Awards season is here

InvestmentNews, in association with the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation, is accepting nominations for the Community Leadership Awards.
The awards will honor the philanthropic spirit of financial advisers and celebrate the charities with which they partner.
Winners and finalists will be featured in InvestmentNews, and the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation will donate $10,000 to each winner’s charity of choice.
Nominate an adviser you know, or you can nominate yourself.
To learn more, call (212) 210-0715 or visit: investmentnews.com/ communityawards.
Separately, the Retirement Income Industry Association will honor advertising groups and academics in the industry at its annual meeting and awards dinner Sept. 17 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass.
The awards will be given to researchers and institutions that provide the most helpful contributions to advisers as the industry shifts its focus from accumulating assets to the retirement income distribution phase. The awards will be given in four categories: practical research, advertising, defined contribution communications and retail communications.
Leaders in the financial services media will head a selection committee in each group.
Covering two categories, print and new media, the group will consider brochures, original research, CD-ROMs, videos and other media for advisers who are preparing their clients to focus on turning saved assets into a stream of income.
All submissions must have been produced and distributed between July 2006 and July 2007. The InvestmentNews editorial team and an advisory board will review the submissions.
To enter, download a nomination form at investmentnews.com/ riiaaward and send it, with all supporting materials, to Investment News’ research associate, Elsa Williams, at 711 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017. Please direct all submission inquiries to her at (212) 210-0184 or via e-mail at [email protected].
All submissions must be received by July 20.
For more information on the RIIA’s awards dinner, please visit riia-usa.org.