The Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) Friday announced the three winners of its second annual Awards for Excellence in Investment Journalism, reaffirming its intent to enhance investor knowledge.
The winning articles meet PMAC’s goal of protecting the public interest through timely and readable exploration of important investment topics. The prizes, including the top prize of $5,000, will be presented at an investment industry event in Toronto on June 3.
The respective winners and prizes are:
> Financial writer and broadcaster, Preet Banerjee, received first prize for, “How You Doin’?” The article appeared in the June 2012 MoneySense Magazine.
> Steven Kelman, frequent contributor to multiple outlets on investor protection issues, received second prize for the series of articles regarding losses sustained by investors in First Leaside and a call for more regulatory oversight of the exempt market. The series appeared on Morningstar.ca.
> Journalist Guillaume Poulin-Goyer received third prize for the series of articles about the lesser known risks and benefits associated with RESPs. The series ran on Finance et Investissement, a sister website of Investment Executive.
“The winning articles all tackle complex subjects and encourage investors to become more involved with their investments,” says PMAC President Katie Walmsley.
“PMAC is pleased to recognize Preet Banerjee, Steven Kelman and Guillaume Poulin-Goyer. Their work contributes to better investor knowledge and behaviour by making complicated information accessible, interesting and actionable. That is exactly what the PMAC Award for Excellence in Investment Journnalism celebrates.”
Links to the winning articles can be found on the PMAC website.
Formerly the Investment Counsel Association of Canada (ICAC), the Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) represents more than 170 portfolio management companies that oversee more than $800 billion in assets for over one million institutional and individual clients.