2024-2025 Competitions
Investment Research Challenge
July 18, 2025
First Place: Arish (AFM), Ishaan (AFM), Suraj (AFM) and Michael (AFM)
Second Place: Adam (AFM), Ethan (SFM), James (AFM), Jason (SFM)
Thrid Place: Jian (CFM), Nam Anh (AFM), Luke (AFM), Adam (AFM)
Strategy Case Competition
May 31, 2025
First Place: Joel (AFM), Vanie (AFM), John (AFM) and Jaiden (SFM)
Second Place: Katie (AFM), Kevin (AFM), Grace (AFM), and Avika (AFM)
Third Place: Mahmoud (AFM) and Raphael (AFM)
Forth Place: Grace (AFM), Kevin (AFM), Katie (AFM) and Avika (AFM)
Read about the first place teams experience at the Strategy Case Competition
Read about the fourth place teams experience at the Strategy Case Competition
Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition
May 2025
First Place!
Joel (AFM), Nathan (AFM), Callum (AFM), Tim (AFM)
CFA Institute Research Challenge
Sub Regionals: March, Regional Finals: April 8-11, 2025, Global Finals: May 5, 2025
First in National Round, Global Finalist!
Jai (Mathematical Studies), Joshua (AFM), Luka (AFM), Charlene (AFM), Hemadi (AFM)
Read about their experience at the CFA Institute Research Challenge!
CFA Society Toronto Ethics Challange
National Round: May 2, 2025
First in Local Round, National Finalist!
Akshat (AFM), Amiée (AFM) and Bonita (AFM)
Read about their experience at the CFA Toronto Ethics Challenge
Van Berkom Case Competition
21-22 March, 2025
Participants
Jei (AFM), Anoosha (Biotech/CPA), Tianna (AFM) and Nishan (AFM)
Read about their experience in the Van Berkom Case Competition!
McGill Business Ethics Case Competition
20-21 March, 2025
Participants
Abisha (AFM), Colette (SFM), Dhiya (SFM), and Lucas (SFM)
A4S International Case Competition
February 24-28, 2025
Semi Finalist!
Dhiya (SFM), Shreya (SFM), Ethan (SFM), Delaney (SFM) and Nabiha (SFM)
Read about their experience at the CFA Toronto Ethics Challenge
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)
20-21 February, 2025
Second Place in Finals!
Anthony (MAcc), Nancy (MA), Alexandra (MAcc), Sarah (MAcc), and Vivian (MAcc)
Read about their experience in the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)
Eclipse Case Competition
27 January, 2025
First Place (Technology)!
Gurpartap (AFM), Leo (AFM), Brishank (AFM), and Franco (AFM)
Read about their experience in the Eclipse Case Competition!
Eclipse Case Competition
27 January, 2025
Participants (ESG Strategy)
Maaz (SFM), Young (AFM), Scarlett (AFM), and Tiffany (AFM)
Eclipse Case Competition
27 January, 2025
Participants (Technology)
Jolene (CFM), Haadi (CFM), Timo (CFM) and Jeffrey (CFM)
ACHIEVE Case Competition
January 17-19, 2025
Participants
Michelle (SFM), Madison (SFM), Jaiden (SFM) and Bonita (AFM)
Read about their experience in the ACHIEVE Case Competition!
National Investment Banking Competition
January 15-16, 2025
First Place!
Arnav (AFM), Luka (AFM), Jasmine (AFM), and Michael (AFM)
Battle on Bay Case Competition
January 9-11, 2025
Second Place
Ian (AFM), Luka (AFM) and Chiranjeev (AFM)
Read about their experience in the Battle on the Bay Case Competition!
ACIIC Pitch Competition
November 23, 2024
First Place!
Kabir (AFM), Aidan (AFM), Anmol (AFM), Arnav (AFM), Joanna (AFM), and Luka (FARM)
Northeastern Stock Pitch Competition
November 16, 2024
Third Place!
Luka (AFM) and Joshua (AFM)
Read about their experience in the Northeastern Stock Pitch Competition.
Lang Tax Conference
November 9, 2024
Finalists
Adam (AFM), Ash (AFM), Bhavna (Biotechnology/CPA), and Derek (CFM)
Business Valuation Challenge 2024
November 6, 2024
Finalists
Ish (AFM), Mohammad (Mathematics/CPA), Gabriel (AFM), Akshat (AFM)
Student Investment Fund Conference
7 October, 2024
Placed
Raphael (AFM), Jasmine (AFM), Chiranjeev (AFM), Mithunn (AFM)
Older Results
2023-2024 Competitions
TEI Tax Case Competition
August 2024
Participants
Cynthia (AFM), Leah (MAcc), Natalie (MAcc), and Audrey (AFM)
Read about their experience in the TEI Tax Case Competition!
