TIMELINE

• REGISTRATION     
  03.03.2024 - 09.03.2024

• TIME                      
  Sunday -  10.03.2024

• FORMAT                 
  Offline

• PARTICIPANT        
  University students who have an interest in the Investment Research Challenge Competition 

• CONTENT               
  The purpose of the Information Day is to give the participants a broader understanding of Investment  Research Challenge 2024, by giving detailed descriptions for specific events throughout the competition timeline, together with the opportunities, knowledge, and official prizes that participants would gain from participating. Additionally, participants also have the opportunity to meet speakers and experts in the field of Finance - Investment, providing new perspectives to participants about topics surrounding the competition 

• TIME
  07.03.2024 - 17.03.2024 

• FORMAT
  Online

• PARTICIPANTS   
  IRC Candidates 

• CONTENT   
  The Online Test will cover a comprehensive range of topics, including: Banking, Finance, Economics, IQ, Securities knowledge. The top 120 (including: Top 30 excellent teams & Top 30 excellent individuals) with the highest score will receive the opportunity to enter The Offline Test. 

• RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT 
  Tuseday 19.03.2024 

• • TIME  
    23.03.2024 - 24.03.2024 

  • FORMAT
    Offline

  • PARTICIPANTS  
    Top 40 excellent teams 

  • CONTENT    
    The Official Test will include objective tests (do it individually) and writing essays (work in groups): The Objective Test implements CFA Level I scope to evaluate applicants’ understanding of specific topics such as finance, accounting, economics, and business.
    Writing Essays: Apply practical knowledge to process data tables, use professional knowledge and practical perspectives to solve minicase.
    After the Offline Test Round, IRC Organizers will select the Top 8 teams with the highest total score and enter the Semi - Final Round. 

  • RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT  
    Friday 05.04.2024 

SEMI- FINAL RULES ANNOUNCED & MEETING WITH MENTORS 

• TIME
  06.04.2024 - 28.04.2024

• FORMAT
  Online and Offline

• PARTICIPANTS  
  Top 8 excellent teams 

• CONTENT   
  In the Semi - Final Round, IRC Organizers will announce the rules and theme subject companies. The top 8 teams will make an analysis report in English (Equity Report) a company listed on the Vietnamese Stock Exchange provided by the IRC Organizers (Analysis Report accounts for 65% of the total score in the Semi-Final Round) In the process of preparing analysis reports, teams can start scheduling meetings with their mentors on either an online or offline platform. Teams will meet the mentors who are assigned by the IRC Organizers. 

TRANING SESSIONS
1 st Training Session & 2nd Training Session 

• TIME
  Saturday 13.04.2024

• FORMAT
  Offline

• PARTICIPANTS    
  Top 8 excellent teams & Trainer 

• CONTENT   
  To prepare IRC Candidates for the Semi-Final Round, IRC Organizers have invited a trainer who would give our candidates the necessary knowledge to accomplish the third round of the competition. The training for financial modeling and report writing will be divided into 2 sessions.
  The first training session, the trainer would go through every part of the report, with tips on report writing by suggesting how to analyze a company and its industry from a sell-side viewpoint.
  During the second training session, the trainer would lecture on techniques of valuation model & excel instruction and how to apply it to financial modeling, and ultimately projecting a company's future financial performance for better decision-making. 

• TIME
  Saturday 20.04.2024

• FORMAT
  Offline

• PARTICIPANTS 
  Top 8 excellent teams 

• LOCATION
   

• CONTENT    
  Within the framework of the Semi-Final round, candidates will have the opportunity to visit the Company Tour. This is not only an opportunity to help candidates better understand the culture and working environment of the top-notch company in the field of Finance/ Fund/ Securities, but also a “lens" to help candidates have a more specific view of the field they are pursuing and access future career opportunities.
  Additionally, the Top 8 will also go through the Assessment Day (the Round accounts for 35% of the total Semi-Final score). The IRC organizers will provide a mini-case for the Top 8 excellence teams. Competing teams must participate in the mini-case tournament within the time frame required by the IRC Organizers. After the Semi- Final Round, IRC Organizers will select the Top 4 teams with the highest total score and enter the Final Round.
  
  

• TIME
  Sunday 12.05.2024 

• FORMAT 
  Offline

• PARTICIPANTS 
  Top 4 excellent teams 

• LOCATION   
  Big Hall, Ho Chi Minh University of Banking 

• CONTENT   
  In the Final Round, the Top 4 excellent teams will go through 3 stages and highly intense stages (including critical thinking, presentation skills & solving problems):
  Stage 1: Each team will have the right to answer question packages from the IRC Organizers. This stage will have a total of 15 question packages. Candidates will apply their knowledge and agility to give the correct answers to the questions
  Stage 2: Each team will present their research and answer questions from the Board of Judges. Presentations and Q&A must be conducted in English only. Teams that exceed the time limit will be stopped immediately.
  Stage 3: After finishing stage 1 & stage 2, the IRC Organizers and Board of Judges will select 2 teams with the highest total scores to enter the final stage. The IRC Organizers will reset the score to Zero, Top 02 will participate in solving a hypothetical situation and answer questions from the Board of Judges. The team with the highest score in Stage 03 will be the Champion team.