2025 Nominations

Asia Equity exc Japan

Apollo Asia Fund
Apollo Investment Management

Platinum Asia Fund
Platinum Asset Management

Value Partners High-Dividend Stocks Fund
Value Partners Group

Asia Equity

Ascender Global Value Fund
Ascender Capital

Aurigin Fund
Aurigin Capital Management

Ginko-AGT Global Growth Fund
AGT Partners

UG Hidden Dragon Special Opportunity Fund
UG Investment Advisers

Australia Equity

CC Sage Capital Absolute Return Fund
Sage Capital

Firetrail Absolute Return Fund
Firetrail Investments

Regal Emerging Companies Opportunities Fund
Regal Funds Management

Salt Long Short Fund
Salt Funds Management

China Equity (Over $500m)

First Beijing First China Fund
First Beijing Investment

Triata China Equity Master Fund
Triata Capital

China Equity (Up to $500m)

Chongyang I Shanghai
Chongyang Investment Management

Epimelis China Absolute Return Master Fund
Epimelis Capital

GH China Century Fund
LyGH Capital

Golden Nest Greater China Fund
Golden Nest Capital Management

Credit

Lux Aeterna Long/Short Credit Fund
Lux Aeterna Capital

Prudence Multi-Strategy - Credit
Prudence Investment Management

RV Capital Liquid Asia Credit Opportunity Fund
RV Capital Management

Sentosa Asian Credit Fund
Sentosa Capital

Smarter Money Long-Short Credit Fund
Coolabah Capital Investments

Tribeca Asia Credit Fund
Tribeca Investment Partners

Digital Assets

Apollo Crypto Market Neutral Fund
Apollo Crypto

Azure Tide Yield Generation Fund
Azure Tide Holdings

Digital Income Fund
Digital Assets Funds Management

Elite SPC - Fore Elite Flagship Fund
Fore Elite Capital Management

Presto Digital Fund 1
PL Digital Management

Pythagoras Quant Long-Short Fund
Pythagoras Investment Management

Emerging Manager - Smaller Fund - Equity

AFC Asia Frontier Fund
Asia Frontier Capital

Arkenomics Provident Fund
Arkenomics Capital

Astral Value Fund
Astral Asset Management

BD Fund
BD Consultraining

Chartwell Asia Pacific Income Fund
Chartwell Capital

Hibiki Path Value Fund
Hibiki Path Advisors

Hills International Fund
Oceania Global Investments

Paragon Australian Long Short Fund
Paragon Funds Management

Emerging Manager - Smaller Fund - Non-Equity

Ascent Global Futures
Pilgrim Partners Asia

Contrendian Master Fund
Contrendian

Cornucopia Contra OFC
Cornucopia Capital Partners

Penco Global Opportunity
Penco Capital Management

Event Driven (Over $500m)

Athos Asia Event Driven Fund
Athos Capital

Japan-Up Unit Trust
Strategic Capital

Simplex Value Up Strategy
Simplex Asset Management

Event Driven (Up to $500m)

LIM Japan Event Fund
LIM Advisors

Sandon Capital Activist Fund
Sandon Capital

Zongyi Auspicious Global Opportunity Fund
Auspicious Capital Management

Fixed Income (Over $500m)

Alceon Australian Real Estate Corporate Senior Loan Fund
Alceon Group

Realm High Income Fund
Realm Investments

VTeam Siegfried Supply Chain Finance Fund
Siegfried Asset Management

Fixed Income (Up to $500m)

Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund
Alexander Funds Management

Aura Private Credit Income Fund
Aura Funds Management

Goldleaf Australian Income Fund
Goldleaf Australian Asset Management

Merricks Capital Agriculture Credit Fund
Merricks Capital

Fund of Hedge Funds

Apis Global Long/Short Fund
Ironbark Asset Management

ATAF Sub Fund
Nanjia Capital

China Selection Holdings
Belgrave Capital Management

Penjing Asia Fund
Penjing Asset Management

SHK Latitude Alpha Fund
Sun Hung Kai & Co

Global $1bn+ Manager: Equity Strategies

Antipodes Global Fund
Antipodes

BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund
BlackRock

GIM Portfolio Strategies Funds - Technology Long Short Fund
JP Morgan

Man Numeric Quantitative Alpha Strategy
Man

PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund
PIMCO

Global $1bn+ Manager: Fixed Income/Credit

Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund
Cheyne

Davidson Kempner International
Davidson Kempner

GoldenTree Select Offshore Fund
GoldenTree

AG Mortgage Value Partners
TPG Public Equity Partners

BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Fund
BlackRock

Capula Global Relative Value Fund
Capula

Global $1bn+ Manager: Macro & Futures

PIMCO Absolute Return Strategy
PIMCO

CFM Systematic Global Macro Fund
CFM

Pharo Macro Fund
Pharo

BlackRock Global Alpha Opportunities Fund
BlackRock

SPX Lancer Plus Prev
SPX Capital

Global $1bn+ Manager: Multi-strategy

L1 Capital Global Opportunities Fund
L1 Capital

Man Strategies 1783
Man

Schonfeld Strategic Partners Fund
Schonfeld

Verition Multi-Strategy
Verition

Balyasny Atlas Enhanced
Balyasny

ExodusPoint Partners Fund
ExodusPoint

Global Equity (Over $500m)

Antipodes Global Fund
Antipodes Partners

PM Capital Global Companies Fund
PM Capital

Singularity Master Fund
CloudAlpha Capital Management

Global Equity (Up to $500m)

