Bridgewater`s Dalio Announced as Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient; Paulson & Co. and D.E. Shaw & Co. Among Nominees for 2009 Hedge Fund Industry Awards

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Nominees of Alternative Investment News` (AIN)7th Annual Hedge Fund Industry
Awardswere announced this week along with IINews` Rising Stars of Hedge Funds.
Award nominees and `Rising Stars` will be honored at a dinner and ceremony on
June 22 at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC.

Alternative Investment News`
2009 Award Categories & Nominees

Lifetime Achievement Award

* Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates

Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year

* Suzanne Bernard, Ennis Knupp + Associates
* Jaeson Dubrovay, NEPC
* Jim Vos, Aksia

Emerging Manager of the Year

* BlueGold Capital Management
* Cogo Wolf Asset Management
* Reech Alternative Investment Management
* The Princes Gate Group

Hedge Fund Leader of the Year

* Brevan Howard Asset Management
* Horseman Capital Management
* Paulson & Co.
* Renaissance Technologies Corp.

Fund of Hedge Funds Leader of the Year

* Abbey Capital
* EnTrust Capital
* Liongate Capital Management
* Persistent Edge

Institutional Manager of the Year

* D.E. Shaw & Co.
* Gartmore
* Lyxor Asset Management
* Martin Currie

Nonprofit Investor of the Year

* College of William and Mary
* Georgetown University
* University of Colorado Foundation
* University of Florida Investment Corporation

Public Pension Fund Investor of the Year

* New York State Retirement Common Fund
* San Bernardino County (Calif.) Employees Retirement Association
* The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
* Utah Retirement Systems

Corporate Pension Fund Investor of the Year

* ITT Corporation
* Promark Global Advisors
* Nestlé SA

IINews` 2009 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds:

* Frank Barbarino, NEPC
* James Berger, GLG Partners
* Kelly Cardwell, Central Square Capital
* Peter Carey, New York State Common Fund
* Neil Chelo, Benchmark Plus Management
* Loïc Fery, Chenavari Credit Partners
* Steven Gross, Penso Capital Markets
* Jeff Holland, Liongate Capital Management
* Joe Holman, Columbus Avenue Consulting
* Ewan Kirk, Cantab Capital Partners
* Josh Levine, Permal Group
* John Moody, J E Moody & Company
* Anna Nikolayevsky, Axel Capital Management
* Jared Perry, Stonehorse Capital Management
* Joshua Press, GoldenTree Asset Management
* Kevin P. Scanlan, Dechert LLP
* Emma Sugarman, BNP Paribas
* Jean-Francois Tardif, Sprott Asset Management
* Harry Wulfsohn, Stenham Advisors

Please visit the awards website for additional information:
www.hedgefundindustryawards.com

About AIN`s Hedge Fund Industry Awards

The awards recognize hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, consultants, and
institutional investors whose strategies and savvy either saw them through, or
helped them capitalize on, the challenges of the past year.

About IINews` Rising Stars of Hedge Funds

The Rising Stars are up-and coming professionals poised to be future thought
leaders of the global hedge fund industry. Our stars are nominated by their
managers, colleagues and mentors and are selected by the business editors of
Institutional Investor News.

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