Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The Hedgeweek USA Awards 2015 were presented earlier this week on  September 10th  in New York and brought together the leading names in the US hedge funds industry to celebrate the achievements of the best performing managers and service providers.
The awards were determined by the votes of Hedgeweek’s subscribers, who include institutional investors, wealth managers, fund managers and other industry professionals at firms including fund administrators, prime brokers, custodians, law firms, custodians and advisers.
The winners of the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2015 are:
Best Macro CTA Fund – Martin Fund Management
Best Event Driven Value-Orientated Fund – Spektra Capital, LLC
Best Event Driven Merger Arbitrage Fund – Millenium Management LLC
Best Event Driven Distressed Fund – Joint Winners – Mangrove Partners/ 3 Sigma
Best Relative Value Convertible Arbitrage Fund – Pine River Capital Management LP
Best Equity Short Bias Fund – RBI Capital Management, LLC
Best US International Fund Manager – Neuberger Berman
Best Multi-Strategy Fund – Pulteney Street Capital Management, LLC
Best Liquid Alternatives “40 Act” Fund – SkyBridge Capital
Best North American Index Provider – Hedge Fund Research, Inc
Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator – Opus Fund Services
Best Offshore Hedge Fund Administrator – U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Best Liquid Alternatives “40 Act” Fund Administrator – State Street
Best North American Prime Broker – Concept Capital Markets, LLC
Best North American Hedge Fund Research Provider – Preqin
Best Managed Accounts Platform – Lyxor Asset Management
Best Seeding Platform – Protégé Partners, LLC
Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Systems Firm – Nedelma Inc
Best Managed Accounts Platform Technology Firm – InfraHedge Ltd
Best North American Trading Venue – Liquidnet
Best North American Accounting Firm – EisnerAmper LLP
Best North American Shadow Accounting Firm – Custom House Global Fund Services Ltd
Best North American Regulatory Advisory Firm – Duff & Phelps’ Kinetic Partners Division
Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm – DMS Offshore Investment Services Ltd
Best North American Cyber-Security Services Provider – ACA Compliance Group
Best North American Cloud Services Provider – Abacus Group, LLC
Best North American Public Relations Firm – Prosek Partners
Best North American Public Relations Firm (Highly Commended) – Peregrine Communications
Best North American Data Visualisation Software Provider – Broadridge Financial Solutions
Best North American Insurance Provider – Crystal & Company
Best North American Law Firm – Ruddy Law Office, PLLC
Best Offshore Law Firm – Mourant Ozannes
Best North American Third Party Marketing Firm – Agecroft Partners LLC
