LSE Executive Summer School Scholarship

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1 LSE Executive Summer School Scholarship FEAL is proud to launch its LSE Executive Summer School Scholarship, designed specifically for current and aspiring Chief Investment Officers. Super fund CIOs face an increasingly challenging role. Under an increasing array of governance models, CIOs are expected to be thought leaders; team leaders and builders; and a director and manager of an extensive range of external service providers. As part of the triangle that comprises the Chair, CEO and CIO, the position is one of increasing demands and challenges in a complex and highly professional environment. In response to these demands, the LSE scholarship has been created to help senior investment professionals develop their general management skills. The successful scholarship applicant will travel to London to undertake their preferred LSE Executive Summer School Program. Some of the programs on offer include: Climate Change: Economics and Governance Leadership: Current approaches to leadership and applications to professional development Strategic Decision Making for Management Beyond Rationality: Behavioural Economics and the Modern Economy Marketing Strategy Negotiation and Decision-Making The Outsourcing Enterprise: From Cost Management to Cloud Services Each LSE Executive Summer School Program is delivered over 5 days. The scholarship covers costs associated with business-class travel, accommodation and tuition. Applications close Friday, 29 April 2011 at 5pm (AEST). London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) The LSE Executive Summer School delivers cutting-edge thinking across a range of disciplines. The week-long courses are designed to meet the challenges faced by you and your organisation. LSE is synonymous with academic excellence and their globally renowned faculty will provide you with the intellectual resource you can build on in your current and future workplace, whatever direction your career takes. KPMG is pleased to partner with FEAL in presenting the inaugural FEAL LSE Scholarship. FEAL and KPMG have had a long history of working together to develop and deliver valuable professional development opportunities for fund executives. It is our hope that the FEAL LSE Scholarship will help the industry s leaders respond to the growing needs of their superannuation funds. James O Leary Head of KPMG Investment Consulting Located between London s financial heartland, the city, the policy makers of Westminster, and the cultural epicentre of London s West End, LSE is ideally positioned to influence and be influenced by these leading forces. 1

2 FEAL LSE Executive Summer School Scholarship Application Form The successful applicant will be selected on the basis of their responses to the questions outlined. To assist FEAL with the assessment of your application, please limit your answers to the space provided. Applications must be received by 5pm (AEST) Friday, 29 April Name: Position: Phone: Organisation: Mobile: 1. Please indicate which program you would like to participate in. The following LSE Executive Summer School Programs take place June 2011 Applied Valuation and Business Analysis Climate Change: Economics and Governance Financial Regulation Leadership: Current approaches to leadership and applications to professional development Macroeconomic Challenges of Global Imbalances Reforming the Global Financial Architecture Strategic Decision Making for Management The following LSE Executive Summer School Programs take place 27 June 1 July 2011 Beyond Rationality: Behavioural Economics and the Modern Economy Business in the World Economy Corporate Finance and Strategy Investment Analysis Macro-econometric Analysis for practitioners Marketing Strategy Negotiation and Decision-Making The Outsourcing Enterprise: From Cost Management to Cloud Services To find out more about each Program, click on its name in the list above and you will be taken to the relevant page on the LSE website (internet connection required). 2

3 2. Please explain how and why you would benefit from completing your preferred Program. 3. Outline your responsibilities in your current position. 3

4 4. Outline your experience in the finance services industry. 5. Outline your education and studies in finance and investments. 4

5 Application must be endorsed by the applicant s senior officer: Signature of applicant: Signature of senior officer: Date: Senior officer s name and position: Scholarship Terms & Conditions 1. The scholarship includes cost of flights, tuition, and accommodation for the period of the LSE Executive Summer School program. All other costs will be met by the scholarship recipient. 2. Applications received after the specified deadline will not be considered. 3. All applications will be treated with confidence. 4. The decision of the selection panel is final and no subsequent correspondence will be entered into. 5. Successful applicants may be called upon to deliver a report to FEAL members. 6. FEAL Directors are not eligible to apply. Please return this Scholarship application form and direct enquiries to: Kelly Holcroft Fund Executives Association Ltd Level 7, 50 Clarence St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Tel: (02) Fax: (02) kelly.holcroft@feal.asn.au Applications must be received by 5.00pm (AEST) Monday, 2 May