The 2017 Investment Research Challenge (IRC) was held on Friday, July 14. CFM student takes home the gold with their team.
Jen (CFM student), Arthur, Michael, and Erin did extremely well in the final presentations in Atlanta. Hire Heroes implemented many of their recommendations and awarded the team "Most Value to Hire Heroes".
The School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo recently hosted the 2015 Investment Research Challenge (IRC). The competition required student groups to analyze a publicly-traded stock and defend its buy/hold/sell recommendation.
Congratulations goes to Priya Murali (2B CFM) and her team on taking home the $2,000 prize as the winning team.
Peter Forsyth, a professor in Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science and former CFM Co-Director, has developed an algorithm that shows how online brokerages are likely not handling investors' buy and sell orders in the best way possible. Read more about highlights on his research at Waterloo Stories.
CFM students took the lead in the inaugural Investment Research Challenge hosted by the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo. Congratulations goes to Linda Teng (4A CFM) and her team on taking home the $2,000 prize as the winning team.
Student winners of this year’s Equity Research Challenge (ERC) cashed in on their prize by participating in the TSX opening ceremonies for the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, March 28th, with the winning students ringing the opening bell.
While her expertise is managing risk, the University of Waterloo computer science professor specializes in how to avoid huge losses on the stock market when random events hit unexpectedly.
The CFA Society Toronto has selected a student team from the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF), including Anqi Wang (CFM ’13), for the fourth year in a row to compete in the Local Finals of the CFA Institute Research Challenge.
The School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) at the University of Waterloo is the second Canadian university to be recognized by the CFA Institute University Recognition Program.
Congratulations to Saad, a 2nd year CFM student, on being accepted to VeloCity - Waterloo's Mobile and Media incubator.