RPIA recognized at 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards

RP Debt Opportunities Fund and RP Fixed Income Plus Fund Recognized for Best 5-Year Sharpe Ratios at 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards

October 24, 2016 4:54 PM EDT | Source: RP Investment Advisors

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 24, 2016) - We are pleased to announce that our alternative fixed income mandates have won both the 1st and 2nd place awards for Best 5-year Sharpe Ratio at the 2016 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards.  RP Debt Opportunities has won this award three times since 2013 and also won this year's 3rd place award for Best 5-year return.

The Sharpe Ratio is a very important measure which allows investors to analyze performance based not just on returns but more importantly, based on returns coupled with the amount of risk that is taken within a strategy to generate those returns.  Simply put - the Sharpe Ratio measures the ratio of return vs volatility (as a measure of risk) and the higher the number, the stronger the return stream.  Since inception, the Sharpe Ratios for RP Debt Opportunities and RP Fixed Income Plus are 2.83 and 2.18 respectively.  Since inception, RP Debt Opportunities has delivered 10.51% annualized return with a cumulative return of 101.23% and RP Fixed Income Plus has delivered 5.35% annualized return, with a cumulative return of 38.24%.1

We are extremely proud to have won this award once again as it confirms our continued success in meeting our primary investment goal of producing strong returns with very low volatility.  As the largest alternative fixed income manager in Canada, we are also pleased to have been able to maintain our award-winning, risk-adjusted return stream as we have grown the firm and expanded our capabilities beyond our original long/short mandate.

1 Returns are net of all fees and expenses as of 30 September 2016

About RP Investment Advisors

RP Investment Advisors is one of Canada's leading alternative fixed income asset managers with over $3.0 billion under management. Founded in 2009 by a group of senior investment professionals with more than 20 years of debt market expertise and international experience, the firm specializes in delivering global, alternative fixed income solutions with a relentless focus on capital preservation and generating positive, absolute returns. The investment team has a disciplined and unique skill set in credit focus strategies in North American and global markets with a proven track record that has achieved strong risk-adjusted returns.

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