It gives me great pleasure to announce that NTU-IIC is 10! This year marks a decade since NTU Investment Interactive Club (NTU-IIC) was founded in 1999. Our goal, enshrined in the club's motto, "Towards a Knowledgeable Investing Student Population", reflects our aim to promote financial literacy among young Singaporeans.

NTU-IIC recently launched the Singapore Outreach Programme on 29th March 2009 in a ceremony graced by then-Senior Minister of State for Finance, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua. The event was witnessed by many other distinguished guests, such as Associate Dean of Nanyang Business School, Associate Professor Valerie Low, and members of the press.

In the long run, the programme aims to establish investment clubs at various secondary institutes. Currently, activities such as breakfast talks and financial camps are already in the works. Through such a systematic process, NTU-IIC hopes to further our cause and fulfil our social responsibility as a club.

Amidst the current economic uncertainty, the importance of inculcating financial literacy amongst the younger generation of Singaporeans has been thrown into the spotlight. NTU-IIC recognizes its strategic position in advancing financial literacy amongst students and remains committed to the financial education of our members.

This year, we have based our education programme on three topics, "My Money Matters" and "My Investments" and "My Career, My Future". In order to achieve our objective of a holistic education for our members, we have planned an education programme consisting of dialogues, seminars, workshops and discussions. These these will culminate into the Finance and Economics (F&E) Networking Conference 2010, a key event in our calendar. Last year's F&E Networking Conference was held at Suntec Convention Hall to astounding success and we are working towards making this year's event one that our members can definitely look forward to.

Our "i-Night" seminars will feature speakers from banks and financial institutions, who will educate our members on financial planning and the various investment vehicles. Members will also get to hear from and interact with various distinguished business leaders such as Mr. David Gerald, President of SIAS, and Mr. Mark Laudi CEO of Investor Central, during dialogue sessions.

Our investment workshops will be conducted by our own members to promote sharing and teaching of investment knowledge. To facilitate this initiative, senior members will undergo proper training conducted by our partner, the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS). Through a smaller instructor-to-student ratio and a more participative atmosphere, we hope to enhance the education of our junior members.

Members are strongly encouraged to take part in the competitions that we organize, such as the CFA University Investment Research Competition and the Oxyor Trading Trophy. Such competitions will allow our members to apply the knowledge they have gained with their club and reinforcing their learning.

This decade has seen IIC grow from a small interest group to one of the largest student finance societies in Singapore today. As a club, IIC is nothing more than the sum of our people. The progressive leadership of the past executive committees and the continuous active participation from our members has ensured that IIC grows from strength to strength.

Creating a meaningful membership experience has to be the cornerstone in the goals of any club leadership. In academic year ahead, our club endeavours to develop every member, honing their leadership skills through giving members the opportunities to lead special projects teams and a planned leadership retreat, and communication skills through networking sessions with professionals in the finance industry. In addition to the above, we hope to help members build life-long friendships through a myriad of cohesion activities in the pipeline, to allow new members to know their peers, as well as our senior members better.

On behalf of the 11th Executive Committee, I would like to welcome you into our big NTU-IIC family. No matter which department you decide to begin your journey in, I sincerely believe that there will be much to learn and gain from your experience in this club.

Yours sincerely,

Gabriel Lee Wai Hon
President
11th Executive Committee
NTU Investment Interactive Club