8/3/2019 2012 Wagner Award Competition Rules
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The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM)
sponsors the WagnerAward annually to seek out papers of academic
quality that cover an innovative topic inthe area of active
investing. The following rules govern the submission, judging,
ownershipand awarding of the papers.
1. All decisions o the Wagner Award committee are fnal. Any
occurrence that arises that is notcovered in these rules will be
adjudicated by the Wagner Award committee.
2. Prizes awarded will be $10,000 or frst place, $3,000 or
second place and $1,000 or third place.In the event papers o
sufcient quality are not submitted to justiy the awarding o all
three prizes,the Wagner Award committee reserves the right to
eliminate any or all o the prize levels.
3. Papers will be judged by a panel selected by the Wagner Award
committee. The prime criteria usedin judging the papers are:
1. Practical signifcance to practitioners o active
investing,
2. Quality o exposition,
3. Analytical rigor and
4. Novelty o results.
4. Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF ormat to
[email protected] and the subject lineshould indicate 2012 Paper
Submission. Please send two separate copies o the completed paper1)
without the authors name and 2) with the authors name.
5. Papers should be 30 pages or less and include a separate
required 7501000 word abstract. Papersshould be double spaced with
a minimum ont size o 14 and fled prior to the deadline.
6. By virtue o submission, the author certifes that the
manuscript is not copyrighted, has not beenpreviously published
elsewhere, consents to NAAIMs non-exclusive use and publication o
thepaper and abstract, and agrees to be bound by the rules set orth
herein.
7. Delivery o papers to NAAIM is the sole responsibility o the
participants. Thereore, it is encouragedthat they complete an
Intent to Submit orm that will allow NAAIM to contact them, i
needed.
NAAIM will attempt to do so i the situation arises, such as a
change to the competition,clarifcation o the rules, in the event
that their paper does not arrive by the deadline at
NAAIMheadquarters to the specifed email address, etc. An email
confrmation o receipt o the paper will
be sent by NAAIM within three days o submission. It is authors
responsibility to contact NAAIM [email protected] prior to January 1,
2012 in the event a confrmation is not received by the authorin the
3-day time period.
8. Papers are due at NAAIM on or beore midnight on January 1,
2012.
9. The winners will be notifed on or beore March 1, 2012 and
announced at the UncommonKnowledge annual meeting in May.
10. The author o the winning paper will be invited to make a
presentation at the annual NAAIMconerence. This year, it will be
held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 7, 8 and 9, 2012. Expenses
odomestic coach airare and up to 3 nights lodging at the conerence
hotel, excluding incidentalcosts, will be provided by NAAIM.
National Association ofActive Investment Managers
2012 WAGNER AWARD
Competition Rules
