Mawer Selects 2012 Research Report Challenge Winner!

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - April 17, 2012) - Jackie Au, a third year student from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, was selected as the winner of Mawer Investment Management Ltd.'s second annual Research Report Challenge.

As the winner, Jackie will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to spend a day with the Mawer Research Team.

The Mawer Research Report Challenge is an annual contest for undergraduate business school students that require them to produce a "buy" research report on a publicly traded common stock from anywhere in the world that would be a good long-term investment for a well-informed investor.

Mawer is an independent, employee owned investment manager. It has a staff of 84 and manages approximately $10.5 billion for a broad range of foundations and not-for- profit organizations, corporate pension plans, strategic alliances with other financial service companies, and private investors.