Investment Research Challenge
July 19, 2024
First Place: Charlene (2B AFM), Joshua (2B AFM), Ronis (3B AFM), Michael (3B AFM)
Second Place: Alex, Zoey, Raphael, Cole (all AFM 3B)
Third Place: Divya, Devgani, Hanshil, Akhilesh (all AFM 2B)
Read about the first-place teams experience: Behind the scenes of our Investment Research Challenge success
Strategy Case Competition
June 1, 2024.
First Place: Rachel (CFM), Shilp (AFM), Mischa (AFM), Tony (AFM)
Second Place: Arnav (AFM), Luka (AFM), Deven (AFM)
Third Place: Robert (AFM), Mohammad (AFM), Bryce (AFM), Nathan (AFM)
Fourth Place: Ivan (AFM), Ali (AFM), Jonathan (AFM), Nolan (AFM)
Read about the first-place teams experience: Celebrating a strategic victory: our team's triumph at the SAF Strategy Case Competition
CFA Society Toronto Ethics Challenge
February 8, 2024 (National Finals on May 3)
Finalist in the National Finals, First place in Local Round
Renuka (CFM), Julia (AFM), Terry (CFM), Harman (AFM), and Xavier (AFM)
CFA Institute Research Challenge
First place in the Global Finals!
Arnav (AFM), Ronis (AFM), Ryan (MAcc), Coco (MAcc), and Aryaman (CFM)
SAF students win the global finals at CFA Institute’s research challenge in Poland
Global Harvard Case Competition
March 10 - April 27, 2024
Participants
Neha, Aditya, Selina, Daniella (not shown) (all AFM)
Our journey at the Harvard Global Case Competition: a tale of growth, challenge, and triumph
Venture Capital Investment Competition
April 2024
Third place in Global Finals, First place in Canadian Finals — undergraduate team
Rachel (CFM), Leo (AFM), Mischa (AFM), Harry (AFM), Shilp (AFM), and Tony (AFM)
Venture Capital Investment Competition
April 2024
Fourth place in Global Finals, First place in Canadian Finals — graduate team
Vireshaar (MAcc), Hufsah (MAcc), Zia (MAcc), Leo (AFM), Hisham (BET), and Ryan (MAcc)
Accounting for Sustainability International Case Competition
March 22-23, 2024
First place
Harrison (SFM), Jaiden (SFM), Vincent (SFM), Dhiya (SFM), and Ethan (SFM)
Read about their experience in the A4S International Case Competition!
Undergraduate Real Estate Case Competition
March 22, 2024
Fourth place
Jivitesh (AFM), Ethan (AFM), Philip (Urban Planning), and Samuel (Urban Planning)
National Investment Banking Competition
March 12-15, 2024
Participants
Elsa (AFM), Delaney (AFM), Hemadri (AFM), and Zachary (AFM)
Toronto Metropolitan Consulting Conference
March 4-5, 2024
Second place
Thamirah (AFM), Rachel (AFM), Jaiden (SFM), Vanie (AFM), and John (AFM)
Ben Graham International Stock Picking Competition
February 2024
Participants
Celinda (MAcc), Rocky (AFM), and Katherine (AFM)
Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition
January 2024
Participants
Gurkomal (AFM), Xinyue (CFM), and Mads (AFM)
Ted Rogers Expand Your Empire Case Competition
January 26-28, 2024
First place
Alan (AFM)
Eclipse Case Competition
January 27, 2024
Second place
Avika (AFM), Vanie (AFM), John (AFM), and Afnan (SFM)
ACHIEVE Case Competition
January 19-21, 2024
Second place
Jaiden (SFM), Thamirah (AFM), and John (AFM)
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 12-14, 2024
Participants — ethics team
Bhavna (Biotech/CPA) and Vivian (AFM)
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 12-14, 2024
Third place — accounting team
Joanna (AFM) and Hufsah (MAcc)
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 12-14, 2024
Participants — strategy team
Chantel (AFM), Neha (MAcc), and Echo (MAcc)
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 12-14, 2024
First place — finance team
Aryaman and Rachel (both CFM)
Battle on Bay
January 11-13, 2024
Participants
Ivan, Delaney, Quang, and Tyler (all AFM)
Goodman Brock University Accounting Conference
November 17-19, 2023
Third place
Mohammad, Seniru, Bryce, and Nathan (all AFM)
Lang Tax Conference
November 4, 2023
First place
Jonathan, Rachel, and Vivian (all AFM)
2022-2023 Competitions
Investment Research Challenge
July 21, 2023
First place
Luka (AFM), Chiranjeev (AFM), Jai (CFM) and Waleed (AFM)
SAF Strategy Case Competition
June 10, 2023
First place
Carol, Mahek, and Helen (AFM students)
Manhattan College Business Analytics Competition
May 22-24, 2023
Participants
Ella K, Kelly A, Kyle C, Amery I.
Venture Capitalist Investment Competition
March 31-April 1, 2023
Finalists - undergraduate team
Matthew J, Zia B, Alyzeh F, Aryaman D, Vireshaar R, Daniel B.
Global Case Competition
March 12, 2023
Participants
Ryan T, Chiranjeev B, Zia B, Zo A, Natasha C.
