
The Challenge is a competition among students from the world's top business schools, in which university teams are mentored by industry professionals in writing an equity research report on a publicly traded company. This annual educational initiative is designed to promote best practices in equity research among the next generation of analysts through hands-on mentoring and intensive training in company analysis and presentation skills. This year, CFA Institute member societies held local competitions with more than 300 students from over 80 universities worldwide.
About CFA Institute 2nd Annual Global Investment Research Challenge:
CFA Institute is the global association for investment professionals. It administers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. CFA Institute has more than 94,000 members, who include the world's 81,000 CFA charterholders, in 131 countries and territories, as well as 135 affiliated professional societies in 56 countries and territories.
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