CFA Society Netherlands

The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an equity research competition among student teams from the world’s top university business and finance programs. CFA Society Netherlands introduced the Challenge to the Netherlands as a means to promote best practices in research among the next generation of analysts through hands-on mentoring and intensive training in company analysis and presentation skills.

In 2010 the Challenge was expanded to include Belgium and in 2013 Luxembourg was added to create the CFA Institute Research Challenge in the Benelux!

Introduction to the challenge - View the two-minute Flash video about the Research Challenge

PRESS Coverage 2015

 To get a better picture of what to expect, read the following:  

CFA Research Challenge experience 1    

CFA Research Challenge experience 2 ​

Upon invitation from CFA Society Netherlands, local universities assemble teams of 3 to 5 persons each. Under guidance of a mentor, students write an equity research report on a publicly traded company, and present their findings to a distinguished panel of experts. ​

The teams are judged on their written reports and the accompanying presentations and a winner is selected. Every member of the winning team receives a CFA scholarship as well as a €1000 check. Furthermore, the winner will advance to the EMEA and possibly even the global Research Challenge Finals. Throughout the competition, CFA Society Netherlands’ investment professionals volunteer as mentors and judges and teach students best practices in equity research and corporate analysis.

The 2017/2018 Schedule

• 25 October 2017:  Kick-off at the Erasmus University Rotterdam
• 15 or 17 November 2017:  Inhouse Day/Meeting with Management at NNIP in The Hague
• Early February 2018: Local Finals at Euronext Amsterdam
• 4/5 April 2018:  EMEA Finals in Dublin 

To view summaries of past Research Challenges.​

• Report 2017; winning team​ Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2016; winning team Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2015; winning team Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2014; winning team Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2013; winning team Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2012; winning team Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2011; winning team Belgian/Dutch Finals
• Report 2010; winning team Dutch Finals
• Report 2009; winning team Dutch Finals

For more information please contact:  Sander.Huizinga@cfanetherlands.nl   

CFA Society Netherlands is pleased to welcome as a Benelux Sponsor of the CFA Institute Research Challenge:

And supporters of the CFA Institute Research Challenge: