UCLA Anderson Sponsors Third Annual Stock Pitch Competition

Student teams from top MBA schools nationwide to compete for $12,500 in prizes

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Feb 27, 2014, 05:26 ET

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UCLA Anderson School of Management's Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments will host the 3^rd Annual Fink Center Stock Pitch Competition, considered one of the premier MBA events in the investment management community, on Feb. 28, 2014. The competition brings students from leading MBA schools across the country interested in pursuing careers in investment research and asset management to California to showcase their talents in presenting their buy or sell recommendation on a particular stock before a panel of distinguished industry judges.

Teams will be judged on the quality of their analysis, the strength of their investment thesis, presentation skills and responsiveness to inquiries. Professionals from top finance firms will serve as judges, including HighMark Capital, PIMCO, DoubleLine, Capital Group, Hotchkis & Wiley and TCW.

"This event provides a golden opportunity for students of different business schools to get together and analyze companies," says Ivo Welch, the J. Fred Weston Professor of Finance at UCLA Anderson and director of the Fink Center.

This year's team challengers hail from the nation's top business schools, including University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Columbia Business School, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, University of Western Ontario Ivey Business School, NYU Stern School of Business, The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, UCLA Anderson School of Management, USC Marshall School of Business and Yale School of Management.

In addition to giving students a preview of Wall Street's decision-making process, the event brings students within reach of the top investment management shops in the world, such as DoubleLine, PIMCO, Research Affiliates and TCW. The stock pitch was endowed in 2008 by Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, who currently serves as chairman of the Fink Center Board.

Rob Arnott, chairman and chief executive officer of Research Affiliates, will serve as keynote speaker at the event. During his 30-year career, he has earned a reputation as one of the world's most proactive practitioners and a respected financial analyst in his endeavors to bridge the worlds of academics theorists and financial markets.

More information about the Fink Center Stock Pitch Competition is available on the event website.

About UCLA Anderson Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments

The Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments serves as a bridge between academia and industry in the field of finance. The Center sponsors research, teaching, and the application of financial knowledge in the global corporate and investment communities. The Fink Center's mission is to connect students, alumni, faculty, and the investment community to transform fundamental knowledge into applicable practices that benefit today's global economy.

About UCLA Anderson School of Management

UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Located in Los Angeles, gateway to the growing economies of Latin America and Asia and a city that personifies innovation in a diverse range of endeavors, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully-Employed MBA, Executive MBA, Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific, Global Executive MBA for the Americas, Master of Financial Engineering, doctoral and executive education programs embody the school's Think In The Next ethos. Annually, some 1,800 students are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow. Follow UCLA Anderson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UCLAAnderson or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/uclaanderson.

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