KCL Economics & Finance Society

04/05/2022

The EFS Annual General Meeting Election Results are out. Congratulations to all those selected and thank you everyone who participated in the AGM!

Chairperson: Daniel Aminzadeh
President: Ioannis Alekos
Vice President: Lara Cerar
Treasurer: Pedro Rezende
Secretary: Olivia Hsieh
Head of Events: Hamza Salman
Head of CR: Aman Agarwal
Head of Social Events: Christine Bussenius
Head of Marketing: Raania Hammoudan

It has been a great year for EFS, rebounding from Covid back into in-person events and socials, growing our social platforms, and deepening our industry connections. We are looking forward to seeing how next year’s senior committee continues this work and develops the society even further!

01/02/2022

KCL EFS is excited to invite you to our Money, Banking, Credit and Crypto (MBCC) Whole Day Workshop. This workshop will occur on Saturday 12th of February at 9:00 until 17:30 in BH Lecture Theater 2 and will feature former city professionals Paul Greatbatch and Tom Elliot, as well as Guy Deacon, an Investment Helpdesk consultant at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Paul Greatbatch was a Partner of Genesis Investment Management from 1994 to 2013, one of the oldest specialist managers operating in the Emerging Markets: South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and India. During this period, assets under his management rose from $800 million to almost $40 billion, comprising mainly global portfolios managed on behalf of leading private and official sector institutions.

Tom Elliot was executive director in the Investment Marketing Team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management until 2013. His main responsibility was investment communications through the Guide to the Markets suite of products. At J.P. Morgan since 1995, he worked on the Global Multi Asset Group (GMAG) and prior was the head of the Investment Writing Team.

Do not miss the opportunity to hear their amazing insights, as well as a personal overview on their City life and career path. This workshop will include complimentary breakfast and lunch services, as well as a verified certification of completion.

Seats are limited, so sign-up at this link: https://www.kingsefs.com/events

26/01/2022

KCL Economics and Finance Society is delighted to invite you to our first in-person workshop in 2022: Kings Investment Strategy Series (KISS) Part II on Bonds. This event will be hosted by
visiting lecturers to KCL and former City professionals: Tom Elliot and Paul Greatbatch. It will take place on the 2nd of February at 18:00 in Strand campus: King’s Building K3.11.

Paul Greatbatch was a Partner of Genesis Investment Management from 1994 to 2013, one of the oldest specialist managers operating in the Emerging Markets: South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and India. During this period, assets under his management rose from $800 million to almost $40 billion, comprising mainly global portfolios managed on behalf of leading private and official sector institutions.

Tom Elliot was executive director in the Investment Marketing Team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management until 2013. His main responsibility was investment communications through the Guide to the Markets suite of products. At J.P. Morgan since 1995, he worked on the Global Multi Asset Group (GMAG) and prior was the head of the Investment Writing Team.

Do not miss out this opportunity to learn more about the intricate techniques used when valuing Bonds and receive a hands on approach to portfolio strategy. We can’t wait to see you all in
person!

Registration link: http://kingsefs.com/events

21/01/2022

Last chance to apply to join LSC!

⭐ Spring Recruitment – 1 day left until applications close ⭐

❓ Please note that there is only 1 day left until applications for our Spring Term Recruitment close. Apply as soon as you are ready as we review all applications on a rolling basis!

📢 Applications for consultant, lead consultant and research analyst positions have already opened. You may apply for any one of our Strategy, Digital, Sustain or BKG practices. We will also review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you are ready. You can apply at: http://bit.ly/lscapply

📖 Read our application guide to get to know more about the recruitment process: https://lnkd.in/ezseshtC

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20/01/2022

KCL Economics and Finance Society are delighted to announce our first event of 2022- featuring the founder and Chairman of the multimillion-pound consumer goods company, JML, John Mills. He will be discussing his journey on building JML, as well as sharing his ideas on reviving the UK’s manufacturing industry using economic policy on the 26th of January at 18:00.

Mr Mills’ company exports to over 70 countries and has an annual turnover approaching £100million. He also has a substantial political presence, such as having served as the Labour councillor in Camden, as well as being the Labour party's biggest private donor to date.

A noted economic thinker, Mr Mills has published a series of books on economics, exchange rate policy, the Eurozone, and manufacturing. In 2020, he launched the Institute for Prosperity, a cross-party think tank that seeks to increase the amount of manufacturing in the UK using economic policy measures. Its Advisory Board members include Rt. Hn. Caroline Flint, Sir Vince Cable, and John Penrose MP. Find out more about Mr Mills here: http://johnmillsuk.com/john-mills.html

This is a great opportunity to learn more about building a multi-million pound business and economic policy from one of the UK’s most experienced traders. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Registration Link: https://www.kingsefs.com/events

19/01/2022

Only one week left to apply to join our partners at LSC!

⭐ Spring Recruitment – 1 week left until applications close ⭐

❓ Please note that there is only 1 week left until applications for our Spring Term Recruitment close. Apply as soon as you are ready as we review all applications on a rolling basis!

📢 Applications for consultant, lead consultant and research analyst positions have already opened. You may apply for any one of our Strategy, Digital, Sustain or BKG practices. We will also review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you are ready. You can apply at: http://bit.ly/lscapply

📖 Read our application guide to get to know more about the recruitment process: https://bit.ly/lscapplicationguide

👍 Subscribe to our mailing list to keep up with further updates and application tips: https://bit.ly/lscmailinglist

30/12/2021

Great opportunity from our partners LSC!

01/12/2021

Have you ever wondered how top candidates distinguish themselves from the pack when applying for consulting positions?

