UCLM wins finance competition

The University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (UCLM) won first place for the Central and Eastern Visayas regions in the 14th Inter-Collegiate Finance Competition (ICFC) and placed third in the overall ranking nationwide.

A total of 86 colleges and universities participated in the eliminations held simultaneously last Sept. 21.

The Central and Eastern Visayas schools converged at the University of the Visayas in Cebu City.

Other eliminations were held at the J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. building in Taguig City for the National Capital Region (NCR) and Southern Luzon schools; University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City for the Northern Luzon schools; Angeles University Foundation in Pampanga for the Central Luzon schools; University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City for the Western Visayas schools; and Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro City for the Mindanao schools.

Ateneo de Manila University from the NCR ranked first overall, while University of the Philippines Diliman, also from  the NCR, placed second.

The UCLM College of Commerce team will join other finalists nationwide for the finals on Oct. 22 at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila.

Schools from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Guam and Thailand will also join.

The ICFC is a project of the Junior Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), in collaboration with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. as principal sponsor and AIM through the Gov. Jose B. Fernandez Jr. Center for Banking and Finance.

Call UCLM at 345-6666 for more information or log on to www.uc.edu.ph.