2nd place for HEC Montréal at the 2024 Financial Open
February 15, 2024
HEC Montréal distinguished itself once again at the Financial Open thanks to an excellent performance by its student delegation, which finished 2nd overall this year.
The School's teams earned a place on the podium in 6 of the 10 events in the competition.
They also won 1st place in three events:
- Managerial Accounting;
- Corporate Finance; and
- CFA Ethics.
The Financial Open is the largest inter-university competition in finance and accounting in Canada.
This 16th edition took place at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and brought together around 400 students from 10 universities.
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Results of the HEC Montréal teams
| Discipline | Rank |
|---|---|
| Managerial Accounting | 1 |
| Corporate Finance | 1 |
| CFA Ethics | 1 |
| Market Finance | 2 |
| Stock Exchange Simulation | 3 |
| Quiz | 3 |
Delegation Members
Surprise Case: Élizabeth Fortin, Mathieu Lapierre, Guillaume Payette
Financial Accounting: Fabrice Bourdeau, Ariane Gauthier, Alexander Patterson
Coaches: Eli Mignault, Nicolas Richard
Managerial Accounting: Vincent Ledoux, Paul Rivard, Philippe Tremblay
Coaches: Maude Dorval, Céline Gemmel
CFA Ethics: Antoine Chartrand-Deniger, Laurent Desrosiers-Derome, Florence Lalonde, François Paradis-Côté, Lou Richard
Coach: Pierre Saint-Laurent
Corporate Finance: Charles Fredette, Mathieu Hinse, Léo Piché
Coaches: Julien Galisson, Jacques Lemay
Market Finance: Philippe Benjamin-Duranceau, Marie Boutet, Jia Hao Xu
Coaches: Julien Galisson, Pierre St-Laurent
Taxation: Elliot Deslauriers, Marie-Frédérique Mercier, Anna Soligny
Coaches: Mylène Bourget, Carole-Anne Leblanc
Financial Planning: Charline Dubuc, Xavier Garand-Teixera, Alice Gravel-Chouinard
Coaches: Vanessa Hougton, David Truong
Quiz: William Blanchet-Martineau, Étienne Bureau, Alicia Ponce
Coaches: Justine Aubry, Chloé Bouchard-Hébert
Stock Exchange Simulation: Laurence Deschênes, Arthur Doyon, Antoine Du Sault, Thomas Langlois
Delegation’s Academic Head: Céline Gemmel
Delegation’s Student Coordinator: Nicolas Potvin
Accompanying Staff: Anne-Claire Messier-Borreman, Florent Bilodeau, Julien Poupard
Volunteers: Élizabeth Fortin, Romain Hajjar, Mathieu Lapierre, Guillaume Payette
The University Competitions Service would like to thank everyone who was involved in coaching and providing support and guidance to the students, as well as the HEC Montréal Alumni Association for its financial support.
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