Canadian Investment Awards and Gala

The CIA held the 16th Annual Canadian Investment Awards on December 2, 2009 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 6-8pm there was a elegant reception and dinner in dine-around atmosphere. The 2009 Menu was excellent: the hors d'oeuvres included Charbroiled Beef Sliders, Ontario White Cheddar Cheese, Kozliks Chive Dijonnaise, Smoked Trout Wrapped with Pacific Smoked Salmon, Crème Fraiche and Caviar Lobster and Fontina Potato Mash Martinis with Green Onions and Potato Hay (in Chinese spoon) Chicken Shooters with Kozlik’s Honey Mustard Dip. The foods stations included: Alberta Beef Wellington with Shallot Jus, Nova Scotia Lobster and Bay of Fundy Scallop Risotto with Roasted Artichokes and Parmesan Cabbage. From 8-9:30pm the awards show was held where guests are seated at reserved tables of 10 while awards are presented. The theme for awards was "Long-Term Investing". After the awards until Midnight, there was Post-party & Dessert which consisted of a complete dessert menu, photo gallery, take-away gala bags and media interviews.

Major award winners included:

Morningstar Equity Fund Manager of the Year Award: Eric Bushell, Senior Vice-President, Portfolio Management and Chief Investment Officer of Signature Global Advisors, a division of CI Investments Inc.
Morningstar Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year Award: Bruce L. Corneil, Senior Vice President, Fixed Income Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.
Analysts' Choice Investment Fund Company of the Year Award: CI Investments Inc.
Advisors' Choice Investment Fund Company of the Year Award – sponsored by Investment Executive Winner: Dynamic Funds
Career Achievement Award: Glorianne Stromberg

All of the Award winners can be found at their site by clicking on this page.

About the CIA

The CIA, the Canadian Investment Awards, was launched fifteen year and was renamed twice from the original "Top Fund Awards" in 1994, to the "Canadian Mutual Fund Awards" from 1995 – 2002. Morningstar Canada announced that it will acquire the Canadian Investment Awards and Gala from Canadian Investment Awards Inc., a privately held firm based in Toronto and this transaction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2010. According to the CIA, the Awards are "... the only time each year in Canada, that the industry, investors and advisors come together to select top performers. The event attracts over 650 guests annually and represents the year long work of over 30 firms, 40 senior analysts and expert jury members researching and ranking 50 categories and is supported by over 30 principal sponsors. The unusual nature of this collaborative structure provides an unbiased and objective outcome that is completely unique to these awards and to Canada. No other analysis process, nor any other resource, provides this broad industry representation via "collaborative results" and the top performers have become a valuable annual reference guide for Canadian investors and advisors." [www.investmentawards.com] For more information about the CIA, please click here for its web site.

The 2009 Canadian Investment Awards were an inspiration to all those in the investment industry. Check back here for next year's Awards!