Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu) – Förra fredagen presenterades vinnarna på Hedgeweek Awards i London. Detta var tredje gången som det finansiella mediaföretaget belönade framstående insatser inom hedgefondvärlden. Precis som tidigare år avgjordes vinnarna genom en omröstning bland Hedgeweeks 41.000 prenumeranter, som inkluderar både privata och institutionella investerare, samt fondförvaltare och andra professionella aktörer inom industrin, inkluderande fondadminsitratörer, Prime Brokers, advokatbyråer, konsulter och rådgivare.

Dock lyckades inga av de nordiska fondförvaltarna komma med bland årets vinnare, trots flera nomineringar.

Vinnarna av Hedgeweek Awards 2012 är:

Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator: JP Morgan Hedge Fund Services

Best Asian Hedge Fund Administrator: BNY Mellon

Best European Hedge Fund Administrator: Credit Suisse Prime Fund Services

Best Offshore Hedge Fund Administrator: JP Fund Administration

Best North American Prime Broker: Pershing Prime Services

Best European Prime Broker: UBS Prime Services

Best Asian Prime Broker: Deutsche Bank

Best Managed Accounts Platform: Lyxor Asset Management

Best Ucits Platform: Matrix Asset Management

Best Hedge Fund Seeding Platform: IMQubator

Best Risk Management Software: PerTrac RiskPlus

Best Long/Short Fund Manager: Dalton Strategic Partnership

Best Market Neutral Fund Manager: Saemor Capital

Best Credit/Lending Fund Manager: Tangerine Investment Management

Best Relative Value Fund Manager: PIMCO

Best Convertible Arbitrage Manager: Mohican Financial Management

Best Managed Futures Manager/CTA: NuWave Investment Management

Best Fixed-Income Fund Manager: Ashmore Investment Management

Best Multistrategy Fund Manager: Barclays Capital Fund Solutions

Best Absolute Return Fund Manager: Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co.

Best Event-Driven Fund Manager: P. Schoenfeld Asset Management

Best Global Macro Fund Manager: Brevan Howard

Best Ucits-Compliant Product: Standard Life Investments

Best Diversified Fund of Hedge Funds Manager: Liongate Capital Management

Best Specialist Fund of Hedge Funds Manager: EIM Group

Best Fund Accounting and Reporting System: Linedata

Best Managed Accounts Technology: Eze Castle Integration

Best European Trading Venue: Deutsche Börse

Best North American Trading Venue: NYSE Arca

Best Asian Trading Venue: Singapore Stock Exchange

Best European Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young

Best European Regulatory Advisory Firm: IMS Group

Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm: Carne Group

Best North American Public Relations Firm: Walek & Associates

Best European Public Relations Firm: Peregrine Communications

Best European Law Firm: Simmons & Simmons

Best Offshore Law Firm: Ogier

Best Third-Party Marketing Firm: Alpha UCITS

Best North American Accounting Firm: Anchin, Block & Anchin

Best North American Law Firm: Seward & Kissel

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