Buffalo, NY - The Golden Griffin Fund (GGF) marks a milestone this academic year. The student-run investment fund is now in its 20th year of operation. Established with an initial $200,000 investment, the small-midcap fund currently holds assets in excess of $750,000.
Perhaps more impressive are the program’s 250-plus graduates – nearly all of whom are professionals in the financial services field and working at some of the largest industry providers including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morningstar, Wells Fargo, M&T Bank and Citi.
Since its inception, the Golden Griffin Fund and the student teams that manage it have garnered an international reputation by way of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, which draws more than 1,000 schools from around the world. For the past 12 consecutive years, the GGF team secured first place in the Western New York Challenge and took home the America’s Championship twice.
In 2015, the Golden Griffin Fund team was first in finance, outperforming some 900 teams to win the Global CFA Championship. In doing so, Canisius became the first U.S. team to win the global competition since its inception in 2000.
