The 2021 - 2022 CFA Institute
Research Challenge Registration
Registration process
If you are a student interested in participating in the Research Challenge, please complete the following steps.
Form a team and find a professor willing to participate.
Register your team on this page below.
We will get in touch with you and send a CFA Institute registration link.
About the Research Challenge
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that provides university students with practical training in financial analysis.
Students work together to research and analyze a publicly traded company. Each university team should come up with a financial report with a recommendation to buy, sell or hold their assigned subject company.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge provides students with a unique chance to learn from leading industry experts and compete with peers from the world's top finance programs. This annual educational initiative promotes best practices in equity research among the next generation of analysts through hands-on mentoring and intensive training in company analysis and presentation skills.
Students work together to research and analyze a publicly traded company. Each university team should come up with a financial report with a recommendation to buy, sell or hold their assigned subject company.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge provides students with a unique chance to learn from leading industry experts and compete with peers from the world's top finance programs. This annual educational initiative promotes best practices in equity research among the next generation of analysts through hands-on mentoring and intensive training in company analysis and presentation skills.
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How the competition works
The local level competition is organized by CFA Association Russia. A faculty adviser and students put together a team and register with CFA Association Russia and CFA Institute. Each team then selects (or assigned by CFA Russia) an industry mentor who helps students during the competition.
The main objective is to submit an equity report on a selected subject company. Reports are then graded by finance industry professionals.
The winning team of the local stage will advance to the competition's EMEA Regional Final. The winners from each regional competition will then represent their respective regions in the Global Final in New York, where one team emerges as the global champion.
The main objective is to submit an equity report on a selected subject company. Reports are then graded by finance industry professionals.
The winning team of the local stage will advance to the competition's EMEA Regional Final. The winners from each regional competition will then represent their respective regions in the Global Final in New York, where one team emerges as the global champion.
Eligibility
Team composition
A team consists of 3-5 members, who may be both undergraduate and/or graduate students. Each team must have one faculty adviser and one industry mentor.
Work experience
Team members may not have previously or currently been employed in a role whose primary duty involves fundamental company analysis.
Previous Research Challenge participation
Students who previously participated at any level of the CFA Institute Research Challenge are ineligible to participate again.
CFA charterholders
A team member cannot be a CFA charterholder.
Competition timeline
November 3, 2021
18:00 MSK
18:00 MSK
November 3, 2021
18:00 MSK
18:00 MSK
Official Kick-off event
Online event
During the Kick-off event, participants will meet representatives of the subject company, members of CFA Association Russia, learn about the rules of the competition, and ask organizational questions.
November 17, 2021 (23:59 MSK)
November 17, 2021 (23:59 MSK)
Registration Deadline
December 20, 2021
15:00 MSK
15:00 MSK
December 20, 2021
15:00 MSK
15:00 MSK
Q&A session
Online event
Q&A session with an executive of the subject company. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the company and its business.
December 27, 2021 (23:59 MSK)
December 27, 2021 (23:59 MSK)
Draft reports submission
Teams must submit a draft report to advance further in the competition.
January 24, 2022 (23:59 MSK)
January 24, 2022 (23:59 MSK)
Final reports submission
All final reports must be submitted no later than 23:59
February 7, 2022 (23:59 MSK)
February 7, 2022 (23:59 MSK)
Video presentation submission
Teams must submit a 10-minute video of their oral presentation in English.
February 28, 2022
February 28, 2022
Local Final
Online event
The top six teams with the highest report scores will be invited to a final event in Moscow. During the final, the teams will present their report in front of a panel of judges. The two winning teams will represent CFA Russia in the Sub-Regional Round.
March 2022
March 2022
EMEA Sub-Regional Round
Winners of all CFA societies across the EMEA region will submit Sub-Regional presentations in March 2022 to find out the best teams, which will advance to the Regional Semifinals.
April 7, 2022
3pm CEST (9am ET)
3pm CEST (9am ET)
April 7, 2022
3pm CEST (9am ET)
3pm CEST (9am ET)
EMEA Regional Semifinals
Winners of the EMEA Sub-Regional Round will meet in April 2022 to find out the best teams, which will represent their societies in the EMEA Regional Final.
April 28, 2022
3pm CEST (9am ET)
3pm CEST (9am ET)
April 28, 2022
3pm CEST (9am ET)
3pm CEST (9am ET)
EMEA Regional Final
Winners of the EMEA Regional Semifinals will meet in April 2022 to find out the best teams, which will represent their regions in the Global Final.
May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022
Global Final
Best teams from all regions will meet online to find out the winner of the 2021-2022 CFA Institute Research Challenge.
Why participate
For students
Develop CVs through real-life experience and hands-on training in company analysis and presentation skills.
For universities and faculty
Showcase a university on the global scale and provide students with practical training and valuable experience working with top industry professionals.
For industry mentors and graders
Encourage best practices in research among the next generation of investment professionals, add value and give back to the investment community.
Over the past several years the local stage of the Research Challenge has become a truly international event with universities from all across Russia and the CIS participating in the competition.
The bar was raised even higher last year when the team from Moscow State University won the EMEA Finals of the CFA Institute Research Challenge. With this major success both CFA Association Russia and the entire Russian financial education system celebrated a major success on the global stage.
The bar was raised even higher last year when the team from Moscow State University won the EMEA Finals of the CFA Institute Research Challenge. With this major success both CFA Association Russia and the entire Russian financial education system celebrated a major success on the global stage.
Your Questions for the Q&A Session Dec 20
Here you can write down questions you'd like to ask the subject company representatives during the Q&A Session on December 20. Please note that questions submitted beforehand will be priotirized during the event.
Let's get in touch
Phone: +7 903 246 48 22
E-mail: office@cfarussia.ru
E-mail: office@cfarussia.ru