Thank you - Exit Hedgeweek 2014 Global Awards - Reader Survey 1. Hedgeweek 2014 Global Awards Reader Survey * 1. Dear Reader,Hedgeweek 2014 Global AwardsWe are conducting a survey of the Hedgeweek readership to assess the best hedge fund performers and service providers during 2013 (for the twelve month period ending 30 November 2013) in a range of categories covering the entire hedge fund space. Managers and service providers are welcome to nominate their own funds/firms – with relevant justification.Please make your nominations by completing this survey. The deadline for nominations is early January 2014.The results from this survey will be presented in aggregate and all individual answers to this survey will be confidential. The awards represent a key marketing opportunity for winners, who will be awarded their prizes at an awards lunch in London at the end of February 2014. We look forward to sharing the results of this survey with you soon.Regards,The Hedgeweek Team Name: Company: Address: Address 2: City/Town: State: Postal Code: Country: Email Address: * 2. Please could you identify the type of company you work within, or the most appropriate sector of the industry you fit into. Exchange Pension Plan Journalist Private Client / Family Wealth Adviser Public Relations Firm Institutional Investor Academic Fund Administrator / Service Provider Broker Trust Company Accountant Treasury Officer Lawyer Recruiter Consulting Firm Fund Manager / Product Provider * 3. Please nominate the best macro fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 4. Please nominate the best event driven activist fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 5. Please nominate the best event driven merger arbitrage fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 6. Please nominate the best event driven distressed fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 7. Please nominate the best event driven multi strategy fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 8. Please nominate the best relative value convertible bond arbitrage fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 9. Please nominate the best relative value volatility arbitrage fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 10. Please nominate the best relative value fixed income arbitrage fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 11. Please nominate the best relative value multi strategy fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 12. Please nominate the best equity short bias fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 13. Please nominate the best equity market neutral fund Contact information of fund Name of fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 14. Please nominate the best managed futures (CTA)fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 15. Please nominate the best absolute return fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 16. Please nominate the best UCITs - compliant product Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 17. Please nominate the best diversified fund of hedge fund Name of product Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 18. Please nominate the best specialist fund of hedge fund Name of Fund Contact information of Fund Short justification as to why you made this choice * 19. Please nominate the best index provider Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 20. Please nominate the best North American hedge fund administrator Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 21. Please nominate the best Asian hedge fund administrator Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 22. Please nominate the best European hedge fund administrator Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 23. Please nominate the best Offshore hedge fund administrator Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 24. Please nominate the best North American prime broker Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 25. Please nominate the best European prime broker Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 26. Please nominate the best Asian prime broker Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 27. Please nominate the best specialist market prime broker Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 28. Please nominate the best managed accounts platform Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 29. Please nominate the best UCITs platform Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 30. Please nominate the best seeding platform Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 31. Please nominate the best risk management software firm/supplier Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 32. Please nominate the best fund accounting and reporting systems firm/supplier Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 33. Please nominate the best managed account platform technology firm/supplier Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 34. Please nominate the best European trading venue Name of venue Contact information of venue Short description as to why you made that nomination * 35. Please nominate the best North American Trading Venue Name of venue Contact information of venue Short description as to why you made that nomination * 36. Please nominate the best Asian trading venue Name of venue Contact information of venue Short description as to why you made that nomination * 37. Please nominate the best North American accounting firm Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 38. Please nominate the best European accounting firm Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 39. Please nominate the best North American regulatory advisory firm Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 40. Please nominate the best European regulatory advisory firm Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 41. Please nominate the best Offshore regulatory advisory firm Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 42. Please nominate the best hedge fund services jurisdiction Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 43. Please nominate the best North American public relations firm Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 44. Please nominate the best European public relations firm Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 45. Please nominate the best global insurance provider Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 46. Please nominate the best North American law firm Name of Firm Contact information of Firm Short justification as to why you made this choice * 47. Please nominate the best European law firm Name of firm Contact details for the firm Short justification as to why you made this nomination * 48. Please nominate the best Offshore law firm Short justification as to why you made this choice Contact information of Firm Name of Firm * 49. Please nominate the best third party marketing firm Name of firm Contact information of the firm Please provide a short explanation as to why you made this choice 100% of survey complete. Done