Eminent: The Home for Emerging Markets Excellence.

The first global recognition series exclusively dedicated to global EM investors, innovators, and their professional partners. Welcome to Eminent by.

Featuring a diverse range of listings and awards throughout the year, Talisman is pleased to spotlight the extraordinary execution, commitment, and collaboration fueling expansion and evolution across EM and Frontier markets.

Delivered with the passion, quality, and reach that our community deserves. Eminent is the elite choice in emerging markets. We are delighted to have you join us.

Eminent Investors

Our flagship program spotlighting the investment managers and executives driving global emerging markets investment, in leadership overseeing listed and private funds, allocations and banking and capital markets. Open Now.

GEOQ

Highlights the economists, macro strategists, and research team leaders setting the agenda, defining EMs' dynamic position for clients in an era of shifting global geoeconomics and political tectonics. Open Now.

Premier Partners

Celebrating the experienced professional partner industries, from legal and management consulting to technology, that navigate complexities, facilitate flows, and fuel EM growth. Open Now.

Top Floor

EM real estate continues to advance, incorporating global quality and investment that drives lasting economic impact. Top Floor celebrates the vision and financiers behind the edifice. Open Now.

At Talisman, we believe that emerging markets - as an asset class and investment talent community - are under recognized. Changing that is in our DNA , and importantly, it begins by wrapping greater influence and storytelling around EM excellence in one single place - regardless of geography.

​That is why we created Eminent: a first-of-its-kind space where we can showcase the very best of this community, across the wide spectrum of industries and perspectives that combine to scale capital, deliver returns, and underpin growth for the world's majority.

​I invite you to explore the full calendar of our programs; our team looks forward to building this critical picture of emerging markets' strength with you, together. Lending it deserved depth, clarity and celebration.

​Bourgaize Murray, Managing Editor

Entry

We prioritize simplicity in Eminent processes, including entry. All nominating assets and payment may be submitted on individual programs' web forms. We review and acknowledge nominations by email within 24 hours, and share a further calendar for selection decisions and publication at that time.

​Entry costs cover adjudication and production costs only. The fee for all programs is $349 per entry.

​We do not limit the number of entries per firm per program, though our committee recommends a thoughtful approach. 

Qualification

Series programs will describe eligibility criteria in detail. Here are some broad guidelines:

• EM Geography: We consider touch points in all global markets outside North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Naturally entrants may be located in developed markets, and likewise we include entrants from emerging economies who invest in DMs for those economies' benefit.​
• Firm Size: We believe EM investment benefits from both local expertise and global scale. We encourage nominations from the full spectrum from specialists to the world's largest institutions, both public and private.
• Seniority: For senior leadership programs we generally expect 4 of more years of experience in EM. For team or corporate awards we look for a 3 year track record. Certain dedicated programs or categories will govern according to alternative criteria. 
• EM Commitment: We value dedication to EM and Frontier; typically this manifests in entries' majority or strategic focus on these markets, either holistically within an asset class/sector, or in given local EM markets. Exceptions can apply, and we are happy to provide guidance as needed.

Crafting Your Nomination

We ask nominating submissions to be limited to 1,000 words (excluding supporting materials). While each Eminent program takes a tailored approach, our selection committee generally eyes three fundamental questions in nominations:

• Outperformance, e.g. results demonstrated quantitatively or in industry leadership. Why is this so good or unique that we can't ignore it?
• Innovation and creativity, e.g. in new projects or product manufacture, deals and (re)financing, new and influential research, novel collaborations or execution. How does the nominee drive their industry forward?
• Impact and dedication to emerging/frontier markets, e.g. how their efforts convert to difference today, and lay foundation for the future.

Most successful entries will lead their application with data and storytelling. We recognize and incorporate longevity in our criteria, though the past 12 months' developments are most important. Note: rudimentary web or AI-scraped submissions will be less successful.

​Editor's Note on Assets:  We strive to include new and dexterous insight in our Eminent winners' profiles. Unless explicitly noted, all information submitted to us is considered publishable and therefore we recommend all entries be approved or complied before submission, as appropriate.

Celebrating Your Selection

Eminent winners deserve an exceptional product showcasing their value and commitment, and which both nuances and strengthens the visibility of our industry in whole. Like our entire platform, Talisman doesn't do these programs cheap, fast, or sloppy.

We deliver a fulsome dedicated profile for every winner, branded and shared widely through our newsletter and social channels, and featured as an individual page on Talisman. We additionally create and share branded social and logo assets with winners, free of cost, and are pleased to produce an elegant layout for print/PDF distribution for a small additional reprint fee.

As always, we are happy to engage with winners for further customized requirements and to ensure maximize visibility for their inclusion.

Adjudication

The Eminent selection committee combines our editorial team and advisory board, drawing diverse expertise across investment management, financial services, technology and management consultancy leadership, and public affairs. We also strive to represent every emerging markets region among this group.

​Selection decisions are final; however we value transparency and are pleased to address any questions regarding outcomes in further detail.

How It Fits

Eminent is a core component in Talisman's wider purpose to advance emerging markets investment forward. EM is filled with amazing leaders, teams, platforms and ideas, and we believe bringing visibility to the unique breadth and depth of excellence in this space is paramount for attracting capital, seeding new innovation, and ultimately driving the impact these markets - and its global investors - deserve.