Fionan Coleman Prize Recipients Announced
17 February 2005

From left to right: Adrian Kearns, NTMA Director (State Claims Agency), Niall F. O’Sullivan, MSc in Investment and Treasury 2003 Oliver Whelan, NTMA Director (Funding and Debt Management), Brian O'Kelly, AIB Capital Markets and Adjunct Lecturer in Finance, DCU Business School , Liam Gallagher, Professor of Finance and Director of MSc in Investment and Treasury

Adrian Kearns, NTMA Director (State Claims Agency) Giacomo Fumu, MSc in Investment and Treasury 2004, Oliver Whelan, NTMA Director (Funding and Debt Management), James McKeever, MSc in Investment and Treasury 2004, Brian O'Kelly, AIB Capital Markets and Adjunct Lecturer in Finance, DCU Business School, Liam Gallagher, Professor of Finance and Director of MSc in Investment and Treasury

This years joint recipients of the Fionan Coleman prize are Giacomo Fumu and James McKeever, graduates of the MSc in Investment and Treasury programme 2004.

This year's prize, it its third, is awarded by the NTMA (National Treasury Management Agency) to the student(s) obtaining the highest mark in the second year course on the Fixed Income Securities module on the MSc in Investment and Treasury programme. The prize was initiated to honour the memory of a former member of the NTMA's staff, Mr Fionán Coleman who died in October 2000. Fionán was Deputy Director with responsibility for Funding and Debt Management in the NTMA. His work with the NTMA was outstanding and he played a key role in the development and management of the Irish Government bond market over many years. The NTMA is very pleased to be associated with DCU in awarding this prize each year.

Pictured at the award ceremony are (from left to right) Adrian Kearns, NTMA Director (State Claims Agency), Giacomo Fumu, joint recipient, Oliver Whelan, NTMA Director (Funding and Debt Management), James McKeever, joint recipient, Brian O'Kelly, AIB Capital Markets and Adjunct Lecturer in Finance, DCU Business School and Liam Gallagher, Professor of Finance and Director of the MSc in Investment and Treasury programme.

The MSc in Investment and Treasury is a two year part time programme which provides accelerated career development opportunities in the investment and treasury management fields. It also aids the development of outstanding individuals among the existing staff of financial companies.