Sub-Regional
Kickoff

4 March 2026

Sub-Regional
Announcement

26 March 2026

Regional
Semifinals

31 March – 1 April 2026

Regional
Finals

2-3 April 2026

Global
Final

12 May 2026

2026 Regional Finals

Champions

California State University, Fullerton
University of Waterloo

Participants

Appalachian State University

CFA Society North Carolina

California State University, Fullerton

CFA Society Los Angeles

Texas Tech University

CFA Societies Texas

University of Connecticut – Stamford

CFA Society Hartford, CFA Society Providence, and CFA Society Stamford

University of Minnesota, Duluth

CFA Society Minnesota

University of Waterloo

CFA Society Ottawa and CFA Society Toronto

Champions

Peking University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Participants

Karachi School for Business and Leadership

CFA Society Pakistan

Nagoya University

CFA Society Japan

Peking University

CFA Society Beijing

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

CFA Society Shanghai

Champions

Princess Sumaya University for Technology
University of Ljubljana

Participants

American University of Beirut

CFA Society Lebanon

Kozminski University

CFA Society Poland

Princess Sumaya University for Technology

CFA Society Jordan

University College Dublin – Smurfit Graduate Business School

CFA Society Ireland

University of Ljubljana

CFA Society Slovenia

Zagreb School of Economics and Management

CFA Society Croatia

Americas

Champions

California State University, Fullerton
University of Waterloo

Appalachian State University

CFA Society North Carolina

California State University, Fullerton

CFA Society Los Angeles

Texas Tech University

CFA Societies Texas

University of Connecticut – Stamford

CFA Society Hartford, CFA Society Providence, and CFA Society Stamford

University of Minnesota, Duluth

CFA Society Minnesota

University of Waterloo

CFA Society Ottawa and CFA Society Toronto

Asia Pacific

Champions

Peking University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Karachi School for Business and Leadership

CFA Society Pakistan

Nagoya University

CFA Society Japan

Peking University

CFA Society Beijing

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

CFA Society Shanghai

EMEA

Champions

Princess Sumaya University for Technology
University of Ljubljana

American University of Beirut

CFA Society Lebanon

Kozminski University

CFA Society Poland

Princess Sumaya University for Technology

CFA Society Jordan

University College Dublin – Smurfit Graduate Business School

CFA Society Ireland

University of Ljubljana

CFA Society Slovenia

Zagreb School of Economics and Management

CFA Society Croatia

“The Research Challenge was one of the best experiences I have had. All the hard work was worth it when we got the announcement that we were in the Americas Regional Finals. From this experience, I gained five good friends (my team, including our mentor) and developed hard and soft skills that have been and will always be useful along my career path.”

María Claudia Rossi, CFA | Americas Regional Finalist, 2018

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