Finance Society - University of Reading

30/11/2021

Hello,

We are proud to announce that on Wednesday 1st of December, the Economics and Finance Society, in collaboration with AmplifyME will be offering a Free Virtual Finance Accelerator Simulation. From 17:30 - 19:30 GMT.

AmplifyME provides the trading simulation platform that the world's largest investment banks, asset management firms and hedge funds use to find and train talent.

3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SIGN UP

- Get real practical experience 📈

It’s application season, this simulation will give you real experience that you can take directly into your interviews.

- Find your perfect role 🎯

The Finance Accelerator simulation uses advanced performance metrics to quantify your skills and match you with your perfect role.

- Get hired 🤝

Amplify will fast-track top performers directly to partner clients such as Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Citi.


You can show your interest and sign up for this event using the following link:

A free fast-paced, real life, practical simulation that puts you in the seat of an investment bank trader and asset manager. This online live event is your chance to get noticed for your potential.

13/10/2021

-Week 3-
Today the ICMA Centre in collaboration with the Finance society is hosting Industry insights with Citi Bank about Sustainable Finance!

Industry Insights will be held weekly on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

To attend the session apply via MyJobsOnline



Shreya Tiwari

07/10/2021

We invite you to join the Finance Society! We aim to propagate financial literacy and create a safe enriching environment for our members.

Our committee for 2021-22 is:
President- Shreya Tiwari
Vice President- Sahil Bhardwaj
Treasurer- Giorgos Evangelou
Secretary- Elliot Evans
Welfare- Caitlin Morgan
Events Co-ordinator- Madeena Sorkhabi

We will organize informative seminars that will help gain insight into different career paths available in the financial sector and arrange cycle of activities providing experience that will give you an edge at interviews, assessment centers and guide in practical ex*****on at work. Most importantly, we shall take steps so that every member feels a sense of belonging and has brilliant networking opportunities.

Trading sessions and insight days will be conducted every week on Wednesdays and Thursday’s respectively. We shall share these details soon!

If you are interested in joining the society kindly head over to the RUSU page and select the membership option. If you have any queries please feel free to reach out on on socials or to any of our committee members!

Thank you!

17/08/2021

Evening everyone, re-election nomination for the unfilled positions of the committee for the academic year 2021-22 will open this week!

The positions and a gist about each:

Vice- President- Supports the President in running the society and shares responsibility in organising the events.

Treasurer- Manages the finance by ensuring there’s a record for all the transactions.

Events manager- Oversee the events and responsible for managing the socials.

Welfare Officer- Engage with students for their welfare concerns.

https://www.rusu.co.uk/student-activities/societies/academic-and-career/soc/financesociety

The Finance Society aims to enrich the educational development of financial literacy with its members. Our aim is to create a community where individuals can share experiences and learn whilst having fun and feeling a strong sense of belonging. Through this, we hope that members will have an edge in...

10/12/2020

A couple on months ago we welcomed Ellis Murley from Santander CIB for our Industry Insights event. Recently, he's also been featured on a podcast, 'Career Advice for the Clueless', that was set up by a fellow student Lewis Bull. Please see some info about the podcast from Lewis below - we think it would be really useful to check out!

"I host a podcast named Career Advice for the Clueless. On the podcast I chat to professionals from various industries and discuss their role, journey so far and get tips for landing a position or work experience within that industry. Ultimately, this is the podcast where you receive key career advice and information, directly from professionals.

On this episode, I chat with Ellis, who is a Junior Trader on the Securities and Finance desk at Santander Investment Bank. We discuss the role of a trader, hear about the best/worst parts of the job and Ellis gives tips for how you can improve your chances of landing an internship or grad job within an Investment Bank.

Click the link below to improve your chances of landing a career in finance! (Any feedback appreicated)"

On today’s episode, we will be speaking to Ellis, a junior trader on the Securities and Finance desk of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking.This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from a trader at an Investment Bank. You will gain a better overall understanding of the role of a trader, he...

19/11/2020

TODAY: Virtual Trading Sim 4pm. Email will be sent shortly to all members with details of how to join! This will be great practice for our trading competition that is happening in the coming weeks!

16/11/2020

NEXT WEEK:

Wednesday 25th November 6pm - Finance Society are hosting a 'Women in Finance' event with guest speakers from Commerzbank AG and Smiths Group plc.

Sign up via the link below for an insight into diversity in the workplace and a great networking opportunity!

26/10/2020

This week:

WEDNESDAY: Making investment decisions & learning experiences (UBS). Sign up below!

THURSDAY: FinSoc welcome trading event. This is both virtual and in-person. RSVP via the link (with your student email) below and details will be sent shortly!

21/10/2020

EVENTS COMING UP:

Tonight:
18:00 Industry Insights - FinTech and running your own enterprise. Sign up via the following link: https://www.readingfinsoc.co.uk/events

Tomorrow:
13:00 - City Finance Panel (Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Standard Chartered and many more!). Sign up via the following link: https://reading.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=10927

18:00 - Finance Society Welcome Event. Sign up through the following link: https://www.readingfinsoc.co.uk/events

06/10/2020

TOMORROW hear from Tim S***t (Bank of China) about the role of culture in banks.

Tim is very knowledgeable and respected within the industry so this promises to be a very insightful talk. Sign up via the link below!

30/09/2020

Over the past few weeks we've been working hard to make a space where it is easier to find out and access all of the things we are up to this year.

We're pleased to announce the launch of our website which can be accessed via the link below!

www.readingfinsoc.co.uk

By hosting various webinars and events, our members will gain a valuable insight into the financial industry from reputable speakers.

30/09/2020

TONIGHT hear from Jake King-Smith who currently works at Goldman Sachs where he will be giving us an insight into getting into investment banking. Join this Industry Insights event via the link below: