AIMA Canada / ITG Research Award 2014
AIMA Canada is calling for
submissions for the 2014 AIMA Canada /
ITG Research Award. The award carries a
$10,000 cash prize,
awarded based on a number of specific
criteria, as judged by the Adjudication
Panel.
Deadline For Submissions Is 11:59PM,
December 31, 2014
The award, now in its eleventh year,
recognizes outstanding Canadian research
pertaining to any aspect of alternative
investments. It is open to academics,
students and practitioners who are
either residents of Canada or Canadian
citizens living abroad. Topics may
include, but are not limited to,
investment strategy, regulation,
trading, risk management, risk
measurement and manager selection.
The winning entry will also be eligible
for publication, in summary form, in
Canadian Investment Review.
Eligible research must have been
conducted either by Canadians or
non-Canadians who were living in Canada
when the research for their paper was
conducted. Additionally, to be
eligible, the final draft of the paper
must have been completed within the
current calendar year (2014).
Where a paper has multiple authors, each
author must meet the eligibility
requirements outlined above. The
Adjudication Panel consists of academic
members from business schools across
Canada.
Papers must be submitted to AIMA Canada,
no later than 11:59 p.m. on December 31,
2014. Authors of original work that
fulfill the guidelines (as detailed
here) should forward their papers in
the approved (MS Word) format at
awards@aima-canada.org. More
information can be read on
this document and in
the guidelines, or may be obtained
by contacting AIMA Canada via
bsmall@aima-canada.org. For further
information, including past research and
contest details, please visit the AIMA
Canada website
here.
The winner will be announced early in
2015.
Best of luck to all participants!
