HedgePole, in cooperation with Hedgegate and Crossbow Partners, announces the shortlisted candidates for the Swiss Alternative Funds Awards 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, March 23rd 2016

The names of the shortlisted candidates for the Swiss Alternative Funds Awards 2016 have been published!

HedgePole, in cooperation with Hedgegate and Crossbow Partners, is pleased to announce that names of the funds shortlisted for the Swiss Alternative Funds Awards 2016 have been published on HedgePole’s website.

All the candidates have been evaluated and selected by the jury based on pre-defined qualitative and quantitative criteria. The winner in each category will be announced and awarded during the 5th Swiss Asset Management Day in Pfaeffikon SZ on April 7th, 2016 at the Seedamm Plaza Hotel.

With over 500 decision-makers and senior executives participating in the previous events, this is an excellent opportunity for the fund managers to present themselves and to network with the alternative investment community.

For more details on the Swiss Alternative Funds Awards and the assessment process please refer to our website or contact awards@hedgepole.com.

About HedgePole

HedgePole AG, founded in 2004, is a well-established financial services organization with focus on the alternative investments operations. We work with asset managers, investors, banks and service providers supporting them, among others, in hedge funds price collection, funds reference data maintenance and middle office operations. Our proprietary online platform HedgeData allows for maintenance of hedge funds’ data and facilitates electronic data distribution between fund managers and authorized parties on fully confidential basis. For further information, please visit www.hedgepole.com.

About Hedgegate

Hedgegate is the leading free accessible database for Swiss funds of hedge funds and is approved by the Swiss Financial Market Advisory Authority (FINMA) for electronic publication of investment funds. This multifunctional tool also contains several hundred FoHF for qualified investors, which can be accessed free of charge by registered qualified investors. Hedgegate belongs to Hedgeanalytics Ltd., a spin-out company of ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). For further information, please visit www.hedgegate.com.

About Crossbow Partners

Crossbow Partners AG provides absolute-return investment solutions that help to diversify portfolios, protect the downside, and generate steady, uncorrelated returns. Crossbow was founded in 2002 by senior managers of large family offices who have been advising large private fortunes since the 90ies. The company is fully independent and entirely owned by its employees. Over the last years, the company has developed into a broader solution platform that offers macro advisory, multi-manager portfolios, trading strategies and an innovative Swiss equity product. For further information, please visit www.cb-partners.com.