Join us for the final presentations and Award Ceremony of the 2024/2025 CFA Institute Research Challenge in Switzerland where CFA Society Switzerland will announce the winners of this year's student competition.  

RSVP by 10 February 2025. 

Agenda

14:00 – 14:05                           

Opening (room KOL-G-217)

14:05 – 17:30                             

Final Presentations (six finalists will be known after the semi-final round on 12 February)

18:30 –19:00
(KOL-G-201 Aula)                    

Award Ceremony with addresses from Burckhardt Compression, ZKB: Iwan Deplazes and 2Xideas: Henrik Munk Nielsen, CFA, 2Xideas

19:00 –20:00                              

Apéro

The CFA Institute Research Challenge in Switzerland is part of the CFA Institute Research Challenge globally organized since 2007. It is an international educational initiative in which leading industry professionals guide business and finance students in researching and reporting on a publicly-traded company. Student teams of 3-5 Bachelor/Master students take the role of financial analysts over the course of one semester. Teams research a predetermined publicly traded company, prepare a research report and deliver a presentation on their investment thesis. The student teams are evaluated on the basis of their research report, the delivery of their presentation and their ability to respond to detailed questions from the judges.

The company analyzed this year is  Burckhardt Compression .

Burckhardt Compression creates leading compression solutions for a sustainable energy future and the long-term success of its customers. Together with its brands Burckhardt Compression, PROGNOST, SAMR Métal Rouge and Shenyang Yuanda Compressor, the Group is the only global manufacturer that covers a full range of reciprocating compressor technologies and services. Its customized and modularized compressor systems are used in the Chemical/Petrochemical, Gas Transport & Storage, Hydrogen Mobility & Energy and Industrial Gas sectors as well as for applications in Refinery and Gas Gathering & Processing. Since 1844, its passionate, customer-oriented and solution-driven workforce has set the benchmark in the gas compression industry. 

The students were supported by mentors who are senior members of CFA Society Switzerland and CFA charterholders. The team’s reports were graded and commented upon by several finance professionals and CFA charterholders on a completely anonymous basis. Their final presentations will be evaluated by a high-profile panel of judges consisting of senior analysts, portfolio managers, heads of research and chief investment officers in Switzerland.
 
We kindly acknowledge the support of ZKB  and 2Xideas for sponsoring this event as well as Finanz + Wirtschaft for being our media partner, sponsoring newspapers and covering the event.