KPMG Ideation Case Competition
March 9, 2023
Finalists
Mohammad J, Robert D, Nathan D, Seniru D.
Venture Capitalist Investment Competition
March 3, 2023
Participants - graduate team
Megan B, Philbert C, Owen D, Curtis R, Lakshmi K, Asha S.
Schulich Accounting Society Pathways Event
Febuary 21-22, 2023
Semi-finalists
Shashwat M, Valarie K, Kashish S, Pranav B.
Our collective journey through the Schulich Accounting Society Pathways Case Competition
CFA Society Toronto Ethics Challenge
Febuary 6, 2023
Participants
Tony C, Amisha K, Aki O, Puneet K, Rachel B.
SAF team competes in the CFA Society Toronto Ethics Challenge
Eclipse Case Competition
Febuary 4, 2023
Second place — project management
Robert D, Mohammad J, Bryce L, Nathan D.
Eclipse Case Competition
Febuary 4, 2023
First place — finance
Valarie K, Erica M, Aidan F, Lucy H.
Point 72 Canada Wide Stock Pitch Competition
Febuary 1-3, 2023
First place
Ivan H.
ACIIC Pitch Competition
Winter
Third place
Luka P, Ivan H, Alex S, Pratham A, Rushil P, John G.
Ted Rogers Expand Your Empire Case Competition
January 27-28, 2023
First place
Alan M.
Congratulations to the 2023 Expand Your Empire case competition winners!
University of Waterloo students excel at thinking outside of the box in real estate design challenge
ACHIEVE Case Competition
January 20-21, 2023
Participants
Pratham A, Katerine C, Wenqi W, Chloe C.
National Institute Banking Competition
January 20, 2023
Finalists
Puneet K, Adrian S, Keshav C, Mahek K.
Lessons of grit and tenacity from the National Investment Banking Competition
Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition
January 17, 2023
Participants
Aditya S, Zachary Z, Sukhamrit S.
Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition
January 17, 2023
Participants
Tony C, Chiranjeev B, Alan M.
Ben Graham MBA Stock Picking Competition
January 17, 2023
Participants
Philbert C, Alice Q, Abbey F.
CFA Insitute Research Challenge
January 15, 2023
First place
Philbert C, Si Nan R, Jennie L, Sonia B, Wenjun L.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 13-15, 2023
First place — ethics
Jane S, Aki O.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 13-15, 2023
Finalists — finance
Mahek K, Puneet K.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 13-15, 2023
Participants — accounting
Katie M, Michelle W.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
January 13-15, 2023
Finalists — business policy
Lakshmi P, Sonia B, Hufsah K.
Battle on Bay Conference
January 12-15, 2023
Participants
Mads C, Bhavna R, Hemadri P, Ian M.
Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge
January 12, 2023
Finalist
Tyler S.
Lang Tax Conference
November 19, 2022
Second place
Bowen C, Jane S, Rebecca K, Baldwyn A.
Business Valuation Challenge
November 17-18, 2022
Participants
Ryan R, Samuel H, Nikhil R, Dawson M.
St. Michael's Hospital Stock Pitch Contest
November 17, 2022
First place
Zaineb M, Natasha J, Joshua J.
STRIVE Case Competition
November 5, 2022
First place
Tony C, Ceanna A, Vivian Z.
2021-2022 Competitions
Investment Research Challenge
July 15, 2022
First place
Yahya R, Waleed K, Chiranjeev B, Ryan T. (all AFM)
Second place
Aryaman (CFM), Akshat (AFM), Shilp AFM), and Ian (AFM)
The journey from challenge to finalists
Third place
Vishnu (AFM), Eddie (AFM), Ethan (AFM), Donald (AFM)
Four students gain exposure to finance at the Investment Research Challenge
Strategy Case Competition
June 4, 2022
First place
Aman H., Dimple L., Maryann K., Nathan L.
Second place
Jordan S., Mehek B., Samanvitha A., Sonia B.
Third place
Dhivaraca S., Lathushan P., Pranavii P., Vireshaar R.
DECA Nationals
January 17, 2022
Third place — simulation case
Nolan Z, Edmund P, Avery L, and Sarah E.
Third place — project management challenge
Sue L. and Rasta R.
Battle on Bay Conference
January 6-9, 2022
Participants
Waleed K, Yahya R, and Sanovar B.
Lang Tax Competition
November 20, 2021
Second place
Winston C, Zach J, Laura R, Alicia L.
STRIVE Competition
November 6, 2021
First place
Ceanna A, Philbert C, Evelyn K, and Joanne L.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Fall 2021
First place — debate
Linda L. and Rachel B.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Fall 2021
Second place — finance
Jackson L. and Ryan T.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Fall 2021
Second place — ethics
Abirna G. and Abbey F.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Fall 2021
Third place — policy
Noah S, Michael D, and Dhillon N.
Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Fall 2021
Participants — accounting
Chantel G. and Dhanusha S.