Alternative Investment News Announces Nominees For 3rd Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards; Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
New York (ots/PRNewswire)
Alternative Investment News, a publication of Institutional Investor News, has announced the nominees for its 3rd Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. Winners of the awards will be honored at a gala dinner on June 29th at Capitale Restaurant in New York City. The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award was also announced.
John Henry of John W. Henry & Company, is this year's recipient of Alternative Investment News's 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nominees in all five categories were selected based on their accomplishments during the 2004 calendar year. The nominees are as follows:
Hedge Fund Leader of the Year
- Campbell & Company
- ESL Investments
- Maverick Capital
- RAB Capital
- Vega Asset Management
Emerging Manager of the Year
- Cardinal Asset Management
- Eton Park Capital Management
- Liongate Capital Management
- TPG-Axon Capital
- WMG Limited
Fund of Funds Leader of the Year
- Attica Alternative Investments
- Gottex Fund Management
- HFR Asset Management
- K2 Advisors
- Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company
Institutional Investor of the Year
- California Public Employees' Retirement System
- Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board
- San Bernardino County (Calif.) Employees' Retirement Association
- Staffordshire County Council Pension Fund
- Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP
Institutional Manager of the Year
- Barclays Global Investors
- Citigroup Alternative Investments
- JPMorgan
- Martin Currie
- Threadneedle Asset ManagementAbout the Hedge Fund Industry Awards:
The Hedge Fund Industry Awards are the pre-eminent honor conferred on the industry. Nominees for the awards are selected by the editorial staff of Alternative Investment News with input from the industry. The editors identify those individuals whose accomplishments have distinguished them from their peers. While opinions on the nominees are solicited from the industry, the winners are ultimately chosen exclusively by the editors of AIN.
About the publication:
Alternative Investment News publishes breaking news and in-depth analysis on the fast-growing institutional market for alternative investments -- specifically the use of hedge funds and similar entities by public and corporate pension funds, foundations and endowments. It's the only publication that offers online manager search intelligence, a daily email with global hedge fund news, and weekly features on alternative investment trends and strategies.
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