The Globe and Mail

Scott Adams, executive editor of The Globe and Mail's Report on Business, makes welcoming remarks during the Lipper Fund Awards 2012 for Canada in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 9. The program honours mutual funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers.

Jeff Tjornehoj, who manages Lipper’s research efforts in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, announces the names of winners during the Lipper Fund Awards 2012 for Canada. The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community.

Darren Duffy of Thomson Reuters, left, keynote speaker Philip Tetlock, middle, and Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters pose for a photo during the awards ceremony.

Awards recipients, left to right, Hilly Cutler, Stephanie Griffith, and Jason Thompson of Mackenzie Investments.

Award recipients Stephen Groff, left, and Geof Marshall of CI Investments.

Award recipients Paul Hamilton, left, and Brendan Clough of Beutal Goodman and Co.

Lipper Award recipients Dagmara Fijalkowski, left, and Jennifer McClelland of RBC Global Asset Management.

Keynote speaker Philip Tetlock makes brief remarks during the awards ceremony.

Keynote speaker Philip Tetlock.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, with Vishal Bhatia, who accepts an award for the TD Nasdaq Index Investor Series for three-year performance in the U.S. equity category.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters with Virginia Au, who accepts the award for Trimark Global Endeavour Class Series A.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, pictured with Geof Marshall of CI Investments, who accepts the award for the Signature High Income fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, pictured with Alfred Lam, who receives the award for portfolio series income fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, poses with Scott Sullivan, who accepts an award for the TD Entertainment and Communications Investor Series fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, with Scott Gives of SEI Investments, who accepts the award for the SEI Short Term Bond Fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, second from left, with winners of the Middlefield Income Plus Class Series A fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, with Daniel Dupont, the recipient of two Lipper Awards.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, with Jean-Pierre D'Agnillo, who accepts an award for the Standard Life Corporate Bond Series A fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters and RBC Global Asset Management's Jennifer McClelland, who accepts an award for the RBC Canadian Equity Income Series A fund.

Jim Weber of Thomson Reuters, left, and Chuk Wong , who accepts an award for the Dynamic Far East Value A fund.