CFA Institute Research Challenge HK Final
Congratulations to our undergraduate team for clinching the top spot in the CFA Institute Research Challenge Hong Kong Local Final 2023-24!
The winning team comprises five World Bachelor in Business (WWB) students (from second left in the left photo): Tommaso ALOCCI (Year 2), Mackenzie Ruth KORENT (Year 4), Kevin Ryan HUERLIMANN (Year 4), Mahek Anil DODANI (Year 2), and Aryan MENON (Year 2).
Our students competed against 22 participating teams from universities in Hong Kong and Macau and became one of the top five finalist teams, who attended the Local Final Presentation. They presented their analysis and recommendations to a professional panel of judges, followed by a career panel sharing from seasoned industry practitioners on career development in the financial sectors.
Our WBB Champion Team will represent Hong Kong in the Sub-Regional Round of the competition. We wish them every success!
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition designed to promote best practices in research among the next generation of analysts through hands-on mentoring and intensive training in company analysis. In its 20th consecutive year, the Challenge is intended to complement university curriculums by simulating the real-world experience of an equity analyst.
Chartwell Value Investment Challenge
The School is pleased to co-organize the Annual Value Investing Challenge with Chartwell Capital for the seventh consecutive year. The competition provides real-world knowledge and insight, bringing to life asset management for young investors. Investment workshops and tutorials are also hosted by Chartwell’s investment team for the participants.
This year, in celebrating the power of value investing, ESG, and stakeholder engagement, the Challenge incorporated sustainability and corporate engagement to acknowledge real-world practice. Five out of 40 participating teams made it to the final round.
The top three winning teams are:
First Place
Hans Justin CO (FINA & MGMT, Year 3), William HUNG (GBUS, Year 2), and Justin SEE (FINA & OM, Year 3)
Second Place
Vittorio Prana CHANDREAN (IEDA, Year 2), Shafira Asya MONICA (DDP-COMP&FINA, Year 3), and Griffin PERDANA (ACCT, Year 2)
Third Place
Vivian CHOW (SGFN, Year 1), Wilson LAU (T&M-DDP, Year 1), and Jamie TONG (T&M-DDP, Year 1)
The School is grateful to Chartwell Capital and The Melting Pot Foundation for their unwavering support in promoting value investing and encouraging students to perform fundamental investment research. A big shoutout to the organizing teams: the HKUST’s Center for Investing, the Department of Finance, the Fintech and Green Finance Projects, and the Sustainable and Green Finance Program.
HKSAR Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme (SPSS)
Meanwhile, we are pleased that 11 of our World Bachelor in Business (WWB) students from our School received the SPSS scholarships and awards this year.
The HKSAR Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme (SPSS) aims to recognize students with outstanding academic performances, achievements, and talent in other non-academic fields. The scheme helps attract prominent local and non-local students to pursue studies in self-financing post-secondary programs by offering different scholarships and awards:
Outstanding Performance Scholarship
Samantha Jordan BOUCHER (Year 2)
Justin TANG Kit Hang (Year 2)
Best Progress Award
Clayton Sutherland NEWTON (Year 4)
Talent Development Scholarship
Kevin Ryan HUERLIMANN (Year 4)
Reaching Out Award
Muktahal Singh BIRRING (Year 2)
Armelle Sonia Sophie DAVASSE (Year 2)
Raydan Alexander HOLMES (Year 2)
HUI Yee Huen (Year 2)
MA Xinyue (Year 2)
WONG Hoi Ling (Year 2)
YIN Runjia (Year 2)
Two awardee representatives Kevin Ryan HUERLIMANN (left) and Raydan Alexander HOLMES (right) receive the award certificate from Ms. Florence CHUNG Wai-yee, Member of the Committee on Self-financing Post-Secondary Education.
Congratulations on all their achievements!