Apeiron Global Opportunities Fund
Apeiron Capital

CloudAlpha Tech Fund
CloudAlpha Capital Management

Golden Eagle Global Trends Fund
Global Value Chain Investment Corporation

Harvest Lane Absolute Return Fund
Harvest Lane Asset Management

India Equity (Over $500m)

Alpha Alternatives Equity Absolute Return Strategy
Alpha Alternatives Fund Advisors

Malabar India Fund
Malabar Investment

India Equity (Up to $500m)

ACM Global Fund
Aregence Capital

ASK Absolute Return Fund
ASK Long-Short Fund Managers Private Limited

Banyan India Portfolio
Banyan Capital Advisors

ITI Long Short Equity Fund
The Investment Trust of India

Right Horizons Minerva Fund
Right Horizons Financial Services

Japan Equity

Indus Japan Fund
Indus Capital Partners

Nomura Japanese Equity Market Neutral
Nomura Asset Management

Sector Zen Fund
Sector Asset Management

SILQ Capital Japan Equity Long Short Unit Trust
SILQ Capital

Simplex Oyako Strategy
Simplex Asset Management

Longer Term (5 years) - Credit

Admiralty Harbour Global Credit Opportunities Fund
Admiralty Harbour Capital

AHP Asia Credit Opportunities Segregated Portfolio
Aspen Hill Partners

Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund
Alexander Funds Management

Smarter Money Long-Short Credit Fund
Coolabah Capital Investments

Longer Term (5 years) - Equity Strategies

Alpha Alternatives Equity Absolute Return Strategy
Alpha Alternatives Fund Advisors

Aurigin Fund
Aurigin Capital Management

Harvest Lane Absolute Return Fund
Harvest Lane Asset Management

PM Capital Global Companies Fund
PM Capital

Sector Zen Fund
Sector Asset Management

Simplex Oyako Strategy
Simplex Asset Management

Zyg Fund
Zyg

Longer Term (5 years) - Macro, Futures

Arete Macro Fund
Ocean Arete

Attunga Power & Enviro Fund
Attunga Capital

AVM Global Opportunity Fund
AVM Capital

Lakefront No.4 China Macro Fund
Lakefront Asset Management

LHG Premium Investments Fund
LHG Capital Management

OP Global Macro Fund
Oscar and Partners Capital

Quantedge Global Fund
Quantedge

Seahawk China Dynamic Fund
Leading Securities

Longer Term (5 years) - Multi-strategy

Aleutian Fund
Caygan Capital

CP Multi-Strategy Fund
CP Global Asset Management

GVA Fortress-A
GVA Asset Management

Horizon China Non-US Feeder Fund
HD Capital

L1 Capital Global Opportunities Fund
L1 Capital

Theoria Multi-Strategy Fund
Theoria Capital Management

Macro (Over $500m)

Arete Macro Fund
Ocean Arete

Astignes Asia Rates Master Fund
Astignes Capital

LHG Premium Investments Fund
LHG Capital Management

Quantedge Global Fund
Quantedge

RV Capital Asia Opportunity Enhanced Return Fund
RV Capital Management

Seahawk China Dynamic Fund
Leading Securities Company

Macro (Up to $500m)

Arete Newbury Fund
Ocean Arete

AVM Global Opportunity Fund
AVM Capital

Golden Horse Global Macro Discretionary Fund
Golden Horse Fund Management

Lakefront No.4 China Macro Fund
Lakefront Asset Management

Managed Futures

PMC Managed Futures Segregated Portfolio
TrueAlpha Technology Asset Management

Sinopac Multi Strategy Quant Fund
SinoPac Asset Management

Management Firm of the Year

CloudAlpha Capital Management

Enhanced Investment Products

Ocean Arete

RV Capital Management

UG Investment Advisers

Multi-Strategy

Aleutian Fund
Caygan Capital

CP Multi-Strategy Fund
CP Global Asset Management

E.I.P. China Multi-Strategy Fund
Enhanced Investment Products

Horizon China Non-US Feeder Fund
HD Capital

L1 Capital Global Opportunities Fund
L1 Capital

Step Investment Fund I
Step Capital Management

UG Great Wall Absolute Return Fund
UG Investment Advisers

New Fund of the Year

ActusRayPartners Japan Alpha Fund
ActusRayPartners

ASK Absolute Return Fund
ASK Long-Short Fund Managers Private Limited

Astignes Systematic RV Macro Fund
Astignes Capital

Going Investment Fund
Going Asset Management

Regal Partners Private Fund
Regal Partners

Quant Equity

About Capital Asian Special Opportunities Fund
About Capital Management

ActusRayPartners Asian Alpha Strategy
ActusRayPartners

OQ Asia Absolute Alpha Fund
OQ Funds Management

Relative Value

Abans Global Arbitrage Fund
Abans Investment Managers

E.I.P. China Convertible Bond Fund
Enhanced Investment Products

Everbright Convertible Opportunities Fund
China Everbright Asset Management

Global Arbitrage Fund
Aravali Asset Management

R Squared Global
Gordian Capital

True Partner Offshore Fund
True Partner Advisor

WaterValley Partners
WaterValley Capital Management

UCITS

BSF BlackRock Systematic Asia Pacific Equity Absolute Return Fund
BlackRock

Lafayette Dalton Asia Pacific Fund
MontLake

Man Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Equity Alternative Fund
Man Group

Schroder ISF Asian Convertible Bond
Schroders Investment Management

Tower Global High Yield Bond Fund
Diamond Capital Management