A team of Ateneo students was recently declared champions of the 2019 CFA Institute Research Challenge Global Finals held in New York City, marking the university’s first-ever global championship in the competition
The Ateneo team bested over 6,000 students from 1,100 universities around the world and awarded a cash price of USD10,000.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge (IRC) is a global investment research competition that provides students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis. The CFA Institute Research Challenge Global Finals were held on April 25.
The winning team is composed of Management Engineering seniors Katreena Dachelle Chang, the team captain; Carina Monica Chua; Vince Benedict Say; Gabrielle Marie Tayag; and Christine Abigail Yu.
The winning team was flashed on a digital billboard in New York’s Times Square.
CFA Institute President and CEO Paul Smith said the competition “not only showcases the knowledge and expertise of these investment professionals of the future but also their commitment to ethics and principled conduct that is so critical to building a better world for investors.”
CFA Institute President and CEO Paul Smith said the competition “not only showcases the knowledge and expertise of these investment professionals of the future but also their commitment to ethics and principled conduct that is so critical to building a better world for investors.”
“It’s inspiring to see the next generation of investment professionals at work and know the future of our industry is in capable hands,” Smith added.
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