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Victorian Innovation in Funds Management Award

Now in its fourth year, the Victorian Innovation in Funds Management Award has become a mark of achievement for Victorian fund managers and proudly sponsored by the Victorian Government, who wish to showcase the smaller funds amongst Melbourne’s innovative and dynamic funds management sector as an important sector of Victoria’s investment market.

Previous winners included Intrinsic Investment Management in 2010, SG Hiscock and Company in 2009 and Warakirri Asset Management in 2008. This Award will provide an opportunity for the successful fund manager to be showcased and publicised in the financial media as an exemplar in innovative funds management.

The Victorian Innovation in Funds Management Award focuses on the many Victorian based, owned, and operated Funds Managers and aims to recognise and encourage innovation.

The award is decided on aspects of innovation in:

investment processes;
Investment Products;
Skills Development of staff and the sector generally; and
Activities within the community.

We invite eligible Victorian Funds to apply for consideration for the Victorian Innovation in Funds Management Award, which is proudly sponsored and supported by the Victorian Government and forms part of the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium.

The Award recipient is announced at the annual Melbourne Financial Services Symposium event, to be held on Tuesday 1 March 2011 at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne.

Applications are invited from Fund Managers that:

Were established in Victoria;
Are predominantly owned and managed by the management team; and
Can demonstrate a three year investment track record.

Specialisations can range from and are not limited to: Australian equities, fixed income, property, alternative assets, Asia Pacific hedge and investment products, small and micro cap equities, private clients and charitable funds management and venture capital, and PDF funds management organisations.

To apply:

Either email an expression of interest to receive an application form or download the application form;
Complete and return the application form for consideration by the Judging Pane
If your application is short listed you will notified in early December 2010 and invited to give a brief presentation to the Judging Panel in early February 2011.

All Applications are screened under strictest confidentialty by a Judging Panel of experienced finance professionals and will be acknowledged and invited to attend the Symposium. The announcement of finalists and presentation of the Award Winner will take place at the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium Gala Dinner on Tuesday 1 March 2011 in Melbourne at the Park Hyatt Melbourne.

Terms and Conditions

All application material and presentations will be confidential to the Judging Panel.
The Judging Panel’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Previous Award recipients are not eligible to re-apply for a period of three years.
2011 Melbourne Financial Services Symposium sponsors are not eligible to apply.

The Judging Panel reserves the right to validate all Award applications and disqualify any applicant that in its assessment is not eligible or otherwise not be in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Award.

The Award sponsors, Judging Panel participants and the Melbourne Financial Services Symposium will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered or sustained in connection with the Award except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Closing date for Applications: