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Students learn credit research techniques and review their Cayuga Fund fundamental stock research reports for credit ideas. Each sector team selects one debt issue to study.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Teams prepare detailed credit reports and present their recommendations in a 5-minute (with 5 minutes for Q&A) competition, in early April, to the class and our guest judge. Grading criteria include analysis of financing purpose and collateral, potential for distress, industry and financial analysis, valuation, covenants and liquidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s guest judge, for the eighth year was Cornell alumnus (and parent) Matthew Torpey, Senior Credit Research Analyst at Invesco Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Credit Research Challenge winners: The Industrials Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Industrials Team (left to right): Kihyun Han (lead), Bryce Sonsteng, Lane Grooms, Joomi Kang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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