2013 Rotman ICPM Call for Research Proposals

The 2013 Rotman ICPM Call for Research Proposals is now available. Submission Guidelines are available on the Rotman ICPM website and can be accessed by visiting http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/icpm. Select Apply for Funding for Submission Guidelines and select Research Papers to review previously funded research.

Papers will be reviewed by the ICPM Research Committee. Research proposals must have significant international interest/implications and cannot be too narrowly focused.

CRITERIA/TOPICS OF INTEREST:
Collaborative Strategies
Pension Design
Pension/Investment Regulation
Agency Issues
Governance/Org Design
Investment Beliefs
Risk Measurement/Management
Strategy Implementation

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Papers should be submitted electronically via PRESTO, our online submission platform. Submission Guidelines are available on PRESTO. To get started you must create a User Name and Password http://rotmanicpm.newpresto.utpjournals.com/jmanager/users/login. PRESTO is best accessed by using SAFARI or CHROME as your browser.

DEADLINES:
Phase I: Intent to Submit a Research Proposal - Monday, February 18, 2013, 12noon EST
ONLY SELECTED SUBMISSIONS WILL BE INVITED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE. NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE.

Phase II: Full Research Proposal - Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 12noon EST
WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO MAY 1, 2013.

Winners will be announced publicly in the Spring 2013 issue of the Rotman International Journal of Pension Management

We encourage you to share this information with your colleagues.

ABOUT ROTMAN ICPM: The Rotman International Centre for Pension Management (Rotman ICPM), University of Toronto, is an internationally-recognized, high-impact catalyst for fostering effective pension design and management. Its four primary tools to achieve this goal are the funding of objective and transformative research, the organization of interactive, action-oriented discussion forums, the publication of a readable journal relevant to professionals in the pensions and related fields, and the delivery of the globe's leading governance education program for Board members of pension and other long-horizon investment institutions. http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/icpm