Bangkok--10 Feb--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), Muang Thai Life Assurance pcl, PTT pcl, Kasikornbank pcl, Association of Securities Companies, Thai Financial Planner Association, and The Capital Market Development Fund Foundation, announces the winners of "Young Financial Star Competition 2013" (YFS), consisting of three young financiers and two groups of students. The total award value is THB 5 million (approx. USD162,000). The competition, now held for eleven consecutive years, searches for the most competent young financiers from Thai university students nationwide. This year, the contest attracted 5,628 students from 96 institutions. "YFS is one of SET's sustainable CSR activities committed to driving business and economic growth through practical education. YFS’s key objective is to empower university students to increase their financial and investment management expertise, inclusive of social responsibility, paving the way to becoming investment professionals and prudent investors. We are very proud of the work from these students, who have demonstrated their insights into the financial, investment and capital market world,” said SET President Charamporn Jotikasthira. SET is committed to promoting financial and investment expertise from basic to advanced levels, to youth, the general public, and investors. It is significant that YFS has contributed to society by producing capital market professionals or prudent investors. YFS 2013 has embraced a total of 226 persons who successfully passed the Securities Investment Consultant course, representing 73 percent of the total 309 candidates. Among these, 174 persons (out of 244) earned a derivatives license, representing 71 percent. On top of this, 46 persons who made it to the final round were awarded the special training and testing for the Certified Investment and Securities Analyst course and Certified Financial Planner course for financial advisors. The YFS 2013 winners are 1. Sikkhawat Suesatcha from Thammasat University, as SET Star Investment Star 2. Chaiwat Patjareesakul from Thammasat University, as K-Expert Star 3. Pattarakorn Tantratananuwat from Thammasat University, as Muang Thai Star Insurance Star, and two student groups were granted the PTT CSR Star Team and TFEX Derivatives Star Team. YFS 2013 ran from October 2013 to January 2014, opening up opportunities, enabling the qualified youths to learn from intensive and challenging scenarios in finance and investment. The final round was held on February 9. The winners and first runner-ups were granted scholarships for financial study trips in Thailand and overseas.For more information, please visit www.tsi-thailand.org/yfs SET Group: “Matching Your Right Financial Opportunities”
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