2018 Canadian Hedge Fund Award Winners Announced by Alternative IQ

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 17, 2018) - The Canadian Hedge Fund Awards, the highest honour in Canada's hedge fund industry, were presented yesterday evening at a Gala Dinner at One King West Hotel in Toronto with 145 guests in attendance.

The Gala Awards Dinner was preceded in the afternoon by THE 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund Conference at which Benjamin Tal, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets, delivered the Keynote Address entitled: "Normalizing the Abnormal". Pension Funds from the US and Canada, Family Offices and IIROC Dealers discussed the opportunities hedge funds provide for investment portfolios, and shared their views on the trends in Canada's hedge fund industry and how the industry will grow going forward.

The Canadian Hedge Fund Awards help investors identify the most exceptional hedge funds, recognizing winners in 5 categories as well as the Overall Best 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund. A total of 207 Canadian hedge funds participated in the 2018 CHFA program. The awards are based solely on quantitative performance data to June 30^th, with Fundata Canada managing the collection and tabulation of the data to determine the winners. There is no nomination process or subjective assessment in identifying the winning hedge funds.

The 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund Award winners are:

Overall Best 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund:
(based on best combined 10 year annualized return and Sharpe ratio).

Equity Focused Category

Best 1 Year Return:

Best 5 Year Return:                   

Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio:    

Credit Focused Category:

Best 1 Year Return:                   

Best 5 Year Return:                   

Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio:    

Market Neutral Category:

Best 1 Year Return:                   

Best 5 Year Return:             

Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio:    

Global Macro/Managed Futures/Multi-Strategy Category:

Best 1 Year Return:                   

Best 5 Year Return:                   

Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio:    

Private Debt

Best 1 Year Return

Best 5 Year Return

Best 5 Year Sharpe Ratio

Average Performance of Canadian Hedge Funds to June 30, 2018

Awards were also presented to those service providers that Canadian hedge fund managers voted most valuable to them: SGGG Fund Services received the award for top Canadian Hedge Fund Administrator, the top Canadian Prime Broker award went to CIBC Prime Services, McMillan LLP was awarded top Canadian Law Firm and KPMG LLP was voted the top Canadian Accounting Firm.

The 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards program would not be possible without the generous support of its Sponsors:

• Principal Sponsors: Fundata Canada and KPMG LLP
• Table Sponsors: SS&C CommonWealth and SGGG Fund Services,
• Contributing Presenters: CIBC Capital Markets, McMillan LLP, and Sigma Analysis and Management
• Associate Sponsors: Alliance Sales and Marketing, AUM Law, Cidel Asset Management, Independent Review Inc, Introduction Capital, K J Harrison Investors, Our Family Office, Scotia Wealth Management, Richardson GMP and RBC Dominion Securities
• Media Partners: 100 Women in Finance, AIMA Canada, CAIA, Hedge Fund Alert, Newsfile, PCMA, Preqin

Help for Children was the Chosen Charity Partner for the 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards program.

For more information about the annual CHFA program, the 2018 Top Contenders and the full directory of hedge funds participating in the 2018 Canadian Hedge Fund program, go to: www.alternativeiq.com or call:

Julie Makepeace
Managing Director, Alternative IQ; and President, Alliance Sales and Marketing, Inc.
jmakepeace@alliancesalesandmarketing.com
416-906-3782

About Alternative IQ: Alternative IQ produces the annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards, held in Toronto each October (performance as at June 30th), the CHFA Winners Showcase Investor Conferences which present managers of the award-winning hedge funds to investors, and various other programs and publications serving the hedge fund industry in Canada. Alternative IQ is dedicated to celebrating, supporting and expanding Canada's Hedge Fund Industry. AIQ is a division of Alliance Sales and Marketing, Inc.

About the Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards: The Annual Canadian Hedge Fund Awards were first held in 2008 and have a two-fold objective: First, to celebrate the talent and accomplishments of Canada's hedge fund industry, and second, to draw attention to Canada's hedge funds by raising the awareness of that expertise in the media and among the wider investment community.

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