Revenue collect national UEA business game final

The Business & Investment Management Game Final, contested at the University of East Anglia, Norwich on Saturday, 14 July, was won by a team of analysts from HM Revenue & Customs.

The five finalists faced the challenge of a 'flat' domestic economy and steadily rising interest rates imposed by the central bank to restrain an inflationary residential property market. During the course of the eight decision periods teams had to cope with difficult cash flow conditions in the early stages and a 'double-whammy' recession with dramatic declines in demand.

At the half way stage the eventual outright winner, HMRC, trailed in fourth place; Mourant led narrowly from Bernard Matthews with London accountants Lewis Golden & Co in third place. The profits of all five BIMG finalists were close and all were still in with a chance of victory. By the end of the day, HMRC had battled its way to a hard fought win over a team from Mourant, the Jersey law firm. The Norwich based organisation Bernard Matthews MANICC was close by in third place.

Full results of the Finals, with end of game profits were:

Main Competition		£m
1st	HM Revenue & Customs: [HM Revered Comrades] (London)	7.1
2nd	Mourant: [Mourant Legends] (Jersey lawyers)	4.2
3rd	Bernard Matthews: [MANICC] (Norwich)	3.9
4th	Rolls Royce: [Crash & Burn]	-2.1
5th	Lewis Golden & Co: [Cavendish Cats] (London)	-3.6
Plate Competition
1st	Greenwoods: [GW Training] (Peterborough lawyers)	2.4
2nd	LogicaCMG: [i2i] (London)	0.5
3rd	Greenwoods: [GW Developments] (Peterborough lawyers)	-0.5
4th	Bernard Matthews: [Buro Happold] (London consulting)	-1.4
5th	DLA Piper: [Solicitors in Shellsuits]	-3.7

Trophies and prizes were presented at a celbratory reception following the Final by Tina Maguire of Pure Resourcing Solutions, local sponsors of the prize for 'Best East Anglia Services Team".