{"id":2599,"date":"2021-02-24T09:47:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T04:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2021-03-14T07:53:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T02:23:12","slug":"historical-win-for-university-of-sri-jayewardenepura-at-cfa-sri-lanka-research-challenge-2020-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/fin\/historical-win-for-university-of-sri-jayewardenepura-at-cfa-sri-lanka-research-challenge-2020-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Win for University of Sri Jayewardenepura at CFA Sri Lanka Research Challenge 2020\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the 14th<\/sup> consecutive\nyear CFA Sri Lanka Society organized the CFA Sri Lanka Research Challenge partnering\nwith the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), Kaplan,\nand Acuity Group of Companies.  Each of the eight teams representing\nsix state Universities took part in producing an investment report since November\n2020. It was the culmination of comprehensive analyses and valuation of Overseas\nRealty (Ceylon) PLC, the subject company of the\ncompetition this year. These investment reports were evaluated and scored by a\npanel of expert CFA Charterholders who are leading investment professionals representing\nprominent corporates in Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team A and Team B of\nUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura,\nTeam B of University of Colombo, and the team representing University of\nPeradeniya emerged as the top four teams from the investment report and got\nqualified for the next round. These teams presented their investment research, virtually\nvia Zoom at the local finals of this challenge on 24th<\/sup> February 2021\nto a panel of experts representing top financial institutions of Sri Lanka and\nthe Asia-Pacific Region, followed by a Q&A session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a tough\ncompetition, Team A of University of Sri Jayewardenepura became the winners of\nthe local finals. The team members are Vindula Perera (Team Leader), Ishanika Seneviratne, Winura Wijekulasooriya, Chamini Apeksha, Hirza Careem, and Mohamed\nHussain Shakib (Reserve Member) \u2013 final year undergraduates of Department of\nFinance. The team was guided by the industry liaison \u2013 CFA Charterholder \u2013 Mr.\nDaham Hettiarachchi of Softlogic Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd. and the faculty\nadvisor \u2013 Ms. Piumi Abeyrathne of Department of Finance, throughout the\nchallenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team B of University of\nSri Jayewardenepura emerged runners up at the local finals and the team\ncomprised final year undergraduates of Department of Finance and Department of\nBusiness Economics, namely, Ranmal Perera (Team Leader), Tharushi Egoda Hewage,\nTharuka Arampaththa, Osuri Jayasiriwardana, and Upeksha Kalutharaarachchi. The\nteam was mentored by the industry liaison \u2013 CFA Charterholder \u2013 Mr. Travis Gomez, of Frontier Research (Pvt) Ltd. and the faculty\nadvisor \u2013 Ms. Abehitha Fernando of Department\nof Finance, in this endeavor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eminent panel of judges at the virtual local finals comprised Mr. Andrew Stotz \u2013 a former President of the CFA Society Thailand and the Cofounder\/CEO of A.Stotz Investment Research in Thailand, Mr. Deshan Pushparajah \u2013 the Managing Director-Global Markets and Investment Banking of Capital Alliance Ltd., and Mr. Kanishka Perera \u2013 Chief Investment Officer-Wealth Management of Asia Securities (Pvt) Ltd.  This gracious event was featured as well as live-streaming on CFA Sri Lanka Society social media platforms. The local champions won a cash award of Rs.200,000 and will advance to compete against in the Asia-Pacific Sub-Regional Challenge in March 2021, representing Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n