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Finalists selected for AIMA Australia Hedge Fund Awards

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

From Matthias Knab, Opalesque Europe: September 4, 2008 is the annual AIMA Australian Hedge Funds Awards & Hedge Funds Rock. This year the event moves to The Ivy Room in Sydney, with awards being presented to the most outstanding funds followed by an Australian style knees up. The night is always well attended and proceeds go to the charity Cure Our Kids. Tickets are still available, see details on page two. Category Finalists have been selected for the AIMA Australia Hedge Funds Award 2008.

Australian Hedge Fund of the Year

  • Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund
  • Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Trust
  • Kaiser Trading Fund spc
Best Emerging Manager
  • Kapstream Absolute Return Income Fund
  • Macquarie Commodity Alpha SPC
  • Pengana Global Resources Fund
Best Long Short & Absolute Return Fund
  • H3 Japan Fund
  • Mathews Sabre Fund
  • Portfolio Partners High Growth Shares Trust
Best Market Neutral Fund
  • Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund
  • BGI Total Return - Australian Equity Market Neutral
  • Fortitude Capital Absolute Return Trust
Best Global Macro / Futures Fund
  • Apeiron Global Macro Fund
  • Blackrock Asset Allocation Alpha Fund - D
  • Kaiser Trading Fund SPC
Best Fund Of Fund 2008
  • FRM - Absolute Alpha Fund PCC Limited Diversified - AUD
  • Investor Select Advisors Global Opportunity Fund
  • Pioneer Allweather (AUD)......................

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