Research Challenge - Introduction
What is it?
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Each student will be tested on their analytical, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills. They gain real-world experience as they assume the role of a research analyst.
How does the competition work?
Local level competition is hosted by the CFA Society Finland. The competition is organized and judged by our members and volunteers. A target company is chosen from the local market. During phase one the company and its’ market position is the evaluated by participating university teams. This report is then evaluated by local graders. The results of the reports will determine which of the teams will proceed to the local final. In phase two the reports are presented to a panel of judges who then choose the victorious local team.
The winning university team from each local competition advances to the sub-regional competition held virtually. Afterwards the winnign teams advance to EMEA regional competition.
The two winning teams from the EMEA regional competition advance to the Global Final, where one team emerges as the global champion.