Celebrating five years and over $1 million of raised funds for Australian families afflicted with cancer, last night’s annual Hedge Funds Rock event really was something to rock on about. Over 550 guests embarked on HOME nightclub to formally recognise Australia’s Hedge Fund specialists and rock with Ian Moss of Cold Chisel fame, Typhoon, Shy Guys and Choir Boys.
This year’s event and Hedge Fund Directory raised an astonishing $455,000, bringing the amount raised over the past five years to $1.15 million.
The Hedge Funds Rock event supports Cure Our Kids, a children’s cancer charity providing support services for families affected by cancer as well as commissioning principal research to help alleviate the burden of paediatric cancer in Australia. Research undertaken in Australia is shared internationally, and is the key to increasing the survival of kids with cancer everywhere.
The Hedge Funds Rock event also seeks to recognise industry leaders with the presentation of the following highly coveted awards for outstanding industry performance over the past 12 months.
The awards, judged by independent asset consultants Angela Ashton (IWL) and Simon Ibbetson (Standard & Poor’s) went to:
Best Emerging Manager Award
K2 Select International Absolute Return Fund
Best Long Short & Absolute Return Fund Award
Hayberry Australian Equity Fund
Best Market Neutral Fund Award
Fortitude Capital
Best Global Macro / Futures Fund Award
Merrill Lynch Asset Allocation Alpha Fund
Best Fund of Fund 2006 Award
Asia Pacific Australian Equity Opportunity Fund Series 1
Best Investor supporting Australian Managers Award
BT Funds – Total Return Fund
Australian Hedge Fund of the Year Award
Basis Aust-Rim Opportunity Fund
Contribution to the Australian Hedge Fund Industry Award
Richard Keary
