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Past Research Challenge Champions

2023

Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

University of Sydney — representing CFA Society Sydney

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Regional Finals Champions

  • Americas Regional Final Champions: California Polytechnic State University – representing CFA Society Sacramento and CFA Society San Francisco
  • Americas Regional Final Champions: California State University, Fullerton  representing CFA Society Los Angeles
  • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Universitas Indonesia – representing CFA Society Indonesia
  • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Polytechnic University of Milan – representing CFA Society Italy
  • EMEA Regional Final Champions: University of Neuchatel  representing CFA Society Switzerland
  • 2022

    Global Final and Americas Regional Champions

    Northern Illinois University — representing CFA Society Chicago

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of British Columbia – representing CFA Society Okanagan, CFA Society Vancouver, and CFA Society Victoria
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: University of Sydney – representing CFA Society Sydney
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: IE Business School – representing CFA Society Spain
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Polytechnic University of Milan – representing CFA Society Italy
     

    2021

    Global Final and EMEA Regional Champions

    BI Norwegian Business School — representing CFA Society Denmark and CFA Society Norway

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Appalachian State University – representing CFA Society North Carolina
    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Waterloo – representing CFA Society Ottawa and CFA Society Toronto
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: University of Sydney – representing CFA Society Sydney
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management – representing CFA Society Germany
     

    2020

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    University of Sydney — representing CFA Society Sydney

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Seton Hall University – representing CFA Society New York
    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Universidade de São Paulo– representing CFA Society Brazil
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: BI Norwegian Business School — representing CFA Society Denmark and CFA Society Norway 
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: University of Lausanne – representing CFA Society Switzerland

    2019

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    Ateneo de Manila University – representing CFA Society Philippines

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Canisius College – representing CFA Society Buffalo and CFA Society Rochester
    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México – representing CFA Society Mexico
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Moscow State University – representing CFA Association (Russia)
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: University of Lausanne – representing CFA Society Switzerland

    2018

    Global Final and EMEA Regional Champions

    University of Lausannerepresenting CFA Society Switzerland

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Jacksonville – representing CFA Society Jacksonville, CFA Society Miami, CFA Society of Naples, CFA Society Orlando, CFA Society South Florida, CFA Society Tampa Bay
    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Minnesota Duluth – representing CFA Society Minnesota 
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Sunway University – representing CFA Society Malaysia
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: BI Norwegian Business School — representing CFA Society Denmark and CFA Society Norway

    2017

    Global Final and Americas Regional Champions

    Barna Business School — representing the CFA Institute Research Challenge in Central America

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Seton Hall University – representing CFA Society New York
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Singapore Management University — representing CFA Society Singapore
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: BI Norwegian Business School — representing CFA Society Denmark and CFA Society Norway

    2016

    Global Final and Americas Regional Champions

    University of Waterloo — representing CFA Society Ottawa and CFA Society Toronto

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Georgia – representing CFA Society Alabama, CFA Society Atlanta, and CFA Society South Carolina
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Ateneo de Manila University — representing CFA Society Philippines
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Politecnico di Milano — representing CFA Society Italy

    2015

    Global Final and Americas Regional Champions

    Canisius College — representing CFA Society Buffalo and CFA Society Rochester

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Florida — representing CFA Society Jacksonville, CFA Society Miami, CFA Society of Naples, CFA Society Orlando, CFA Society South Florida, CFA Society Tampa Bay
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Ateneo de Manila University — representing CFA Society Philippines
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Kyiv National Economic University — representing CFA Society Ukraine

    2014

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    University of the Philippines Diliman — representing CFA Society Philippines

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Missouri – Kansas City — representing CFA Society Kansas City
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Politecnico di Milano — representing CFA Society Italy

    2013

    Global Final and EMEA Regional Champions

    Wroclaw University of Economics — representing CFA Society Poland

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Nevada, Las Vegas — representing CFA Society Nevada, CFA Society New Mexico, CFA Society Phoenix, and CFA Society Tucson
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies — representing CFA Society India
    • New York Regional Final Champions: Fordham University — representing CFA Society New York

    2012

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    Thammasat University — representing CFA Society Thailand

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Illinois Institute of Technology — representing CFA Society Chicago
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Stockholm School of Economics — representing CFA Society Sweden
    • New York Regional Final Champions: Rutgers University — representing CFA Society New York

    2011

    Global Final and EMEA Regional Champions

    Politecnico di Milano — representing CFA Society Italy

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Southern California — representing CFA Society Orange County
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: Thammasat University — representing CFA Society Thailand
    • New York Regional Final Champions: Rutgers University — representing CFA Society New York

    2010

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    University of the Philippines Diliman — representing CFA Society Philippines

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Brigham Young University — representing CFA Society Salt Lake
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: University of Cape Town — representing CFA Society South Africa
    • New York Regional Final Champions: Fordham University — representing CFA Society New York

    2009

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    Nanyang Technological University — representing CFA Society Singapore

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Fundação Getulio Vargas - São Paulo — representing CFA Society Brazil
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: University College Cork — representing CFA Society Ireland
    • New York Regional Final Champions: Yale University — representing CFA Society New York

    2008

    Global Final and Asia Pacific Regional Champions

    Hong Kong Baptist University — representing the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts Ltd.

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    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of Houston — representing CFA Societies Texas 
    • Americas Regional Final Champions: University of New Brunswick — representing CFA Society Atlantic Canada
    • EMEA Regional Final Champions: Universidad Carlos III — representing CFA Society Spain

    2007

    Global Final and Americas Regional Champions

    Babson College — representing CFA Society Boston

    Regional Finals Champions

    • Americas Regional Final Champions: Rice University — representing CFA Societies Texas
    • Asia Pacific Regional Final Champions: The Chinese University of Hong Kong — representing the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts Ltd.
    • New York Regional Final Champions: Seton Hall University — CFA Society New York