Telfer competitions committee

Financial planning consists of combining tax optimization, estate planning, investment vehicles, life insurance, risk management, and personal wealth management. This case requires a good understanding of several tax and legal concepts related to family wealth, investment management, liquidity management, and retirement planning. Corporate Finance

Corporate finance encompasses all decisions of the company, including long term decisions (investment and financing), as well as short-term decisions. Corporate finance deals with major financial decisions related to working capital, capital structure, debt composition, choice of investment projects, and above all, the fair market value of the company.

Management accounting aims to inform managers in the day-to-day management of their business. This discipline focuses on financial forecasting, planning, performance measurement, and cost management. This case encompasses strategic planning, performance measurement, selling price setting, internal controls, cash flow analysis, project analysis, and business turnaround.

Taxation encompasses all legislation and regulations in force regarding taxation, as well as measures and practices related to tax administration and tax collection. The case covers concepts of corporate tax restructuring, financial planning, tax planning, as well as tax consequences related to various events such as death, asset turnover, crystallization, etc.

Financial accounting is primarily used to provide standardized financial information under IFRS or ASPE standards to external users of financial statements. The case encompasses concepts of corporate governance, auditing, evaluation of internal controls, conceptual framework of accounting, audit planning, and special audit reports.

ESG accounting accounts for environmental and social capital in order to drive sound financial decision-making and reporting. This discipline focuses on assessing business impacts through financial and non-financial analysis, project evaluation, responsible investing, risk analysis and accounting for ESG related factors (i.e. GHG emissions).

The Stock Market Simulation invites participants to recreate the long-known frenzy of Wall Street trading floors in just a few hours. Participants will also be required to present a "Stock Pitch" on a specific stock. They will need to give their opinion on a company designated by the partnering firm and recommend whether to buy, sell, or hold the stock.

The CFA Ethics Challenge presents ethical dilemmas that students may potentially face as future investment management practitioners. Participants will need to identify violations of the CFA Institute's Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. The winning team will have the opportunity to represent Quebec at the national final.

The financial quiz challenges teams with rounds of questions akin to a quiz show. Teams must memorize various financial information, including stock prices, stock symbols, mergers and acquisitions from the year, CEOs of publicly traded companies, their headquarters, market capitalization, and more.