CFA Society France award for the 3rd year in a row the media and the press article of the year
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Paris, July 4, 2017 – For this 3rd edition of the Media Awards for Finance, CFA Society France was awarded the best in editorial contributions to the strengthening of best practices in investment and ethics in finance as well as to the improvement of knowledge and understanding of the readership in this area. This year, the competition has been able to count on the participation of the media the most recognised within the financial ecosystem.
The jury, composed of Philippe Auffray, CFA (Group AGPM), Pierre Bismuth, CFA (Myria AM), Najat El Mekkaoui (University of Paris-Dauphine), Eh Hardy, CFA (BNP Paribas Asset Management and President of CFA Society Belgium), Peter Lamass, CFA (2PM Group and a director of CFA Society Luxembourg), Philippe Maupas, CFA (Alpha Beta Consulting), Luc Paugam, CFA (CET) and Réda Tazi, CFA (Société Générale), had the difficult task to decide between the 9 publications and some 27 articles that contribute to the titles of the publication and the article of the year.
The credit rating of the articles was based on four criteria, which are in line with the values promoted by CFA Society France for the financial sector : pedagogy, relevance, clarity, and the use of objective data.
These are The Echos Weekend and the article of Franck Joselin entitled “management systematic attack to the Alpha,” published in The Agefi Asset that won both the title of the “Publication of the year “and” Article of the year “.
– The media of the year : Les Echos Week-End
The three articles submitted to the jury were focused on topics as varied as the disappearance of the species in Stockholm and the use of virtual currencies, the portrait of Blythe Masters who update today on the blockchains and wants to revolutionize finance, or a survey of the economic history of the Empire of the Middle of the 18th century.
“The country of the endangered species “, Karl Meyer (19/02/16)
“This woman wants to revolutionize finance “, Guillaume Maujean (3/06/16)
“The fascinating enigma of the eclipse of china,” Jean-Marc Vittori (14/10/16)
– Article of the year : “The systematic management tackles the alpha,” written by Franck Joselin, The Agefi Asset number (673, 1 to 14 April 2016)
In this article, Franck Joselin done a thorough analysis of management techniques, which are designed to capture risk premiums on shares but also on other assets, such as the rate, is decorrelated from the evolution of the markets. It should be noted that Franck Joselin wins for the second time in three editions, the prize for the best article of the year.
The awards ceremony was held on Monday, 3 July, at an event CFA Society France, in the presence of the Jury and Myriam Ferran, CFA, President of CFA Society France.
Philippe Maupas, CFA, head of Media Awards for Finance, said : “I would like to congratulate the winners and to thank all of the publications that have contributed to this third edition of the Media Awards for Finance in France, among which : Les Echos Week end, E Financial Careers, L’agefi Hebdo, Assets, Daily Income, Option Finance, Private Equity Magazine and Wansquare. The media, whether they are general or specialized, have an important role to play in advancing the knowledge of the public in the area of finance and ethics. Through these awards, objective and transparent, we are pleased to reward the best editorial contributions working in this direction “.
CFA Society France gives you rendez-vous next year for the 4th edition of the Media Awards for Finance !
About Media Awards for Finance
Launched in 2015 by CFA Society France, the Media Awards for Finance distinguish between the media and the journalist that contributed the most to the strengthening of best practices in investment and ethics in finance. Last year, the price of the best publication was awarded to “Option Finance” and one of the best financial article to Marianne Py, journalist within the Income. Objective, transparent and recognized by the profession, this contest is directly inspired by the ” Journalism Awards “, created in 2010 in the United Kingdom by CFA Society UK, the local counterpart of CFA Society France.
About CFA Society France
CFA Society France is an association non-profit which brings together more than 900 members, who exercise their profession in the most finance jobs. It is one of 145 member societies of the CFA Institute across the world. The missions of CFA Society France are to contribute to the professional development of its members through a program of conferences and trainings, animate the community of its members, to enable them to exploit all resources, as well as to develop the relations with the actors of the financial centre and to promote the standards of professional conduct of CFA Institute. www.cfasociety.org/france/
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