Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild)
Signet Global Fixed Income Fund (Signet Capital Management)

Best performing diversified FoHF over three years
Winner
PCAM Blue Chip (Prime Capital)

Shortlist
Aberdeen Orbita Capital Return (Aberdeen Asset Management)
Cube Global Multi-Strategy Fund (Cube Capital)
Culross Global Fund (Culross Global Management)
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Uncorrelated (Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild)
Green Way (Amundi Alternative Investments)

Best performing diversified FoHF over one year
Winner
PCAM Blue Chip (Prime Capital)

Shortlist
Aberdeen Orbita Capital Return (Aberdeen Asset Management)
Areca Value Discovery (Ayaltis)
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Diversified (Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild)
Gottex Market Neutral Plus Fund (Gottex Fund Management)

Best performing specialist FoHF over 10 years
Winner
Permal Fixed Income Holdings (Permal Investment Management

Shortlist
ACL Alternative Fund (Abbey Capital)
Gems Recovery (Gems Advisors)
Signet Global Fixed Income Fund (Signet Capital Management)
Stenham Quadrant (Stenham Asset Management)

Best performing specialist FoHF over three years
Winner
New Alpha Genesis 3 (NewAlpha Asset Management)

Shortlist
Opus Fixed Income Fund (Schroders NewFinance Capital)
Stenham Gold (Stenham Asset Management)

Best performing specialist FoHF over one year
Winner
Aberdeen Novus Global Credit Opportunities (Aberdeen Asset Management)

Shortlist
Blackpoint Global Trading (Blackpoint Management)
Prima Capital Fund (Fundana)

Best performing energy/commodity FoHF
Winner
Opus Commodities Fund (Schroders NewFinance Capital)

Shortlist
Aberdeen Novus Natural Resources Strategy (Aberdeen Asset Management)
Man Commodity Strategies (Man Investments)
Permal MMF (LUX) Natural Resources Fund (Permal Investment Management Services)
Stenham Global Resources (Stenham Asset Management)

Best performing emerging markets FoHF
Winner
Permal Emerging Markets Holdings (Permal Investment Management Services)

Best performing in-house FoHF
Winner
CQS Diversified Fund – Segregated Portfolio Alpha (CQS)

Best performing Ucits-compliant FoHF
Winner
Goldman Sachs Dynamic Alternative Strategies Portfolio (Goldman Sachs Asset Management)

Shortlist
Casteel Diversified Fund (Casteel Capital)
Gottex Absolute Return (Ucits) Fund (Gottex Fund Management)

Best sub-$100 million FoHF
Winner
Acantias Offshore Fund (Ayaltis)

Shortlist
Asian Capital Holdings Fund – China (ACH Management)
Caliburn Greater China Fund (Caliburn Capital Partners)

Hedge Funds Review FoHF of the year
Winner
Aberdeen Orbita Global Opportunities (Aberdeen Asset Management)

Shortlist
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Uncorrelated (Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild
Gottex Market Neutral Plus Fund (Gottex Fund Management)
PCAM Blue Chip (Prime Capital)

Hedge Funds Review FoHF of the decade
Winner
Culross Global Fund (Culross Global Management)

Platform awards

Best seeding platform
Winner
NewAlpha Asset Management

Best managed account platform
Winner
dbalternatives managed accounts (Deutsche Bank London)

Shortlist
Amundi Alternative Investments Managed Account Platform (Amundi Asset Management)
Lyxor Managed Account Platform (Lyxor Asset Management)
Man Managed Account Platform (Man Investments)

Best Ucits platform
Winner
Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (Merrill Lynch International)

Shortlist
Alceda Ucits Platform (Alceda Fund Management)
db X-funds (Deutsche Bank London)

Best overall investment platform
Winner
dbalternatives managed accounts (Deutsche Bank London)

Shortlist
Amundi Alternative Investments Managed Account Platform (Amundi Asset Management)
Lyxor Managed Account Platform (Lyxor Asset Management)
Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (Merrill Lynch International)

Qualitative awards

Most innovative FoHF (no minimum AUM)
Winner
Axa Alternative Tail Hedge Feeder (Axa Investment Managers)

Best investor relations team
Winner
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Alternative Investment Management Services, Hedge Fund Strategies

Highly commended
Aurum
Liongate Capital Management

Best HNWI/private client FoHF provider
Winner
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Alternative Investment Management Services, Hedge Fund Strategies

Best institutional FoHF provider
Winner
Citi

Best advisory team
Winner
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Alternative Investment Management Services, Hedge Fund Strategies

Best overall group
Winner
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild

Special editor’s award for outstanding contribution to the promotion of the hedge fund industry
Dr Stu and the Naked Short Club radio programme

Lifetime achievement award
Ian Morley, chairman, Allenbridge HedgeInfo

Long-term achievement in FoHFs (awarded to an individual)
Isaac Souede, CEO and chief investment strategist, Permal Group