STUDENTS of the Ateneo De Manila University were the second runner-up in the Asia Pacific Regional Finals of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Ethics Challenge.

Team Astraea — composed of Management Engineering seniors Tiffany Diane Golangco, Kathleen Anne Go, and Shenzen Golez — bested 130 other participants from various universities.

They were mentored by faculty advisor Alfonso Miguel Sevidal of the Department of Finance and Accounting.

“For this year’s Asia Pacific Regional Finals, teams were given 72 hours to solve a given case on ethical dilemmas in the investment profession and propose recommendations,” ADMU said in a statement.

“During the finals, the teams gave a 10-minute presentation on their findings, followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer portion,” it added.

Nanyang Technological University from Singapore and Tsukuba University were the grand winner and first runner-up, respectively.

The Ethics Challenge is a competition between university-sponsored teams that analyze  a case which contains a variety of ethical dilemmas.

The case incorporates common ethical issues and the application of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.

The Ateneo group competed with the Indian Institute of Management (India), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), New York University Abu Dhabi (Pakistan), University of Malaya (Malaysia), and Tsukuba University (Japan).