2019 CFA Institute Research Challenge (Asia-pacific Regional Final) was held in Sydney, Australia on March 29, 2019.The team from Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, together with other four other teams from China, represented China to compete with more than 20 teams worldwide. After two rounds of fierce competition, the team of Shanghai Jiao Tong University regrettably lost to the team of the University of Western Australia, failing to win the championship in the final.

The CFA Institute is a global membership organization for investment professionals, and the CFA certificate it issues is considered the most valuable certificate in the investment world. The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a competition sponsored by the organization, which is an English-based analysis and research competition for financial students studying in institutions of higher education around the world. It is the 13th challenge held by the CFA Institute