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2020/2021REGISTERHOME BVIA What is BVIA? Rules & Regulations Research Paper Guidlines Glossary FAQs CAPITAL DYNAMICS About Capital Dynamics Bamboo Value Investing BVIA FINAL Programme Prizes Judges Finalists Gallery Winners CONTACT USPrevious Next Announcement of Finalists for 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award This year, we have received registrations from over 87 teams consisting of 178 undergraduates, 52 universities and 15 countries. Despite the disruptions from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we thank all the participants that stay with us until now. After a careful and fair evaluation, 6 teams have successfully made it to the Final Stage. The teams are:  1. Capital Equithree from University of the Philippines Diliman  2. Games of Wealth from Heriot-Watt University Malaysia  3. STELLA from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College  4. RedFlag from Universiti Tenaga Nasional  5. Undervalued from Universiti Sains Malaysia  6. Trailblazers from Xiamen University Malaysia The Final Stage of the 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award will be held via ZOOM on Saturday, 27 March 2021, 9am Malaysia time (GMT+8) . Everyone is welcome to join this event, as the audience present at the event will be given a chance to vote for the best team. More details about the Final Stage of 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award will be shared on our social media page in Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin. Follow us now to get the latest update of this event. Facebook: Capital Dynamics Instagram: capital_dynamics LinkedIn: Capital Dynamics group2020/2021 BVIA: NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS ATTENTION TO ALL PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2020/2021 BUDDING VALUE INVESTOR AWARD: As stated in our official website at https://bvia.icapital.biz/, the initial date for the announcement of finalists would be 27 Feb 2021 (Saturday), 5pm. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia during the past months has resulted in more stringent regulations and requirements by the government, which has caused disruptions in the logistics of the competition and our internal operations. After thorough discussions, the committee has come to the decision that a revised timeline would be needed for the judges to conduct a fair evaluation of each submission. Having said that, we have decided to postpone the date of announcing the finalists to 6 Mar 2021 (Saturday), 5pm, Malaysia time . Rest assured that the Final Stage presentation will remain to be held on 27th Mar 2021. For further information or clarification, kindly contact Ms Pey Shyen at (+603) 2070 2104 or 2105 or bvia@icapital.biz.2020 BVIA POSTPONEMENT NOTICE ATTENTION TO ALL PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2020 BUDDING VALUE INVESTOR AWARD: Due to the ongoing issues arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, we have after thorough discussions decided to postpone the deadlines and presentation dates for the 2020 Budding Value Investor Award, which we are now renaming it as 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award. As schools and learning institutions in various parts of the world have been closed temporarily to protect students’ safety, we understand that it might be challenging for students to complete their research. We wish to encourage greater participation from undergraduates globally. The revised key dates for the 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award are as follows: - Registration deadline has been extended to 10 th Jan 2021 at 11.59 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8). Research Paper submission has been extended to 10 th Jan 2021 at 11.59 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8). Announcement of finalists will be on 27 th Feb 2021 at 5.00 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8). Final Stage presentation will be held on 27 th Mar 2021. For further information or clarification, kindly contact Ms Hui Xin, Ms Li-Huey or Ms Pey Shyen at (+603) 2070 2104 or 2105 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 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 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award (BVIA”) is Asia’s first and only global investment research competition organised by Capital Dynamics to encourage 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 2020/2021 Budding Value Investor Award consists of two stages: (1) the Preliminary Stage requires participants to submit a Research Paper that consists of two parts; (2) the Final Stage is a Presentation of Part 2 of the participants’ Research Paper. The competition encourages individual and teams participation of up to three members for each team, and participants must be existing undergraduate or diploma students at the time of registration. PRELIMINARY STAGEThe Preliminary Stage requires participants to submit a Research Paper that consists of two parts: Part 1 Introduced by Benjamin Graham in 1934, value investing is a time-proven investment approach used by some of the most successful investors, including Warren Buffett. The world has changed fundamentally, driven by China’s emergence, technology disruption, the aftermath of the US-led financial crisis and low interest rate. With disruptions of all kinds affecting business models, in your own words, please submit Part 1 of your Research Paper on the following topic: What is New Value Investing in the context of the 21st century?” Part 1 of your Research Paper shall not exceed 1,500 words, excluding charts, tables, references and appendices. Part 2 Choose a listed company with annual reports available in English or Chinese from the 43 stock markets that Capital Dynamics invests in globally. As Part 2 of your Research Paper, conduct an analysis on the said company. Justify your choice of company with reference to your answer in Part 1. Conclude by recommending a Buy, Hold, or Sell rating on the said company. Part 2 of your Research Paper shall not exceed 5,000 words, excluding charts, tables, references and appendices. FINAL STAGEDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, the 2020/2021 BVIA Final Stage Presentation will be held virtually on 27th March 2020 (Saturday). We would advise on the details of the virtual presentation in due course. For further inquiries, kindly email us at bvia@icapital.biz th March 2021 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Further guidelines will be communicated to the Finalists.bvia@icapital.biz KEY DATES DATESRegistration Deadline The registration will close on 10 th Jan 2021, at 11.59 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8). Research Paper Submission All participants must submit their Research Paper by Sunday, 10 th Jan 2021, 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 Saturday, 27 th Feb 2021 at 5.00 PM Malaysia time (GMT+8). Grand Prize winner will receive US$5,000 2 Special Prize runners-up will each receive US$1,000COUNTDOWN TO 2020/2021 BVIA FINAL STAGE Days Hours Minutes Seconds SPONSORED & ORGANISED BY © Capital Dynamics...