TAPMI organizes Bloomberg Olympiad as part of Finomenal 2016; 10 B-schools compete

TAPMI, Manipal one of the leading B-schools in India organized Finomenal 2016. As part of Fenominal, annual event at TAPMI, the Finance Forum at the B-school hosted the 2nd edition of the TAPMI Bloomberg Olympiad, from 14th to 15th October, with 10 teams competing for the Championship Trophy.

The First round saw the Bloomberg Champions from SMIS, N.L Dalmia, Great Lakes, and T.A Pai Management Institute emerge as the top 4 teams. The final round tested the knowledge of the Champions in using the Bloomberg Terminals in asset allocation through Technical Analysis. T.A Pai Management Institute, which was a runners up last year, emerged as the winners this year, in the clash of the Champions.

As per its tradition, TAPMI hosted a special Friday Nights Series. The talk was hosted in the seminar hall as against the Finance Lab, owing to the large batch interest. The speaker was Mr. Akshay Chinchalkar from Bloomberg, who is renowned as a Market Specialist for Charts, and Technical Analysis.

There were 2 new events that were introduced as part of Finomenal 2016. One of the two was Investors Inc. It was an inter-college event where students don the hat of a wealth manager, advising their clients on the aspects of asset allocation, security selection, and tax planning. The event saw participation from 71 schools across India. The top 4 teams competed at TAPMI in a presentation round, which judged the ability of the teams to design a portfolio that matches their clients requirements and risk profile.

The next one Confluence was a Trade Summit simulation which was an intra-college event, that saw particpation from 28 teams. The event kickstarted with a unique Treasure Hunt round with clues based on recent economic news. The top 8 teams competed in a moderated debate that tested their knowledge in international trade, and their negotiation, convincing, and communication skills.

Finomenal 2016 created a platform that brought together students from 12 colleges across India, and 21 Industry Experts and Practitioners, from diverse fields of finance such as Wealth Management, Fund Management, Banking, Corporate Finance, and Management Consulting.

As part of Finomenal 2016, the TAPMI Bloomberg Olympiad witnessed 2 intellectually stimulating Panel Discussions, and 12 informative Guest Lectures which accounted to over 30 hrs of interaction between Guests and students. The Media Partner for the event is The Hindu Business Line.

TAPMI, located in the international university town of Manipal (Karnataka), is among the leading management institutes in India, and is reputed for its Academic Rigour, Assurance of Learning: Outcome Based Learning standards. Founded by Late Shri. T. A. Pai, in 1980, TAPMIs mission is to build professional management capability in the country.

TAPMI commenced its 2 year residential PG program in Management in 1984. TAPMI has also earned global accreditation by AACSB International. It is the first AICTE approved Private B-School in India to achieve this distinguished hallmark of excellence.