2024 Nominations

The final round of nominations for the HFM APAC Performance Awards 2024 have now been released. Congratulations to those who have made it to the final round!

For 2024, we have introduced 3 new categories uniquely open to entries from hedge fund firms that have a significant presence in the region. 

  • Global $1bn+ Manager - Equity Strategies
  • Global $1bn+ Manager - Macro, Futures, Fixed Income & RV
  • Global $1bn+ Manager - Multi-strategy

Nominee Interviews

Final Nominations

Asia Equity

Ascender Global Value Fund
Ascender Capital

Aurigin Fund
Aurigin Capital Management

FengHe Asia Fund
FengHe Fund Management

Panah Fund
Seraya Investment

Regal Asian Investments
Regal Funds Management

Asia Equity exc Japan

Cheetah Korea Value Fund
ANDA Asset Management

NTAsian Discovery Fund
NTAsset

Australia Equity

Auscap Long Short Australian Equities Fund
Auscap Asset Management

QVG Long Short Fund
QVG Capital

Regal Australian Long Short Equity Fund
Regal Funds Management

Regal Australian Small Companies Fund
Regal Funds Management

Spheria Australian Microcap Fund
Spheria Asset Management

Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund
Grant Samuel Funds Management

China Equity (Above $500m)

Ariose China Growth Fund

Ariose Capital Management


First Beijing First China Fund

First Beijing Investment

China Equity (Below $500m)

Epimelis China Absolute Return Master Fund

Epimelis Capital

Golden Pine Fund

Golden Pine Asset Management

Horizon China

HD Capital

Credit

Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund
Alexander Funds Management

Coolabah Institutional Credit Hedge Fund
Coolabah Capital

Lux Aeterna Long/Short Credit Fund
Lux Aeterna Capital

ChapelGate Credit Opportunity Fund
Orchard Global Asset Management

Fixed Income

Aura High Yield SME Fund

Aura Funds Management


Merricks Capital Agriculture Credit Fund

Merricks Capital


Realm Strategic Income Fund

Realm Investments


The Prism Income Fund

Skybound Capital


VTeam Siegfried Supply Chain Finance Fund

Siegfried Asset Management

Digital Assets

Golden Pear Capital
Golden Pear Genesis Fund Cayman

Orbital Booster
Stratosphere Quant Fund

Emerging Manager - Smaller Fund - Equity Strategies

AFC Asia Frontier Fund
Asia Frontier Capital

Alchemy India Long Term Fund
Alchemy Investment Management

Atsawin Cambodia Fund
Knight Trading

Black Crane Asia Pacific Opportunities Fund
Black Crane Investment Management

Inception Asia Alpha Fund
Inception Asia Investments

Oriental Harbor Investment Fund
Oriental Harbor Investment Management

SageOne India Growth Fund
Lighthouse Canton

Shinbi Japan Equity Long Short Fund
Fivestar Asset Management

SLG International Opportunities
Stanley-Laman Group

UMJ Galleyla Fund
United Managers Japan

Emerging Manager - Smaller Funds - Macro, Futures, Fixed Income & RV

HCM Rapier Fund
Hong Investment Advisors

Huobi Multi Strategy Crypto Fund
Huobi Asset Management

Quantos Global Fund
Quantos Capital

R Squared Global
Gordian Capital

Vietnam Phoenix Fund
Duxton Asset Management

Event Driven

LIM Japan Event Fund
LIM Advisors

Metrica Asia Event Driven Master Fund
Metrica Partners

Simplex Value Up Strategy
Simplex Asset Management

Fund of Hedge Funds

ATAF Sub Fund
Nanjia Capital

Hang Tang Global Opportunities Fund
Hang Tang International Capital Management

Persistent Edge Asia Partners Master Fund
Persistent Asset Partners

New Fund of The Year

ActusRayPartners Asian Alpha Strategy
ActusRayPartners

Lux Aeterna Long/Short Credit Fund
Lux Aeterna Capital

Lakefront Four Season Balanced Fund
Lakefront Asset Management

Lotus Macro Fund
Lotus Asset Management

Global Equity (Above $500m)

Marshall Wace - MW Global Opportunities Fund
Marshall Wace Asia


Munro Global Growth Fund
Munro Partners

Nipun Emerging Markets Alpha Master Fund
Nipun Capital

PM Capital Global Companies Fund
PM Capital

Global Equity (Below $500m)

FengHe Opportunities Fund
FengHe Fund Management

Nikko AM Wholesale Global Equity Hedged Fund
Nikko Asset Management

OP Global Macro Fund
Oscar and Partners Capital

Platinum International Technology Fund
Platinum Asset Management

WAM Strategic Value
Wilson Asset Management

Global $1bn+ Manager - Equity Strategies

Marshall Wace Asset Management
Marshall Wace - MW Global Opportunities Fund


Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
Schonfeld Fundamental Equity Fund

Global $1bn+ Manager - Macro, Futures, Fixed Income & RV

Aspect Capital

Aspect Alternative Markets


D.E Shaw Group
D.E Shaw Oculus


Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Rathmore Strategy

Man Group
Man AHL Evolution Frontier


Orchard Global Asset Management

Orchard Liquid Credit Fund

P/E Investments
P/E FX Strategy

Global $1bn+ Manager - Multi-strategy

BlackRock

BlackRock Systematic Multi-Strategy Fund


Schonfeld Strategic Advisors

Schonfeld Strategic Partners



Verition Fund Management
Verition Multi-Strategy Fund

India Equity (Above $500m)

