Press release: All the winners from the Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2012

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    IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    MAY 28, 2012Eurekahedge

    Segant i i Cap i ta l Management w in b ig a t t he As ian Hedge Fund Aw ards 2012 , as th e Segant i i As ia-Paci f i c Equ i t y Mu l t i -S t ra tegy Fund w ins Best As ian Mu l t i -S t ra t egy Hedge Fundan d Best As ian

    Hedge Funda w a r d s

    The Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2012took place on 25th May 2012, marking another year of success as

    Eurekahedgecelebrated the best of the Asian hedge fund industry. With 320 hedge fund players inattendance, Eurekahedgegave credit to the top achievers of 2011 and 1Q 2012 and were pleased to

    welcome many new faces among this years event.

    A total of 15 awards were presented on the night, and Segantii Asia-Pacific Equity Multi-Strategy Fund tookcentre stage by winning the coveted award ofBest Asian Hedge Fund in addition to Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund.

    The remaining awards for top performers in the region went to Nezu Japan Fund for Best Japan Hedge Fund,Tairen China Fund for Best Greater China Hedge Fund, CC Asia Absolute Return Fund for Best Asia ex- Japan

    Hedge Fundand Alithion Japan Fund for Best Singapore Hedge Fund.

    Key highlights of this years awards were Fortress Asia Macro Fund who took the stage for Best New Asian

    Hedge Fundand Peter Fletchers acceptance of the Special Achievement Award awarded in recognition ofMr. Fletchers influence on the Asian hedge fund industry since the 1990s, as well as his work in founding

    the Rice charity.

    Other big winners included Ortus Fund for Best Asian FX Investing Fund, BIA Pacific Macro Fund for BestAsia-based Global Macro Fund, Pengana Asia Special Events Fund for Best Asian Event Driven Fund, Regal

    Amazon Market Neutral Fund for Best Asian Relative Value Fund, Monsoon Asia-Pacific Systematic Programfor Best Asia-based CTA/Managed Futures Fund, MNJ Asia-Pacific Absolute Return Fund for Best Asian Quant

    Fundand Sensato Asia Pacific Master Fund for Best Asian Long/Short Equity Fund.

    Eurekahedges partnership with the charity Rice this year saw SGD$44,000 being raised through a charityauction. This amount will be dedicated towards Rices philanthropic efforts in improving the lives of childrenacross Asia via their respective charities. Eurekahedge would like to thank all winning bidders for theircontributions in supporting this cause.

    Eurekahedge would also like to take this opportunity to thank their many sponsors, participants, delegatesand judges who were committed to the success of this years awards. The company remains committed tocelebrating the industrys successes and hopes to welcome all of this years attendees back in 2013 afterwhat is sure to be an eventful year!

    About Eurekah edge

    Founded in 2001, Eurekahedge is an independent financial data and research company focusing onalternative investments. Eurekahedge maintains coverage on over 26,000 alternative funds globally and its

    research covers hedge funds, funds of funds, UCITS III hedge funds, private equity funds, Islamic funds,real estate funds, SRI funds and long-only absolute return funds.

    In addition to fund data Eurekahedge publishes over 100 alternative investment benchmark indices along

    with the monthly Eurekahedge Report covering asset flows, fund performance, macroeconomic trends,league tables and specific index returns on the hedge fund industry.

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