Providend Personal Finance Workshop

On 20th January 2010, a workshop on personal saving and investing was conducted to a group of NTU students by our distinguished speaker, Christopher Tan, the CEO and co-founder of Providend Limited. The objective of the Providend Finance workshop is to primarily inculcate the rising importance of financial and investment planning to our fellow peers especially so after the financial maelstrom, which had left many people penniless as a result. The workshop was well-received by our students and several enthused the usefulness and relevance of the personal finance strategies taught during the workshop. In addition, students who had no prior knowledge to financial markets and investing, had also responded favorably that the workshop has rejuvenated their perspective on investing and helped them to discriminate between various investment products with a more discerning eye. The workshop concluded on a positive note with a short networking session that followed thereafter.

Crash Course For Aspiring Financial Analysts & Portfolio Managers

The three-evening Financial Analysis Workshop was concluded on 15 Jan 2010. The objectives of this workshop were to educate students in conducting financial statement analysis and business valuation, as well as stimulate further interests in students who were keen to know more about a career in investment banking and fund management. The workshop was delivered by our honorary speaker, Dr. Lee Hon Sing, who was an ex-Assistant Professor in the Banking & Finance faculty of Nanyang Business School and the mentor of the world champion team for CFA-UIRC Global Finals 2008. The workshop had attracted nearly 200 participants and was well received by the participants. NTU-IIC hopes everyone gained some knowledge and insights from this workshop. Thank you for your participation!

HKU Project Elite

NTU-IIC’s first university exchange programme with an overseas university ended on 16 October 2009. The exchange programme, titled “Project Elite”, was jointly organised by NTU- IIC and the Business Association from The University of Hong Kong.

During their stay, the 31 student participants visited companies such as Keppel Corporation, Standard Chartered and Neptune Orient Lines, and networked with industry professionals. In addition, they visited government boards such as the Central Provident Fund (CPF) and Parliament House. They also participated in an intellectually stimulating with Dr Tam Chen Hee, Assistant Professor from the School of Humanities and Social Science about the widening income gap in Singapore.

It has been a pleasure hosting the students from the University of Hong Kong, and friendships were quickly forged.

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FINEX 2009

NTU-IIC’s Outreach Program in conjunction with Citi-NIE Financial Literacy Hub successfully hosted FINEX 2009 on Saturday 24 October 2009, which aimed to convey the importance of financial knowledge among students. From Yio Chu Kang Secondary School to Milenia Walk, teams consisting of students from secondary schools, junior colleges and tertiary institutions raced their through challenges related to insurance planning, financial literacy quizzes and risk management, completing the journey by public transport.

As confided by Zhong Jie from the winning team of Singapore Polytechnic, it was a precious opportunity to foster their friendship, teamwork and mutual understanding. Book vouchers or iPod Shuffles were humble compared with the lessons learned.

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