
Cornell MBA Women in Investing (WIN) Conference
Elaine Zheng'21S (MBA), Chintana Alwa '21S (MBA) and Jane Chen '21S (MBA) represented Simon in the Cornell MBA WIN Conference alongside more than 60 MBA students and 65 representatives from sponsor firms. The Conference is designed to educate MBA students about the rewarding career opportunities available to women in investment management.

CFA Research Challenge
Haorui Deng ’20S (MSF), Mark Matthews ’20S (MBA), Dan Silverstein ’20S (MBA), and Siddhant Vaidya ’20S (MSF) competed at the regional level of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, held at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Business) A special thank you to Professor Daniel Burnside for coming out to support the team.

Simon Stock Pitch Challenge
Meliora Fund held the annual Stock Pitch challenge where students pitched buy or sell recommendations to a panel of judges comprised of University peers and alumni in the investment management industry.

Cornell Stock Pitch Challenge
Khushi Vijayakumar '21S (MBA), Chintana Alwa '21S (MBA) and Jane Chen '21S (MBA) represented Simon in the Cornell MBA Stock Pitch Challenge alongside 11 selected top MBA schools, including Wharton, Columbia Business School and Tuck Business School. Judged by a panel of investment industry experts, the intense competition is designed to replicate the fast-paced, demanding experience of sell-side and buy-side analysts and asset managers.

Alan Iny
Alan Iny giving autograph on his book "Thinking in New Boxes".

Initiating Equity Research Report
How to write an Initiating Equity Research Report, by Victor Anthony, MBA (Managing Director, Axiom Capital Management), and Nehal Chokshi, MBA (Vice President, Maxim Group LLC).

2016 SFIC Trading Competition
Max Chan won 2nd Place with a return of 19.32%, awarded a certificate and prize by Senior Associate Dean Ronald Goettler.

2016 SFIC Trading Competition
Michael Gehrig won 3rd Place with a return of 16.55%, awarded a certificate and prize by Senior Associate Dean Ronald Goettler.

Panel discussion
Panel discussion on Hedge Funds and Asset Management, by Aditya Singh, MBA (Associate Director, Moody’s Analytics), Salman Malik (Client Relationship Manager, Blackrock), Darren T. Rabenou, (Managing Director, Terrapin Asset Management LLC), and Ankit Agrawal, MBA (Hedge Fund Analyst, Investcorp).

2016 SFIC Trading Competition
Team Piyush Avasthy and Muchen Zhang won 1st Place with a return of 82.39%, awarded a certificate and prize by Senior Associate Dean Ronald Goettler.

Portfolio Management and Real Estate Investment Trusts
Portfolio Management and Real Estate Investment Trusts, by Mark McAllister, CFA, MBA (Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Legg Mason – Clear Bridge), and Raj Rehan, CFA (Director, Blackrock).

Alan Iny
Thinking in New Boxes: Bringing Innovation and Creativity to Finance, by Alan Iny, MBA (Associate Director and Senior Global Specialist for Creativity and Scenarios, The Boston Consulting Group)

Conference
Welcome and Conference Kick-off by Ronald Goettler, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Simon Business School, University of Rochester.

Weekly Meeting
Members meet weekly to discuss strategies and opportunities for the fund.

SFIC Competition Prize Awarded
Dean Ainslie awarding a cash prize and a certificate to Valentine Nsofor being the 2nd place in the SFIC Second Trading Competition
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