The 2008 Here Is The City Online Financial Markets Awards
Here Is The City (HITC) is pleased to announce the launch of our 2008 Financial Markets Awards, which will recognise the best firms and brightest individuals in the financial markets community. The awards will run from September, culminating in a prestigious reception for sponsors and guests at the House of Commons.
The Financial Markets Awards
Detailed below is the initial outline list of the Financial Markets Awards, which span 5 categories. If you have a specific interest in a poll which does not appear on the list, please contact us.
Investment Bank of the Year
Sponsored by Finance Professionals City
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Line Manager of the Year
Sponsored by Martin Ward Anderson
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Senior HR Professional of the Year
Sponsored by Financial Markets HR
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Best Firm - Graduate Recruitment & Development Programme
Sponsored by Graduate Solutions
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Best Trading Technology Team
Sponsored by Thomson Keene
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Best CTO / CIO
Sponsored by Deepblue Associates
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Company Awards For Sponsorship
Most Entrepreneurial Firm
Best Firm - Compliance / Ethics
Best Firm - Corporate Social Responsibility
Best Firm - Diversity
Best Firm - For the Promotion of a Healthy Lifestyle
Best Firm - For Being Family Friendly
Best Firm - For Women
Best Firm - Risk Management
Team Awards
Best Team - Commodities / Derivatives Trading
Best Team - Equity Trading
Best Team - Fixed Income Trading
Best Team - Legal
Best Team - Press Relations / Corporate Communications Team
Best Team - Risk
Executive Awards
Best CEO / Chairman
Best COO
Best Corporate Counsel
Best Finance Director
Fund Manager of the Year
Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
Private Equity / Venture Capital Professional of the Year
Senior Compliance Professional of the Year
Senior Equity Analyst of the Year
Trader of the Year
Up-and-Coming (Under 30) Awards
Top Compliance Professional
Top HR Professional
Top Trader (all categories)
Quant Analyst
Top Support Awards
Best Secretary / PA
Cost-effective branding
HITC acknowledges we are in uncertain times, and that marketing budgets are currently under pressure. However, we know that by effectively targeting the decision-making professionals who have the power to sign-off on using your services, our Financial Markets Awards is a highly cost-effective sponsorship opportunity to promote your brand to our over 167,000 unique users.
The key draw of sponsoring a HITC award is the longevity of the branding you will receive during the pre-launch publicity, the duration of the polls and post-results coverage. This branding will showcase your firm on all HITC News stories, which currently is hitting up to 1.4 million page impressions each month.
Awards polling schedule
May - September - the running of the polls will be promoted on the site, complete with a banner and weblink for each firm sponsoring an Award. For example, an award would be presented as: 'Best CIO / CTO Sponsored by Deep Blue Associates'.
September - November - the polls will be run online in tranches for a 2 week period.
December - the results of the polls will be published on HITC.
January - December 2009 - the results will feature on a special Awards micro-site, which will be accessible on all HITC News stories and specific sections on our Career site.
Champagne reception at The House of Commons
HITC will be hosting a buffet and champagne reception at the conclusion of the Awards at the House of Commons Terrace on November 19th. All Award sponsors will receive a total of 8 tickets for the event.
To discuss sponsorship opportunities for the 2008 Financial Markets Awards please contact: