The next cohort of girls aiming to be future investment industry stars are under starters orders as the 2023/24 Growing Future Assets Competition launches. And this year they have the chance of picking up an early advantage with our new Competition Kick Off workshops. Held in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee this autumn, they’re giving entrants, […]
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18-year-old Edinburgh Napier University student, Emilie Stewart, talks about her self-proclaimed “life-changing” experience with the Future Assets Investment Competition. Having stumbled upon the unique opportunity through her high school career support page, Emilie learned of the Future Assets Investment Competition and submitted her application that day. Reflecting on her experience, Emilie can confidently say that
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Can you tell us a little bit about what you do? I’m Diane Crichton and the Senior HR Business Partner at Walter Scott. I have been with the larger group of Bank New York Mellon for over 25 years now. I started at Newton which is now purely based in London but used to have
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Before Growing Future Assets appeared on her radar, Ailey Porter’s only knowledge of the investment business was watching Leonardo DiCaprio in the black comedy crime film The Wolf of Wall Street. Today her CV boasts an internship at Rathbones. Eve Sneddon, Assistant Investment Manager at Rathbones caught up with Ailey to find out more about
Former Growing Future Assets Competition Winner!! There are only a few weeks to go before the Growing Future Assets Competition submission deadline – we hope you are enjoying learning about your chosen company and putting together your report and pitch. Any last-minute questions, we are here to help! For this week’s blog post, we’d like
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Former Growing Future Assets Competition Winner!! There are only a few weeks to go before the Growing Future Assets Competition submission deadline – we hope you are enjoying learning about your chosen company and putting together your report and pitch. Any last-minute questions, we are here to help! For this week’s blog post, we’d like
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Former Growing Future Assets Competition Winner!! There are only a few weeks to go before the Growing Future Assets Competition submission deadline – we hope you are enjoying learning about your chosen company and putting together your report and pitch. Any last-minute questions, we are here to help! For this week’s blog post, we’d like
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Now that you’re completing your research and filling out your research report, it’s time to think about your elevator pitch video! What is an elevator pitch? An elevator pitch is an overview of the main arguments of your research report, and you have to express these ideas to the judges in the time it takes
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You’ve supported your students in signing up for the competition – but now you might be wondering, how do I keep my team (or teams!) engaged and motivated until the end of the competition? Here are some top tips on helping your students to stay on track and enjoy the Future Asset competition process! Providing
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Do you want to make your research report and elevator pitch stand out from the rest? Our competition judge Sarah shares her top tips on what makes a good competition entry! Research report It can be hard to fit everything you want to say into your research report, but Sarah recommends that you use all
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