SHILLONG: IIM Shillong won the East Zonal final of the 8th Annual CFA Institute Research Challenge held in Kolkata on January 4. The winning team was represented by Gaurav Bhardwaj, Gaurav Pilania, Gautam Jain, Jatin Sethi, and Saket Hawelia. The team presented its research analysis and recommendations in the form of an equity research report for the company Astral Poly Technik Ltd. Other colleges which participated in the event were XLRI Jamshedpur, IIFT Kolkata, IIM Ranchi, and VGSoM (IIT Kharagpur).
The distinguished panel of judges consisted of senior portfolio managers – Anirban Dutta (Director Jet Age Securities), Ajay Jaiswal (President and Head, Research & Investment Strategies at Microsec Capital Ltd.), and Basant Maheshwari (Equity Investor). Bloomberg was the corporate partner of the event.The teams were judged on the research report they had submitted earlier and the presentation made in front of the judges.