Helios Strategic 
Helios Capital Management

Karma Wealth Builder
Karma Capital Advisors

India Equity (Below $500m)

First Water India Fund
First Water Capital

Hill Fort India Fund
Hill Fort Capital Partners

Hornbill Orchid India Fund
Hornbill Capital Advisers

India Insight Value Fund
Fair Value Capital Management

Metis India Opportunity Fund
Metis Capital Management

Right Horizons Minerva Fund - India Undervalued
Right Horizons Financial Services

Japan Equity (Above $500m)

Marshall Wace - MW Japan Market Neutral Fund
Marshall Wace Asia

SPARX Japan Long-Short Fund
SPARX Asia Capital Management

Japan Equity (Below $500m)

Arcus Zensen Fund

Arcus Investment

BUSHIDO Fund

BUSHIDO Asset Management

Cambrian Japan

Atlantic Investment Management

Goodhart Partners Longitude Fund - Hanjo Fund

Goodhart Partners

Japan-Up Unit Trust

Strategic Capital

Nomura Japanese Equity Market Neutral - Dual Alpha Strategy

Nomura Asset Management


Sector Zen Fund

Sector Asset Management

Simplex Oyako Strategy

Simplex Asset Management

VPL - I Trust

UMJ Singapore

Longer term (5 years) - Equity Strategies

Alpha Alternatives Equity Absolute Return Strategy
Alpha Alternatives Fund Advisors

Hornbill Orchid India Fund
Hornbill Capital Advisers

Japan-Up Unit Trust
Strategic Capital

L1 Capital Long Short Fund
L1 Capital

OP Global Macro Fund
Oscar and Partners Capital

UG Hidden Dragon Special Opportunity Fund
UG Investment Advisers

WIM Global Fund
Value Star Asset Management

Longer term (5 years) - Macro, Futures, Fixed Income & RV

Aura High Yield SME Fund
Aura Funds Management

AVM Global Opportunity Fund
AVM Capital

Eagle China Fund
Eagle Labs Capital

LHG Premium Investments Fund
LHG Capital Management

Merricks Capital Partners Fund
Merricks Capital

Quantedge Global Fund
Quantedge

Longer term (5 years) - Multi-strategy

Aleutian Fund
Caygan Capital

CP Multi-Strategy Fund
CP Global Asset Management

GVA Fortress-A
GVA Asset Management

L1 Capital Global Opportunities Fund
L1 Capital

Prospective Globe Fund
Shengqi Capital

Macro (Above $500m)

Arete Macro Fund
Ocean Arete

Astignes Asia Rates Master Fund
Astignes Capital Asia

LHG Premium Investments Fund
LHG Capital Management

Quantedge Global Fund
Quantedge

RV Capital Asia Opportunity Fund
RV Capital Management

Macro (Below $500m)

AVM Global Opportunity Fund
AVM Capital

LC Beacon Global Fund
Lighthouse Canton

Managed Futures 

Eagle China Fund
Eagle Labs Capital

GCI Systematic Macro Strategy
GCI Asset Management

Sinopac Multi Strategy Quant Fund
SinoPac Asset Management

Multi-Strategy

Aleutian Fund

Caygan Capital

CP Multi-Strategy Fund

CP Global Asset Management

Kai Capital

Kai Capital

L1 Capital Global Opportunities Fund

L1 Capital

Quant Equity

Nipun Asia Total Return Fund
Nipun Capital

OQ Asia Absolute Alpha Fund
OQ Funds Management

Regal Investment Fund
Regal Funds Management

Sino Vision Market Neutral Fund
Grand Alliance Asset Management

Relative Value

Abans Global Arbitrage Fund
Abans Investment Managers

Amber Hill GO Fund SPC - Amber Hill Absolute Return Fund
Water Wood Capital Management

Everbright Convertible Opportunities Fund
China Everbright Asset Management

Global Arbitrage Fund
Aravali Asset Management

Greenland Global Fund II
Greenland Investment Management

WaterValley Partners
WaterValley Capital Management

UCITS

India Acorn ICAV - Ashoka India Opportunities Fund
White Oak Capital Partners

Nippon Growth Fund
E.I. Sturdza Strategic Management

Zennor Japan Fund
Zennor Asset Management

Management Firm of The Year

FengHe Fund Management

L1 Capital

Nipun Capital

Regal Funds Management

Simplex Asset Management

Fund of The Year

Atyant Capital India Fund
Atyant Capital Management

Hornbill Orchid India Fund
Hornbill Capital Advisers

Japan-Up Unit Trust
Strategic Capital

Karma Wealth Builder
Karma Capital Advisors

L1 Capital International Fund
L1 Capital International

Metis India Opportunity Fund
Metis Capital Management

Regal Australian Small Companies Fund
Regal Funds Management

Right Horizons Minerva Fund - India Undervalued
Right Horizons Financial Services

Billion Dollar Fund of The Year

Astignes Asia Rates Master Fund
Astignes Capital Asia


FengHe Asia Fund
FengHe Fund Management

First Beijing First China Fund
First Beijing Investment

Marshall Wace - MW Global Opportunities Fund
Marshall Wace Asia

Munro Global Growth Fund
Munro Partners

Quantedge Global Fund
Quantedge

Get in touch


If you have any questions or need any more information please contact one of the team.

Table Enquiries
Lee Yan Cheng
+65 97239311