Bangkok--24 Jun--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), jointly with Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), Muang Thai Life Assurance pcl, PTT pcl, Kasikornbank pcl, and other partners in the capital market will hold the “Young Financial Star Competition 2014” (YFS 2014) starting this month, aiming to screen and select new young financiers champions among 4,852 university students qualified to win scholarships and training programs worth a total THB 5 million (approx. USD 154,000).
SET President Kesara Manchusree said “The competition aims to groom and cultivate finance professionals for the Thai capital market particularly the bright young ones to be equipped with quality international standard. During these years, the competition has attracted more than 45,000 university students, while this year YFS has drawn 4,852 candidates from 93 universities nationwide.”
This year’s competition, during May and September 2014, consists of intensive trainings and workshops in order to upgrade skills and expertise of the students, ready to enter career path in the capital market. Total of 325 students from 38 universities have been selected for a YFS camp, during which underwent theoretical training and workshop of financial planning, investment, and life insurance, plus social responsibilities guidelines. They also took the securities investment consultant and the derivatives examination which is a key professional standard in the capital market. The 50 students in the final round will get trainings and take examinations of Certified Investment and Securities Analyst program (CISA) for stock analyst and Certified Financial Planner program (CFP) for financial planner, so that they might prepare themselves for this key capital market profession. Winners will be judged by presenting business plan, and quiz on a stage.
In addition to the key four alliance partners, YFS 2014 is also supported by the Association of Securities Companies, The Capital Market Development Fund Foundation, Thai Financial Planner Association and the Thailand Securities Institute.
SET is committed to enhancing the financial literacy and capabilities among the Thai students from university level and the general public via a number of practical projects such as Young CFO-Corporate Financial Officer 2014 to prepare students for investor relations career, New Breed @ U-Net 2014 to produce securities and derivative investment consultant via University network national wide.
For more information, please visit www.tsi-thailand.org