It was Alan Howard's night at the second annual Financial News Awards for Excellence in Institutional Hedge Fund Management, Europe, at London's One Mayfair last night, with the founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management taking home a trio of prizes.

Over 200 senior executives from the hedge fund industry turned out to see Howard scoop the awards for Outstanding Individual Contribution (Editorial Choice), Best Hedge Fund Manager Overall and, for the second consecutive year, the Best Hedge Fund Manager in Global Macro.