“Value Investing” is the underlying theme of this pioneering international investment research competition. Value investing is a well-known, time-proven investment strategy that is used globally to identify undervalued securities, both listed and unlisted. Some of the most successful investors are value investors and these include one of the world’s richest men, Warren Buffett, and investment guru, the late Benjamin Graham.
The 2024 Budding Value Investor Award (“BVIA”) is Asia’s first and only global investment research competition organised by Capital Dynamics to encourage postgraduate, undergraduate and diploma students to acquire knowledge of value investing and the benefits it offers. The competition is sponsored by Capital Dynamics and icapital.biz Berhad, a closed-end fund listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
The 2024 Budding Value Investor Award consists of two stages: the Preliminary stage will take the form of an essay and investment research; the Final stage will require the finalists to present their investment research live on 30 November 2024 in Kuala Lumpur. Participants can participate individually or form a group of up to 3 team members and compete to win attractive cash prizes and rewards worth RM25,000.00. Accommodation and flight tickets will be sponsored and arranged by the Organiser for finalists from overseas.
The Preliminary Stage requires participants to submit a Research Paper that consists of two parts:
Part 1
After over 30 years’ high economic growth, the world’s second largest economy has adjusted its paces
amid the geopolitical tensions, property market slowdown and ageing population. Chinese stock
markets are the collateral damage.
Please submit Part 1 of your Research Paper on the following topic:
“Chinese stocks are now cheap in terms of valuation. Do they present an opportunity or are
they a value trap?”
Part 1 of your Research Paper shall not exceed 1,500 words, excluding charts, tables, references and
appendices.
Part 2
Please pick one Chinese stock that is listed in any stock exchanges around the world. Conduct a
research paper on the said company with recommendation of Buy, Hold or Sell rating. Justify your
choice of company with reference to your answer in Part 1. How do you make sure that the stock
chosen is not a value trap?
Part 2 of your Research Paper shall not exceed 5,000 words, excluding charts, tables, references and
appendices.
The Final Stage is a Presentation of Part 2 of Participants’ Research Paper. Finalists will be
invited to present their research to a panel of prominent judges. The Final Stage Presentation will
be held physically on 30 November 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More detailed information and
procedures will be disclosed to the Finalists in due course.
Registration Deadline
The registration will close on 15 Sep 2024, at 11.59 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8).
Research Paper Submission
All participants must submit their Research Paper by 15 Sep 2024, 11.59 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8) via
email to bvia@icapital.biz.
Announcement of Finalists
Capital Dynamics will announce the Finalists for the Final Stage on bvia.icapital.biz and via email on 19 Oct 2024.
Final Stage Presentation
Finalists will present their research physically in Kuala Lumpur on 30 Nov 2024.
The Budding Value Investor Award
The Budding Value Investor Award is reserved for outstanding achievements. Alongside a prestigious
cash prize of RM10,000, recipients of this prestigious award are
granted an exclusive apprenticeship opportunity under Tan Teng Boo, the
revered Managing Director of Capital Dynamics, the Designated Person of icapital.biz Berhad and Adjunct
Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.
Grand Prize x3
RM5,000
