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.
The mission of the competition has long been to prepare the next generation of investment management professionals and, this year, we were excited to further that mission with the formal incorporation of ESG analysis into the challenge.
Local level competitions were organized and judged by the CFA Society® community. The winning university team from each local challenge advanced to the sub-regional competition (a new level of the competition which helped us better recognize team performance).
The winning teams from each sub-regional competition proceeded to the Regional Semi-final rounds. Four teams from Asia Pacific, six teams from EMEA, and five teams from the Americas advanced to the Regional Final. The following universities succeeded in making it through to the Global Final:
Global CFA Institute Research Challenge Winner!
We are delighted to announce that BI Norwegian Business School has been crowned the 2021 CFA Institute Research Challenge champion. The global final was fiercely competed, with outstanding presentations from all teams. Huge congratulations to the winning team and all participating students who have shown such dedication throughout the Research Challenge.
Watch the moment the winning team was announced live by Margaret Franklin, CFA, President and CEO at CFA Institute:
2021 Competition Schedule
Regional Semi-Finals
Asia Pacific: 12 April 2021
EMEA: 13-14 April 2021
Americas: 15-16 April 2021
Regional Finals
Asia Pacific: 19 April 2021
EMEA: 20 April 2021
Americas: 21 April 2021
Global Final
22 April 2021
We would like to thank all societies that have hosted a local CFA Institute Research Challenge in these unusual circumstances and with limited budgets.
Further information: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/societies/challenge
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