The Academy
Masterclasses
Our Masterclasses are here to support you during each step of the competition. From ESG to help with editing your elevator pitch!! Take a look at our Competition Top Tips which will guide you to the matching masterclass for each section of the report!
Download our Competition welcome meeting slides (pdf) here!
Mini Masterclasses
Masterclasses
Want to dive deeper? Watch our extended masterclasses to learn more about Investment Management!
Playlist
Susan Room: Make Your Mark!
Masterclass 2:
Make Your Mark: Mindset with Susan Room
Masterclass 4:
Make Your Mark: Body Language with Susan Room
Masterclass 7:
Make Your Mark: Speech with Susan Room
Masterclass 9:
Mark your Mark – Voice with Susan Room
Breaking Through Careers x Future Asset Podcasts
Tune in to our podcast for answers to your investment management career questions! Ever wondered about the stock market’s workings? Curious about a day in the life of an investor? Want to separate fact from fiction about the investment industry? Join us as we chat with three professional investors to share insights, dispel myths, and break stereotypes!
The Sustainable Funds
Equity Investor
Lona Logan, Portfolio Manager, Walter Scott interviewed by Erin from Bishopbriggs Academy
Lorna tells us what a job in sustainable investing looks like, how you can change the world for the better through a job in investing, and how it’s possible to move from a career in management consulting to a career in investment management.
The US Equity Investor
Kirsty Gibson, Investment Manager, Baillie Gifford interviewed by Beth from Lochgelly HS
Kirsty tells her path of how she went from being a ballerina to an investment manager, what she wished she had known before starting out in her career, and an important lesson about failure.
The Small Cap Equity Investor
Anjli Shah, Investment Director, ABRDN interviewed by Amy from Glenwood HS
Anjli gives us some Monopoly strategy advice, tells us whether the investment management industry is anything like what we see on TV, and lets us know which skills you need to be a good equity investor.