We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with Kouncil and Unlock Consultancy to host an exciting CV event on the 4th of December 2021 between 14:00-15:00 GMT. This event will feature speakers working at the MBB firms. They will:

- Discuss application tips focusing on how one can make their application stand out from the rest, along with an overview of common mistakes that one can avoid in interviews
- Give you an inside look at how their CVs evolved from their first year of university to when they received a full-time offer. You will be able to gain exclusive insights into the process of developing a top-notch CV and get a better idea of what it really takes to get into the top consulting firms

If this sounds interesting to you, then please be sure to sign up through the following link so that you also get access to the event’s Zoom link:
https://forms.gle/7qdMRoojFTC2DBoi8

Looking forward to seeing you!

28/11/2021

KCL Economics and Finance Society is delighted to invite you to our first in-person seminar of the year: Kings Investment Strategy Series (KISS): Part 1 on Equity. This event will take place on the 2nd of December at 16:30 to 18:00 in Bush House and will be hosted by Tom Elliott and Paul Greatbatch, visiting lecturers to KCL and former City professionals.

Paul Greatbatch was a Partner of Genesis Investment Management from 1994 to 2013, one of the oldest specialist managers operating in the Emerging Markets: South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and India. During this period, assets under his management rose from $800 million to almost $40 billion, comprising mainly global portfolios managed on behalf of leading private and official sector institutions.

Tom Elliott was executive director in the Investment Marketing Team at J.P. Morgan Asset Management until 2013. His main responsibility was investment communications through the Guide to the Markets suite of products. At J.P. Morgan he worked on the Global Multi Asset Group (GMAG) since 1995 and prior was the head of the Investment Writing Team.

Do not miss out this opportunity to learn more on Equity from these very insightful professionals. We hope you come along and can’t wait to finally see you all in person!

Registration Link: https://www.kingsefs.com/events

19/11/2021

KCL Economics and Finance Society is delighted to welcome four KCL alumni to talk about their experience in the Economics and Finance Sector. The event will take place on Tuesday 23rd of November at 6:00 p.m. on zoom.

Our first guest is Audrey Himantono, a KCL European Studies graduate, who secured internships in PwC and Goldman Sachs. She was also a summer analyst in Nomura, where she came up with a hedging solution for interest rate risk with a cap and swaption and later took over the full time role of global markets analyst. Our second guest is Fahad Javid, a KCL political economy graduate, who has just under 3 years of experience in Goldman Sachs and is now a full time global market analyst.

Also hosting this event are Shubham Saxena and Johnson Zheng - both KCL Economics graduates. Shubham was a spring intern at Lazard and Bank of America, before securing his full time role in JP Morgan, as an emerging markets analyst in the Sub-Saharan African sales team. Johnson, a former EFS president, was a spring intern in the Bank of England and currently works as a consultant in Newton Europe.

The discussion will be followed by a Q&A, so don’t miss the opportunity to talk to these KCL graduates, who were once in your place! Book your tickets now!

Registration Link: https://www.kingsefs.com/events

17/11/2021

KCL EFS is delighted to collaborate with Cambridge Clare College Student Investment Fund on the ‘Career Panel: Perspectives in Finance’, featuring Augusto Lopez-Claros, a former Director of Research at World Bank, Tamim Bayoumi, a former Deputy Director of the IMF, and Imran Lakha, the ‘Options Insight’ founder.

Augusto Lopez Claros studied Mathematical Statistics in Cambridge University, as well as a PhD in Economics in Duke University and became a professor of economics at the University of Chile in Santiago. He is currently the Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum and has over 30 years of experience, working in organisations such as the World Bank and the Global Competitiveness Program at the World Economic Forum in Geneva.

Graduating in 2001, with a first-class Economics degree at LSE, Imran Lakha has since pursued a career in trading – with a 20-year span trading for Citibank, Bank of America, and Credit Suisse. This has allowed him to amass knowledge in managing large portfolios and taking institutional size risk, which he has since translated into a training course called ‘Options for Asset Management’. After founding Options Insight and creating this programme, he is now a professional trading mentor, whilst also running regular training programs for students and retail traders.

Tamim Bayoumi is a Cambridge University and Stanford University economics graduate, as well as a former Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund, an institution he has been affiliated with for 32 years. Additionally, he was a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, as well as a published author.

The event will focus on the different career paths in economics and finance and will be followed by a Q&A session.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn from their valuable insights.

Registration Link: https://www.kingsefs.com/events

We look forward to seeing you there!

14/11/2021

KCL EFS is excited to collaborate with the Warwick Trading Society, The WTFinance Podcast, Oxford Finance Society, Leeds University Union Trading and Investment Society to host Adi Imsirovic, the Former Global Head of Oil at Gazprom. He will be sharing his insights on his recently released book, "Trading and Price Discovery for Crude Oils", on Wednesday 17th of November at 15:00 GMT.

Adi Imsirovic, a Harvard graduate, holds a PhD in economics and a masters degree in energy economics. He also taught energy economics, as well as resource and environmental economics at Surrey university for several years. Dr Imsirovic has written a number of publications on the topic of oil and gas prices, benchmarks, and energy security and more recently his book: ‘Trading and Price Discovery for Crude Oils: Growth and Development of International Oil Markets’.

Additionally, he has over 30 years of experience in oil trading. He held a number of senior positions, including Global Head of Oil at Gazprom Marketing & Trading, Director of Petraco and the Head of their Singapore office, as well as The Regional Manager of Texaco Oil Trading for Asia.

The event will consist of a presentation on his recently released book and will be followed by a Q&A.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get Dr Imsirovic’s brilliant insights and ask your questions directly to one of the experts in oil trading! Book your tickets now!

Registration Link: https://www.kingsefs.com/events